Why Are Bashers A Spectacle of Stupidity? I thi
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I think it may be helpful for any newbies that stumble across the bashers on ihub to be informed that those characters are not real. Oh they are real scum but they are fictional characters bashing a stock for any number of nefarious reasons and their sentiment is not real sentiment although they'll say anything to convince you it is.
Why do they bash? There are so many reasons. It usually has to do with wanting the price of the stock to go lower though, either for the entity that is paying them, or for their own manipulative agenda. Sometimes they have a grievance against someone in the company, someone that owns the stock, a grievance against other posters that have outed them on other stocks, sometimes they are MMs or friends of MMs or others in the ugly business of trashing good stocks for their own gains but the important thing to remember is that whatever they say is not the truth, is not reflective of their knowledge about the company or anything else substantial about the stock. THese are professional liars that unfortunately are allowed to exist in our society and pollute the validity of the best investment opportunities out there.
The people left to bash alone on iHub are just a few of the putrid scum that do that kind of thing for a living. Click on their profile and see how many posts they have to get a sense of how much effort they put into this type of activity and think about it. Do normal people find a stock forum for a company they don't like and spend their whole day writing negative comments on the board? Of course not!!!
There is plenty on the internet to confirm what they are doing, so if you don't believe me for some reason please read for yourself and realize they do this to manipulate you - please don't let them!!!
Here is an example of what you can find with a simple google search about them:
WHY MESSAGE BOARD BASHERS BASH STOCKS
BY JOHN VANTILBURG
WHY MESSAGE BOARD BASHERS BASH STOCKS
WHO BASHERS PREY UPON?
Bashers rely on fear and the badgering of human psychology! Consider the elderly that are investing for retirement, they find their way to the message boards for validation only to see false posts about “SEC Violations” and “Class action suits”… posting continuous disinformation… what do you think these new investors will do?
The Internet has lured a whole new class of investor into the market. A new investor is just that – New! This new investor, while learning the basics, is particularly vulnerable to the tactics of professional Bashers.
You must always remember that their is a lot of money to be made in just the motion of a stock UP or DOWN it doesn’t matter! And Bashers have money at risk just as you do. But they have the edge of fear, lies, and falsehoods to post while preying on the un-initiated. The average investor dose not have the edge of organized deception.
Recent revelations have indicated that even Market Makers (those charged with keeping the playing field level) have been involved in stock manipulation by Bashing on a stock message board. HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THIS IS A REAL THREAT!
Lesson 1: Remember, BASHERS NEVER Bash A BAD STOCK. Check the boards for stocks with no potential. They never have any Bashers.
Lesson 2: BASHERS ALWAYS BRING UP OLD NEWS THAT YOU HAVE HEARD MANY TIMES. New startup companies always have a few bits of bad news. The Basher will post this over and over again.
Lesson 3: BASHERS POST MANY TIMES A DAY. They try to wear you out. REMEMBER – LONGS… RESIST USING THE BASHERS ALIAS!
Lesson 4: BASHERS WILL LIE TO YOUR FACE. Never trust a Basher. The truth on startup companies is that they make mistakes. What new company hasn’t? The Basher will compare your issue to a another companies, financials – deals – management, etc., trying to lure you into making an Apples to Oranges comparison. BASHERS WANT TO WHISPER IN YOUR EAR – PLANT A SEED OF DOUBT, AND HOPE THAT YOU ARE NOT SAVVY ENOUGH TO RESEARCH THE TRUTH ON YOUR OWN. This is how they achieve their greatest success.
DOUBT + FEAR + LAZINESS = BAIL OUT!
WHY MESSAGE BOARD BASHERS BASH STOCKS
They have motives $$$$$$$$$$$$.
Lesson 5: Bashers know YOU CAN’T VERIFY THEIR STATEMENTS. That’s why they make the vague statements they do.
Lesson 6: The Bashers PLAY ON YOUR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. They can lie about information and you won’t know the difference (unless you have done your own DD on the company and know the truth and facts).
Lesson 7: Bashers play on your lack of patience. You have held a stock for a while. You knew it will be a big stock someday, but the BASHER CAN GET TO YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE TIRED OF WAITING FOR YOUR GAIN. That’s when the Basher is best. The Basher is bothersome, so you dump it on a bad day. Some others also dump. Then you get mad for your loss and return to let everyone know how mad you are. Then you turn into a semi-Basher as well. THE BASHER HAS WON, AND GAINED A NEW ALLY – YOU!
Lesson 8: BRING THE PRICE DOWN. That is the Basher’s job. The truth is not important. Lies are the norm. They are trying to scare the newbies that are just investigating a stock.