I too appreciate and can relate to the emotion behind your posts. That doesn't mean you should (post). Suffice it to say, some on this board have a rather strident pov about much. And while it may bear consideration, I'm just not sure the sometimes empty povs are worth the tradeoff of losing someone like a Fairchij or an Oogee and the usually fully substantiated pov they so often have brought to this board. In fact I know they are not.

That said, I too also have no interest in supporting the $70 Club yammer, planning trips to Vegas . . . and the usual giddy rose-coloured school-girl behaviour I often see exhibited by this board when green. And I wish they would be dealt with in the same manner by the hub leaders (a thankless job btw). I find them equally unconstructive because they are nothing more than a showing of emotion. Same as the impatient, frustrated and angry among us who are often only venting and offering nothing or little else. Please, save it for your husbands and wives, friends or shrinks ... and spare the rest of us.

Not unlike the market, where you need buyers and sellers to make it work, this board should also comprise a balanced pov. But only one based on well-founded constructive thinking, and either way, devoid of emotion.

In any case, I am looking forward to hearing the loud and disgruntled among us address the BoD at the upcoming AGM - not behind the anonymity of this board - but with the same fervor and conviction that is often lashed out with here. Because I sense you truly care enough to be there and be heard. Right?!

Please don't misconstrue this as a challenge - it is merely an invitation.

Truly looking forward to meeting you all there, regardless of your position.

Respectfully yours, Derfickum