My understanding is that Alex has mentioned the backlog on...

My understanding is that Alex has mentioned the backlog on several occasions - Anns, AGM, presentations. How many times do we need to hear the same thing. Until the Ann is actually issued there will never be a 100% guarantee on it's contents ie there is room for doubt - so it's human nature that people will speculate and some will doubt, 'c'est la vie'.

So, we should just stay with what we do know - results/Anns to-date and stated intentions/plans.

Also, it's my observation that businesses with high workloads usually try to clear the decks pre-Christmas so they can get a good start to the New Year - I'm assuming labs do the same. This may account for the apparent surge in current goldie announcements.

Let's try to avoid 'logical fallacies' - search it > it's an enlightening and valuable read. Will give you a head-start for the annual argument over Christmas lunch lol