Dear 198BMWZ3,

If the majority view is positive on this board then it is inevitable that when irrational negative comments are made then the conseqeuntly larger number of contrary positive comments may appear as overwhelming. But your use of the word pack is somewhat inflamatory don't you think?

It would be more accurate to say that this board can be intollerant. We are particularly intollerent of timewasters or those whose reason for being here appears to have an ulterior motive. Our experience is that there have been plenty of them in the past and they do rather stand out by frequently following a similar posting pattern now easily recognisalble to the long term members.

There are undoubted examples of aggresive intorlerance on the baord but then the board is just an average cross section of society and thats the way it is. In the main those who transgress are given quite a large amount of rope to hang themselves before they are actually banned. I dont think any of our board leaders take any pleasure in banning anyone, if anything they tend to hang back on the ultimate sanction, but they have my support for the difficult job they have to make the board work. When at times they don't act the board can break down into a form of anarchic behaviour which really is most unleasant and tedious.

What I simply do not accept, which appears to be the point of your post, is that this board does not allow a negative view of POET's progress to be expressed. However, when negative remarks are made without a rational argument or evidence to support them, then it is generaly considered as unacceptable.

Besides, I would say that the purpose of this board is not principally about views as you suggest or opinions it is to share and evaluate the DD offered by its members. Because we are invested in PTK then that means that principally we have to have a postive view of our investment. Who in their right mind would join a board to be negative about their own investment this is illogical behavior. There is then a distinction between pointing out or evaluating negative factors and just being negative because thats your opinion or nature.

So although I can see where you are coming from as regards the benefits re a wider view, I think that you may misunderstand that the actual purpose of the board is the more academic task of digging out facts for DD and evaluating them.

Most negative comments here are not because of facts about the science or managements actions or the financial situation of the company thay are dissappointment that the share price is not performing as the wanted, which frankly is stating the blindingly obvious since we all share that concern it does not need constant repeating- assess your risk tolerance and act accordingly.

That said I should have been banned long ago for my more time wasting emotional outbursts and as Babaoriley once said indulgent style. No this board is for more tolerant than you realise once you learn its funny ways and how to adapt to its mode of acceptable behaviour.

with warm regards,

sula