We are pleased to welcome cretin11 to the staff!

[prcgorman2]

There goes the neighborhood.

In all honesty, I believe cretin11 and I have both made a serious effort not to spar. I'm liking it. I hope cretin11 is too. Best of luck in the new role cretin11.

[cretin11]

Thx prc and you are correct about our mutual serious efforts which I’m sure will continue to the best of our abilities (but hey we’re only human LOL)!

[stockwhisperer]

Ok, to BD’s post, I would agree, if the word “ALL” is added… “that does not mean we ‘ALL’ have an agenda.” I still think on stock message boards, many do.

[ktim]

Apr 4, 2024 13:34:54 GMT -5 stockwhisperer said:

Ok, to BD’s post, I would agree, if the word “ALL” is added… “that does not mean we ‘ALL’ have an agenda.” I still think on stock message boards, many do.

Curious... what is yours?



I've never had a particular agenda for posting... unless it's the same agenda as making small talk at an office party. If someone is here with some serious agenda for posting, they likely are wasting their time. It's not as if we are influential. This is a pretty small group  of small time retail investors. 

I think a lot of people like me joined and log in to check for things like scripts (RIP) or news that they might have missed like the India "adcom" decision.  Posting is simply small talk.

[stockwhisperer]

I am a long term investor of MNKD since 2015. I like to read posts from other long term investors and those that believe in MNKD and support it. Years ago, when I first found out about PBs, it seemed much more Pro MNKD. Most everyone gets frustrated from time to time but In general, not just on PBs, I will never understand the frequent on line negatively about a stock - company, a person claims to own and supposedly wants to see, succeed. It will never be clear to me how anyone could not understand how damaging that behavior could be to their own investment and the investment of others. It’s just common sense. To me, unless the person is not well in some way, it spells, ‘an agenda’. As far as my favorite part of PBs, without a doubt, it is Peppy’s posts on charts & such.

[BD]

Maybe rather than an agenda, what you describe simply represents human experience? Which differs a lot between people? Like how they feel about an investment they've sunk their hard-earned money into that isn't working out? Does one need an agenda to express feeling frustrated? I believe the confusion arises from the misconception that any sentiments being expressed are in service of some strategy. Hell, my strategy here is to be useful, honest and to help liane, so there's my agenda.

[stockwhisperer]

I absolutely understand frustration but not to the extent, imo, they are frequently carried - sometimes obsessively, on PUBLIC forums. How can any real shareholder see a benefit from that ongoing behavior unless trying to discourage others from investing in it or make money shorting it. We will just have to agree to disagree.

[BD]

OK!

[sportsrancho]

Just saying …there is no board on Mannkind more positive than this board, and I read them all. This is where you get away to be with your friends and say what you’re thinking.
You certainly can’t do that on Stocktwits or yahoo or anywhere else. Because you get attacked.

[uvula]

Making your way in the world today
Takes everything you've got
Taking a break from all your worries
Sure would help a lot
Wouldn't you like to get away?
All those nights when you've got no lights
The check is in the mail
And your little angel
Hung the cat up by its tail
And your third fiance didn't show
Sometimes you want to go
Where everybody knows your name
And they're always glad you came
You want to be where you can see
Our troubles are all the same
You want to be where everybody knows your name
Roll out of bed, Mr. Coffee's dead
The morning's looking bright
And your shrink ran off to Europe
And didn't even write
And your husband wants to be a girl
Be glad there's one place in the world
Where everybody knows your name
And they're always glad you came
You want to go where people know
People are all the same
You want to go where everybody knows your name
Where everybody knows your name
And they're always glad you came
Where everybody knows your name
And they're always glad you came
Where everybody knows your name
And they're always glad you came
Where everybody knows your name

[BD]

I've never seen a single episode of that, but... Kirsty Alley's ex-personal-assistant is the guy who implemented my web site lol

[ktim]

Apr 4, 2024 15:23:05 GMT -5 stockwhisperer said:

I am a long term investor of MNKD since 2015. I like to read posts from other long term investors and those that believe in MNKD and support it. Years ago, when I first found out about PBs, it seemed much more Pro MNKD. Most everyone gets frustrated from time to time but In general, not just on PBs, I will never understand the frequent on line negatively about a stock - company, a person claims to own and supposedly wants to see, succeed. It will never be clear to me how anyone could not understand how damaging that behavior could be to their own investment and the investment of others. It’s just common sense. To me, unless the person is not well in some way, it spells, ‘an agenda’. As far as my favorite part of PBs, without a doubt, it is Peppy’s posts on charts & such.

