I actually think it better if NITE did clear out and move onto other things. The downward pressure was not surmounted by the buying pressure. That is the reason why this stayed below 10 cents. There were a lot of new eyes who entered the picture only to be discouraged by the manipulation. Without NITE killing it, I think the longs who want more will move the stock rather easily.
If the existing short position is not relevant (so to speak), then why is it that the MM's have been skipping my orders of 4.5k (about 14k shares total) that I had placed between .066 and .079/.083 for the past three trading days? What's the problem? They have plenty of shares right!