I suspect not that so many have left but are just not posting because there is nothing worthy enough to post about nor is there enough respectible controversy. The primary cause is lack of news and drill results in particular. The last news of resource increase was no surprise to me, I actually expected it and it's appearance only gave credibility to my expectations. So in a way it was a good Ho Hum. Judge my example. I am mostly a gold and silver investor so Noront is a bit of a side line. Noront is neither my bigest share hold nor my bigest cash wise. BUT this forum is where I post most, actually more than all the rest combined, imagine that. Shucks. Why? Because of all my stocks I happen to think that it is the most undervalued. Next in line is ECU Silver (ECU at TMX). I do not post much anymore on the other stock's forums because there is not much to say. What needed to be said has been and unless someting spectacular happens I am mostly a spectator. The main cause is the world economy so until things pick up it will be same old. So I am not surprised that Hoov, Glorieeux and a few more are rarely heard from. I persist because I like the cheer leading role, not having any qualifications for geology or even many technicals - retired electrical engineering. Noront started drilling in mid January. For 500m drills that means a core in two weeks time. It takes about a month to assay a core and results to be returned. It is a third into March. So the company should have some results now. Patience and more patience (Shhh frustration) with little substance to say. Ed.