NTI - The run up to major announcement, page-41

I understand your philosophy of being a positive agent for stocks you hold, and not self-feet-shooting.

But in doing that you have quite consciously abandoned any effort or pretence at balanced analysis. That's fine. It's your choice. And I respect your honesty in being up-front and open about doing that.

However there's a line between highlighting positive facts about a stock, and extrapolating into fanciful possibilities. You tend to dance around on both sides of that line, and then react angrily with personal attacks when people call you out on it.

I think you also have to accept that posters on Hotcopper have various intentions with their posts. Some pride themselves (cough, cough) on balanced and objective analysis. Those people are likely to point out your lack of balance and will post what they feel is balancing material. That doesn't mean they're idiots or losers, and I don't think you're justified in treating them as if they are. It most likely means that they're holders who feel that the stock justifies their holding without the efforts of agents on Hotcopper. And if they're not holders, they'll be pointing out why your posts are excessively optimistic.

Other posters are using Hotcopper as an outlet for their emotions. When the stock is doing well they'll be posting insanely happy, idiotically optimistic expectations. When the stock is doing well they'll be spraying bile and venom in all directions. Those people – especially the negative posters – are likely to react emotionally to your positive agency, and all the more so if you treat them with contempt and disdain.

I would like to suggest that your Hotcopper life would be easier and less moderated if:
a) You're a bit more liberal about how people choose to use Hotcopper, and
b) You're a bit more inclined to give way when you've stepped over the "fanciful" line.