Actualy, there are very few, if any "paid" bashers. There are however numerous "paid" pumpers, better known as "Stock Promoters". I've been around some, when it comes to message boards and bashers. 9 times out of 10, a basher is a disgruntled private investor or insider who got screwed as is doing anything he can think of to ruin the Company. It's a human trait, nothing more. Most these POS companys don't need any help from "paid" bashers. They themselves are to blame for entering into a toxic death spiral PIPE.
The truth is, any company and I mean ANY company that trades sub penny is a POS. Some might have the ability to climb out from the sewer but most the time they simply wallow in thier own crap.