There's one way that can be an ok thing, first though the stock MUST have gotten booted and is pink from being delinquent, or else it doesn't apply, then if a stock after a few years still lies in the pink abyss and the sec doesn't revoke its registration, some Joseph Meuse or M Anthony will come along and file a 15-12g and save it from potential sec revoke, meaning someone is interested in making a merger deal with it down the road.