rover,
Again, I'm not looking to demonize them.
If I call them paid promoters or paid rip off artists, nobody is going to accept the title. It'll force everybody into non-disclosing.
A lot of these folks have very good boards - legal/rebel are good examples. I'm looking for middle ground here to make everybody happy.
You have to admit, just making sure the promoters/IR folks stand out will be a massive improvement, especially for the newbies.