Replies to post #88910 on The Question and Answer Board (IHUB)

[Phil(Hot Rod Chevy)]

Since you posted to "none", I figured you wanted all input.

IMO it's not a violation of the TOU to call an officer of a public corporation a swindler unless the post was posted directly to him.

As far as a poster calling another poster a pumper or a basher, that would be a direct personal attack.

If the poster used the terms in a general statement about the company/stock though, I don't think it is a personal attack.

For instance,

The pumpers/bashers are really going at it on this company/stock.

should not be considered a personal attack.

All IMO,
Phil

[Susie924]

If I owned a stock where the CEO posted on a message board I would have to rethink owning the stock.

Shouldn't he have more important things to do?

[IH Geek [Dave]]

Company officials are not afforded the same degree of protection from personal attack as other users since they are public figures. That does not mean that users have a blanket exemption; they should still exercise common courtesy when addressing any user.

Whether referring to a specific user or a group of users, pejorative terms such as "pumpers" & "bashers" are almost always either off-topic and/or a personal attack, particularly on company specific boards. Those boards are about a stock and the company, not about other users.