Q18. There are many posters on this board. Where can a newcomer start in understanding their contributions?
A. There are numerous regular contributors to this board who hold generally very positive views of the company, and whose posts cover many key aspects of BMNs business. They provide their views on aspects including:
* possible future developments;
* technology developments and opportunities;
* commentaries and detailed scrutiny of company RNS;
* mining and mineralogical aspects;
* the worldwide vanadium market (and BMN's vanadium shipments);
* critical assessments of the company's financial and accounting aspects.
* risks associated with the South African economy more broadly;
For new investors looking at this company, the following posters (amongst many others) have very positive reputations amongst the other bulletin board members:
Alfacomp: broad understanding of the business, the battery prospects, and provides frequent comments on the share trades
BigBiteNow: insights into the business model and possible future developments
Loudspeaker: vanadium price monitoring
mogwhy: updates of major VRFB projects
NickDerby: company accounting aspects
Ophidian: technical aspects and insights of the mining and processing
Paludina: tracks and reports on the export/shipment of BMN's vanadium products
Pdub: company and business insights and summaries
Sanchez599: company and business insights and summaries
SloppyGuiseppe: posts on relevant worldwide developments
Tyfoon: South African politics, and where BMN sits in this
My apologies for omissions: there are many other regular and respected posters, contributing their technical, business and corporate insights. It is this collection of accumulated knowledge that has led several on this board to suggest that BMN is the "best independently researched company on AIM".
Q19. What about rampers and ramping?
A. Do your own research, and form your own opinion.
All bulletin boards will have members who enjoy predicting the next leg up, and setting their own price targets for the next day, week, month, or year, whether based on technical analysis, intuition, or simply optimism. You can - naturally - take these into account, or not, as you wish.
I, and presumably many others here, are invested for the fundamentals and for the medium/long term. Experience has shown that it is difficult if not impossible to predict the next price movements, the short-term SP direction led by the market makers, or the next moves of our respected management.
Q20. Why do some posters (generally transient avatars) spend time de-ramping, i.e. expressing negative views of the company and its prospects?
A. It is not always easy to understand why those with negative views of a company should spend their time posting about it. Explanations might include investors who bought in at times of share price peaks and who feel aggrieved that they have made poor investment decisions. More likely are those who, as on all boards, presumably post negatively in an attempt to encourage sellers for a variety of trading reasons (day traders, stop-loss fishers, shorters, competitors, etc).
De-rampers and trolls are usually recognisable by their unsubstantiated and poorly researched statements, an absence of factual evidence, repetitive posts on minor aspects, personal attacks, and frequently poor syntax.
Generally, this is a board that welcomes new and genuine BMN investors attracted by its prospects, but it does respond robustly to those believed to be trying to manipulate the share price downwards.
Q21. In a few words?
A. BMN is a very well-run company, with impressive assets, and exciting prospects.
I hope that this summary will provide newcomers with some pointers to allow them to make their own assessment of the company and its prospects.
Cordially
Lionel
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