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Gold/Mining/Energy : Gold and Silver Juniors, Mid-tiers and Producers

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From: Gib Bogle7/23/2007 5:41:46 PM
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Bre-X ... another couple of comments after following the thread through the Strathcona report that revealed the salting scam:
Reading the Bre-X board is indeed an essential part of the education of any would-be PM investor.
I've noticed a couple more names I recognize. Robnhood who spoke sense - you were right on to use the "cult" label. Another name still on SI but not on this board, gold_tutor, destroyed her credibility for ever as far as I'm concerned, by constantly rubbishing someone who's skeptical posts actually saved many people a lot of money, BigDude.
The whole Bre-X board is a goldmine for people interested in understanding crowd behaviour, the will to believe, the mob's rage against non-believers.
Finally, how different this board is! Is it because the riff-raff have left SI? Perhaps the whole Bre-X experience inoculated the remaining SI members against scams, leaving a healthy residue of skepticism.
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