Alan, you didn't find this stock before Mako so yo

Alan, you didn't find this stock before Mako so you are probably not familiar with its history before that. The SP ran to ~$5 in December 2014, then it settled itself to $3 - $4 for several months. Stock correction is normal after a big run with people taking profits. Then the SP slowly dropped to $2.50 in August because B-ABSSSI Phase 3 and uplist didn't happen and some investors became impatient. That's when Mako attacked.

I despise the short and distort tactic which was illegal, but the shorting itself was legal IMO. Leo never once mentioned naked shorting during the legal battle. Aspire was a much bigger factor after Mako because Leo was forced to sell a lot more shares at much lower prices. No one was talking about Aspire or manipulations when the stock was doing well.

I hope you see why I disagree naked shorting caused the SP to drop 90%. To answer your question, I believe the bashers will disappear when Leo announces a deal. They know their FUD will no longer scare people. I also believe there'll be much less blaming on manipulations and naked shorting when the stock is doing well. That's just human nature.