I want to hear from those opposed., page-61

Firstly @gsmaree
This thread was created to let posters have their say on why they would be opposed to the changes to the current board of directors, I am and will always be an advocate to let people speak and to listen to counter arguments (for want of a better word) so I can make a decision on they way I would (in this case) vote.

Being one of the Requisitioning Members, I have a biased view on they way I voted but I put my case forward to why I think there should be a change based on my understanding and performance of the current board, and where I believe BGS should be currently trading at and where I believe it could eventually get to and who would be the best people to deliver my desired outcome.
I have purposely tried to avoid offering counter arguments for posters speaking against the proposed change for the reason stated above, but you could hear the crickets chirping waiting for anyone to post an argument for NO change, I do however reply to posts that actually don't offer (IMO) anything of substance,
Posts in question: #22534709 #22545860 and #22737203
@JB_007 whereas this poster offered no argument for a NO to changes vote but rather an obvious (IMO) personal dislike to one of the proposed new directors and totally ignored the achievements and abilities of the 2nd proposed candidate as well as ignoring the eagerness of the Mali government trying to entice investors through the display stall at the Indaba conference recently (to which I may add the poster had attended) and to also discount the influence and ability of the Malian manager that BGS has on the ground and finally his contradictions in his own posts hence my reply, post #22740677

@Maigret1 information on Indaba conference and Mail in seduction mode is found in this post #22680308
or a news article on Mali http://www.journaldumali.com/2017/02/09/mali-promo-a-mining-indaba/

Secondly, you yourself have offered no counter discussions to the proposed changes other than your assumptive views on what you perceive almost every person that has voted in favour of the change as just being in the "follow the heard mentality" and "not being able to think for ourselves"
I find it somewhat offensive that I can be adult enough, to do my own research, to have conviction in my investment decisions, invest substantial (in my own world) amounts of dollars into a stock only to be told I don't think for myself and follow the heard, if I was that way inclined I would be hanging around the day traders threads and not posting in the BGS threads for 4 years.

I am also bewildered that you still firmly believe in the fundamentals and potential but sell down your holdings, (although taking money off the table is sometime a wise thing) I would make the assumption that you don't have the faith in current management (so I question why you are invested here) or proposed management because of all the hype and non willingness to follow the heard!

Quote:
"Think and vote, as you should always do, as that is what the power of voting is about, at any level, in society, it is your choice, not what either group, that may have agendas, tell you how to vote."

I am also not particularly impressed with the inference that I have an some hidden agenda, the sole reason I am a member of the RM group and the reason I put my signature to the 249D that was served on the company is that I don't believe the current board were acting in the best interests of ALL share holders and they are not capable to deliver the best opportunity for every shareholder to enjoy the rich rewards of a long and sometimes suffering investment whereas I have the strong belief that the proposed new directors will.

All the above IMO
cheers