Stock bashers (as you call them) may be trying to lower the SP for an better entry point whereas stock rampers are trying to inflate the SP of shares they already own.
But as the Investors Chronicle says about forums like this one.
'Should anyone post a contrasting opinion – they are called out as a ‘shorter’ or a ‘deramper’ and are the subject of abuse. Worse still, the group encourages everyone to ‘report’ the post in an attempt to have the post automatically deleted. This means that anyone viewing the board will only see one positive narrative because the posts that are automatically deleted are not reviewed by anyone. Those who own the bulletin boards don’t care about the actual content of the posts, because they’re not monetising the boards. What they monetise is the volume of traffic on the site, which they then sell in the form of advertisements and impressions. So, while the bulletin boards are free to use, there is almost no point in using them. '
'Stock maiden reported for stock manipulation. Please do the same'.
Sorry but this is nonsense.
Is someone posting negative comments manipulating the stock any more than those making ludicrously optimistic predictions coupled with rocket ship emojis etc? They are the pump and dump brigade that cause far more problems than the half glass empty type.
Folks can do their own research and come to their own conclusions.
Yes it always seems that as soon as there is an uptick in the SP lots of folks turn up out of the blue having never posted here before. Pump and dump initiators I imagine.