I think the kicker is that neither of us actually "warned"...

I think the kicker is that neither of us actually "warned" anyone. Simply sharing, what happened to be, opposing views, as well as critically analysing where the company is at. Throw in some conflict along the way when calling out the misinformation being spread here en force, and of course we're the bad guys It's just the inability for most to be unbiased and acknowledge all the information in front of them (or better yet, to do their own research).

But like you said - 'Bears are almost universally hated, and when they turn out to be correct, they are hated even more.' holds 100% true.

What's more, were AGY able to deliver on what they say in a timely and appropriate manner, were they transparent with certain issues, the "bears" wouldn't have anything to pick on right? The share price would have been on the rise months ago and all would be well. But hey, shareholders got their holdings shredded because of a few people on a forum posting some things