I guess I fail to see that.  To me I can't imagine anything said here on proboards one way or another will make a wit of difference in the investments of others (certainly not the investors with the type of money to influence a billion dollar market cap company).  Obviously you feel we (collectively the members of proboards) have way more influence on the stock market than I could fathom.  

I think those hyping the conjecture based idea that the stock is currently subjected to a cabal of permanent shorters are in a way discouraging faith in MNKD as an investment... but I could hardly get upset over it as I think the few dozen people that message reaches here on proboards will have no influence over the fate of my investment in MNKD.

It appears maybe your agenda for posting (in addition to the agenda of reading for info) is that you feel you are necessary to police the board to stop information you feel is damaging you and others.  I guess that is an important agenda for you... and likely leads you to think most others have driving agendas here (rather than primarily a social outlet for those of us with more time on our hands than things to do).

[cretin11]

Excellent observations ktim, spot on I think. And cool Cheers coincidence, BD. My roommate way back when worked on the show, so I went to a few of the tapings (during the Kirstie seasons, post-Shelley Long) which were shot live before a studio audience.

[stockwhisperer]

Well, lol, that’s interesting but no, policing is not why I visit PBs. Not sure what that even means. If I read something on PBs and like it or agree, sometimes I put a thumbs up or respond. Sometimes, if I do not like it or agree, I will give my opinion. That’s about it. So, as a long term investor, I do believe that MNKD is in better shape than ever. I think that’s a fact and yes, of course I prefer to see the focus on the many positives in the short & long term rather than negatives. Unlike you, I do believe negative posts on public stock message boards - bashing and such can negatively affect - influence others and the stock. I don’t have statistics to prove it - it’s just my opinion. As a shareholder, I do not like the behavior but I certainly know, in general, on any stock forum message board, it is what it is. The most I can do is sometimes , reply and often block. That’s about the size of it. I have said before, I am retired and no Spring Chicken. I am thinking this may be the year the sp really starts and stays up. Have I thought that before and been wrong, yes but it feels very different this time. We will see. Just don’t overthink my “agenda”. It is simple, I am not out to get anyone. I am pleased w/my investment and just want it to be the success I think it will be or I would have sold by now. GL to you.

[prcgorman2]

Apr 4, 2024 19:18:23 GMT -5 ktim said:

Apr 4, 2024 15:23:05 GMT -5 stockwhisperer said:

I am a long term investor of MNKD since 2015. I like to read posts from other long term investors and those that believe in MNKD and support it. Years ago, when I first found out about PBs, it seemed much more Pro MNKD. Most everyone gets frustrated from time to time but In general, not just on PBs, I will never understand the frequent on line negatively about a stock - company, a person claims to own and supposedly wants to see, succeed. It will never be clear to me how anyone could not understand how damaging that behavior could be to their own investment and the investment of others. It’s just common sense. To me, unless the person is not well in some way, it spells, ‘an agenda’. As far as my favorite part of PBs, without a doubt, it is Peppy’s posts on charts & such.

I guess I fail to see that.  To me I can't imagine anything said here on proboards one way or another will make a wit of difference in the investments of others (certainly not the investors with the type of money to influence a billion dollar market cap company).  Obviously you feel we (collectively the members of proboards) have way more influence on the stock market than I could fathom.  

I think those hyping the conjecture based idea that the stock is currently subjected to a cabal of permanent shorters are in a way discouraging faith in MNKD as an investment... but I could hardly get upset over it as I think the few dozen people that message reaches here on proboards will have no influence over the fate of my investment in MNKD.

It appears maybe your agenda for posting (in addition to the agenda of reading for info) is that you feel you are necessary to police the board to stop information you feel is damaging you and others.  I guess that is an important agenda for you... and likely leads you to think most others have driving agendas here (rather than primarily a social outlet for those of us with more time on our hands than things to do).

How stockwhisperer feels (and how I tend to feel) is backed up by SEC publication of warnings about postings from posters with agendas on social media platforms.  I'm paraphrasing, but the warnings were real and they had to do with misinformation on investor websites.  There's also the bizarre tail of the lawsuits from Patrick Byrne when he was CEO of Overstock.com and the Deep Capture website doxing alleged Overstock bashers assisting with the shorting campaign.  And there are other examples.  No, I'm not going to go look up the SEC publication and other stuff, again, and post references.  Just saying that just because you're comfortable nothing matters and everything is on the up-and-up doesn't mean you're right anymore than stockwhisperer or me, but at least, if we wanted to, we can find Federal government agency publication and other references that say we're OK to be concerned.