Like I said. It's interesting to see the conspiracy theorist come crawling out of the woodwork.
You should explain this to the folks over a Pumps and Dumps (but I guess they are part of the conspiracy too).
"As discussed previously, shortin a penny stock is so prohibitive, that it never causes the demise of the price of a penny stock. Still, people will try and convince you that anybody speaking negatively about the prospects of a penny stock is a 'paid basher' out to aid the shorts. As there is no upside to paying somebody to speak negatively about a penny stock, paid bashers are a fairy tale. [The] same goes for these fantasy so-called 'short and distort' schemes."
They go on to make a pretty strong statement.
"If you believe that the share price of a penny stock can go down because of a paid basher, GET OUT OF THE MARKET NOW!" (their emphasis).
This public service announcement has been brought to you by, a fairy tale.
http://www.pumpsanddumps.com/p/its-pump-dump.html