I'm sure this is the most obvious post to everyone, but any time there are just random people that show up to throw in a one or two line bashing of a stock, this is actually GOOD news for stock holders.

a) If they didn't CARE about the stock, they wouldn't be here.
b) They see value in the stock. They see an opportunity to scare folks, watch scared investors sell, and then scoop up the shares. Duh. If they didn't see potential in the stock, then THEY WOULDN'T BE HERE. They'd be bashing some other stock.

c) They're not offering a conversation or analysis, they're simpling BASHING. Very very different from constructive criticism. Look, ANY company, you NAME it, has issues and problems. EVERY company has things to improve and work on. Bashers narrow in on these, make them look sexy and scary, and wait for immature investors to sell so they can buy cheap stocks. It happens in cycles all the time.

So people, use your due diligence and read everything, but don't believe everything you hear.

And remember, when people are BASHING stocks, that means that's GOOD NEWS becuase people want to buy these shares. :)