I think someone needs to go in Russia to see the gold pile :)
Let me surprise you – someone already did. :-) Everything is here, on iHub, if one really needs to know. The poster 2create was the “founder” and moderator of many iHub boards for companies invested in Russian assets. Just like you guys he was yelling at “negative posters” and “naked shorts”. But, unlike you he really believed in this business model. And it did look attractive at that time before everybody realized that “naked shorts” are nobody else but Russian insiders who were not just selling their shares on every pump PR, but listed stocks in Frankfurt (Germany) with its relaxed shorting rules and less control.
Well, at one point 2create and his Russian speaking wife got invitation and went to Russia to prove and show all naysayers “gold piles”. They visited several Potemkin villages (google if you don’t know what it is), even created 4-part video which you can still find on youtube, I believe. Then he came back to America, said that “this is a mafia” and “I am scared for my life”, removed his alias from all boards, and disappeared from iHub.
I can actually tell you many stories like this: about one enthusiastic poster, who was promoted by Russian company for his attitude and became Vice President of Aurus. You still can find his picture on AURC site… Now he is hiding somewhere in Florida… in real estate business… trying to recover his AURC losses.
Etc, etc.
Don't get me wrong. You can make some money on this. The stock will run on any empty PRs, they always do. But if you are here for "ten years" like someone suggested today then... sorry.