"And the next question is ... so who actually does get paid and does ok out of spec companies then??"
Maybe those who use HFT Bots and physically closest to the ASX!
And on another subject, while I was doing some research I stumbled across this:
"...Members simply choose not to see much of this, and because of (often) blinkers for their beloved stock, they kick and scream when someone posts in a negative way.Those of us who have been around for years know only too well that this love of a stock very often, or too often, ends in tears, so negative posters remain to keep a balance in the argument.
Very often the 'trolls' that you like to post about are actually the up rampers or cheer leaders who can't see past their hope and prayers for a stock to succeed, and don't want to hear any other possibility".