OilManMike/Mando/recent dramas.18 Apr 2022 02:14
I'm not happy with OilManMike/Mando calling people out (incorrectly) on this board.
It's also a low blow to call out people's mothers. We're not 15 anymore.
So let's get this straight:
1. Telegram itself isn't an issue. It's far better than this board. It's a lot more versatile, and a lot easier to dispense with trolls and hidden agendas.
2. There was initially one Rockfire Resources Group on Telegram. The Admin was randomly deleting posts, so Mando (Oilmanmike's Telegram handle) set up another group.
3. After a small glimpse of admin power, this is where it all went wrong.
Rather than being Mando "The Mandalorian", it became all Kim Jong Mando.
Kim Jong Mando first started out by dismissing every little bit of criticism for Rockfire.
Even general DD questions were dismissed. It was literally a pumping group where anyone even questioning Rockfire was booted from the group, or thrown a torrent of abuse which usually went along the lines of "I've studied the geology, I understand this, you're clueless and don't know what you're talking about, and you're going to lose out on 100x".
It was pure ramping.
Pre-Copperhead drilling, Kim Jong Mando's motif was: 5% drilled at $555 Million In-situ value = $20 Billion valuation on Copperhead.
Everything else was dismissed.
I only ever invested what I would in a drill-play (a highly speculative drill-play, at that) - Then I explained to Mando how in-situ value needs to be proven, and then it needs to be proven to be commercially extractable.
This was completely shut down by Mando with one/all of the above lines.
I explained (in September 2021) how there are huge backlogs for assays. Again, Mando dismissed this saying it'll all be wrapped up by Xmas.
Then when discussing portfolios (I mentioned how I tend to have 4-6 core positions), Mando saw how much I had invested in a stock via a Telegraph/Daily Mail article, and decided to extrapolate those figures to determine how much I had invested in ROCK.
(This is very similar to how he established the in-situ value at $20 Billion).
I explained to Mando that:
A. I'm not 100% invested. I hold cash too.
B. My holdings aren't split evenly.
C. 4-6 are my core positions.
Suddenly, Mando wanted prove of holdings. And he wanted them from everyone in the group.
A lot of us were not comfortable, and get this wasn't crypto land where you regularly post portfolios.
Some of his hardcore supporters still support him with their 60% bags, but a lot of us simply left the group.
We then created our own Rockfire group called 'Rockfire Resources Group Shelter'.
Because it was a shelter from Kim Jong Mando.
Here, we tried to honestly appraise the stock (personally, I was more on the bearish side, and even had a few members annoyed at my pessimism...) But I made it clear I'm only holding for an exit opportunity. The group also became a place for us to discuss general mining stocks.
That's just