Fourthjohn, damn right on that! That's where activist investors can make a huge difference. Day traders/shorters do it by bashing and smearing, including writing phony reviews of the products. I shot one such moron down a week or so back while on Amazon, idiot said it tasted like incense. I took the wind out of his bagpipes. I believe we'll get more bang for our bucks promoting the products as you said, and countering certain instances of smearing and bashing when it looks particularly hurtful and can be discredited.
I join you in saying great job to all promoting this soon to be huge company and their awesome products, and keep up the great work.
Nobody should ever feel bad about "pumping" the company and it's products just because you own stock in it and will benefit from it's success. It would be very different if you were promoting cheap counterfeit knock-offs or snake oil or something like that, but if you love the product and truly believe in it belongs on the top shelf then you should be proud to promote it! Lying and cheating to cause unsubstantiated volatility for the sole purpose of "ripping" capital from the hands of naïve investors and vulnerable companies who've done nothing to deserve it is disgusting and measures should be taken to stop it. LONG AND STRONG, MAN!!! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$