Jim - as we often discuss, it's more a question of what constitutes "paid" and what level of "association might be necessary to cause something to approach the level of disclosure necessary to prevent possible manipulation. (See how convoluted semantics get.)
And I don't think anyone rationally accuses you of being "paid."
That being said, the fact that nobody has offerred to pay you doesn't rule out that it happens with others or that people on the payroll of hedge funds don't bash. I gave examples that support my own beliefs.
As you know, there are wormstyle posters who accuse positive posters of being paid pumpers by virtue of their mere posting.
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