PumpersI think it is incumbent upon investors to make themselves aware that there are people who pump/bash and how to identify these posters. I have watched a couple this year that were so openly a pump yet investors/people were still buying. one company, was trading at .07 and was pumped to .20 in a day and alot of people bought at the higher end and the day after it retreated back to .08, even though they were warned by the oldtimers on the board. This is where i believe that people have to decide for themselves, if there is no NR and nothing has changed with XYZ company then why is it going to the moon (pumpers fav term). One example there were even re-posted NRs with the dates removed and were being "Tweeted" . Then there are the bashers or people that have an axe to grind with a company that only show up once in a while and blast the company (Kerogen)? I feel that if someone is presenting both sides to a issue then they are just being objective investors (not defending Trail) nor passing judgement as i don't know him, i would think that if statements were made and prices drop then it is just a coincidence as there are perhaps 50-100 people who read the posts and there are a significantly higher number of traders that influence the price.
Ultimately the final decision rests with the investor and they have to decide whether to buy or not, if they are caught up in a pump, learn from it and perhaps be the wiser, but don't blame someone else for your mistake.
Now with Nog i have alot of faith, now this might be my Waterloo but hey C'est La Vie.
Regards