I must say, I get a big kick out of reading this s

I must say, I get a big kick out of reading this site. The views here are so extreme. The Longs here have created a world for themselves that suits there emotional needs, nothing more.

"why would anyone spend thousands of hours slagging this company on multiple public stock message boards. It's just not normal to spend day and night, month after month, year after year bashing a company they have no financial in."

Because they want to? It is a hobby. What are y our hobbies? Do you work on your car? Posting on a given board is habit-forming... once you start, following and contributing is second nature. That is a not trolling, contributing. For the good of the reader you refer to. They can make up their own minds.

I am sure that there is a subsection of the population that would believe that PTOI has gone from 7.oo to .15 because of the activities of nefarious bashers, the SEC, MM's, NN's, ex-GF's. anything but the performance of the company. So be it, you have your audience.

For the rest of us, we like to contribute rationally on the future prospects of the company, which help the Reader decide whether or not to invest, or potentially abandon their investment before a total loss...

Seems fair to me.