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GRADE YOUR FAVORITE BASHER:
Advanced Basher:
Will join the message board early and actually "pump" the stock with positives; this basher is very intelligent, has the facts of the company, actually helps longs with Due Diligence and generally gets
the confidence of the stockholders. Then, when the stock hits their price, the tone will change and they will start asking longs to check into this and check into that. The seeds of doubt are being planted. This basher will then start using all the tactics listed on this page to create seeds of doubt. ALWAYS LOOK AT THE PROFILE OF A PERSON YOU SUSPECT. ASK WHAT STOCKS THEY'VE "SUPPORTED" IN
THE PAST AND CHECK OUT THE MESSAGE BOARD. An honest person will have a positive track record that can be followed. I strongly believe that a contrary view is needed but this person is out to steal
your money and does it by deception and creates fear after gaining confidence! BEWARE, this is the most clever basher and the hardest to spot.
Grade A Basher:
Posts lots of old news, responds to all positive posts with a negative side. Never responds to being called a basher, never posts on another board. Can spend up to 80 hours a week bashing a stock.
Grade B Basher:
Very good way with words, always claims to be your "friend" taking the positive poster into confidence,
never posts on another board, spends about 60 hours a week.
Grade C Basher:
Spends less time than the others but is somewhat effective and gets a C grade due to getting excited
when bashers rules say not to get excited, spends about 40 hours a week.
Grade D Basher:
Needs to learn the basics about being convincing when making a negative statement. Spends a good
amount of time working the stock, maybe 20 hours a week. Grade F Basher: A complete idiot, most
readers are not convinced he knows anything about stocks in general. The type that says a stock
"sucks", but gives no rationale, shows up every so often but no regular schedule.
WHY BASH?: MONEY (the usual reason), SPORT, ENTERTAINMENT. Some bashers are compelled to
bash because they are inherently a part of the dark side of life so they must do it. It's a sad fact but
never the less, a fact. It's life so you must learn how to deal with it or become a victim!
LEARN ABOUT HOW STOCK BASHERS WORK: how they are paid: (this was written by a basher) I
know the following from a "friend" who needed extra money. I never answer a basher directly because
I then become a basher's little money machine. IGNORE THEM FOLKS...how bashers are paid: When
you REPLY to bashers you give them an opportunity to earn 5-7 bucks. The service agreement they
enter into with their employer states their messages will be monitored for content, profanity, lies, etc.
but Money Manager's and the like don't have the time to check all their bashers messages. Only
occasional spot checks are done. Those who manage the basher will generally read the headlines to
see if a basher is replying to other posters by name. That tells them the basher isn't just "posting
blindly" or repeating the same message over and over since they won't pay for those. A basher will
attempt to milk three to five replies per post at one to two dollars each. This way the basher spreads
negative influence to as many stockholders as possible. A basher will create this discussion thread
because it takes less time reading more messages than is necessary. This ultimately allows the basher
more time to post and make money. In general, NEVER ENGAGE A BASHER. Make them read all the
posts and think up ways to enter the discussion.
NEVER ENGAGE A STOCK BASHER; if you do so then YOU BECOME THE BASHER'S AID!
Read the news, do your own homework and make your own decisions. Get real time quotes and follow
the stock for a couple of weeks. Due Diligence is key here. Know that there will be a time when the
stock runs up which will be followed by the Bashers and those that missed the boat. The bashers will
trash the stock by saying such things as "it's a Pump and Dump" and "the company is lying" and
deceiving. There goal is to scare off newbies and potential new investors by "shaking" you out of your
shares. Take the time to confirm your Due Diligence, ,trust your own judgment and believe in yourself,
pick your point of return or loss and live with it. Don't listen to hype or bashers and live by the rules
you have created.