Is your point not fairly inconsequential?

only if the truth was inconsequential.

As IMin2zen I was a fairly popular contributor to discussion. Would not saying that have helped my status rather than hinder it?

why would you choose not to help your status?

I am a first time poster as Whobegotyou ...

you introduced yourself as a first time poster - period.

If you were AE and you knew you had not received the offtake or take-out offer that a year ago you were sure would be coming, and you also knew this is going to be a long drawn out game (e.g. references to first phase testing in the last two nr's), how would you feel about the influence of popular posters who were creating a sentiment that the answers will all be out tomorrow?

i would have known that all the sentiment is inconsequential to final the buy-out price that i'm going after. i wouldn't pay the slightest attention to stock boards.

Zen to twen by Friday? IMO that's potentially damaging,

it's inconsequential to the buyout price.

and at the very least members have the right to ask posters responsible for these claims to substantiate them with facts.

true, and posters have the right to tell them to take a hike and do their own dd.