It seems Dr Panik had his little click of follower
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http://www.businessweek.com/stories/1995-06-0...-investing
He estimated that Prodigy members own some 10% of the 40 million TMMI shares outstanding. "It's a society--a little cult maybe," notes Lawrence F. Panik , a dentist in Corona, Calif. and an active Prodigy TMMIer.
The TMMI coterie at Prodigy has been aggressive in ferreting out information about their obscure company. Led by Panik, who lives a short drive from TMM's headquarters , a group of Prodigy's TMM shareholders were given a presentation on Valentine's Day. Such "dog-and-pony shows" are typical for analysts and institutional investors--but rare for small shareholders. The visit was organized cannily , to include people with different areas of expertise--a lawyer and a computer expert, for example. Only 10 shareholders came along, because the company was concerned that the visit might be construed as a shareholder meeting. The participants reported their findings back to the message board.