Anyone who thinks this Board suppresses relevant non-offensive speech about CCME has not read the iBox which painstakingly details potential scenarios for fraud, shenanigans, and security manipulation by the CCME management and their cronies. Considering that the iBox can only be edited by the Moderators, the iBox is the strongest indication of openness by this Board's management to the short position. In fact, the iBox articles section has more links to articles and lawsuits which allege CCME is a likely fraud than articles that suggest the opposite.
Further, since ValueInvestorToday's comments are often directed at me, it should also be noted that the vast majority of messages deleted on this board are 1) not deleted by me (so I could not comment on those), and 2) deleted pursuant to iHub policy as offensive, duplicate, spam, threat, violation of privacy, off-topic, personal attack (including harassment), or because the author requested deletion.
Be advised that someone could analyze CCME better than Socrates, Michael Milken, Warren Buffett and Peter Lynch all rolled into one for 95% of a message, yet see the message deleted because the message also contained a violation as outlined above in the remaining 5% of the message. Somehow respectful contributors like, say, TF or Rato managed to consistently name red flags at CCME in messages that are not deleted as far as I have ever seen, while other contributors claiming to support the short position manage to also stray off topic, offend, or make gratuitous personal attacks which then subject the total message to deletion. There's no line item deletion button. It's up to the author to submit a message that does not violate the standards.
If your messages are being deleted, perhaps the solution is to tailor your messages so they do not qualify for deletion in the first place. Remove from messages personal attacks, remove offensive statements, and stick solely to discussion of CCME to ensure much lower likelihood of possible deletion by any of five (5) Moderators.
Remember that posting on iHub is a freely revocable privilege and not a right.
Finally, I encourage everyone to read and post on YMB, iHub, Seeking Alpha, and so on. The Internet is a big place. Enjoy it responsibly.
-Andrew
(solely in my capacity as an Assistant Moderator)
