“Speaking of which there is a fairly complete (albeit dated) synopsis of the whole ZH phenomena here if you’re interested.”
Your claim the article is “fairly complete” is the exact opposite of the truth. It was published in 2009 and not long after Zero Hedge appeared. Since 2009 there has been considerably more disparaging information uncovered about Zero Hedge and its owners, especially litigation that identified the principals behind Zero Hedge and their connection to former Soviet era Bulgarian officials who are alleged to operate an organized crime group and an extensive extortion racket using their publications and a group of co-conspirators, often using pseudonyms or aliases to disseminate false and misleading information in efforts to extort payments of protection money. The allegations describe their role as a “fixer” for businesses who find they face problems whenever this group targets the business for their attention. It is interesting to observe and note how you are making these efforts to prop up Zero Hedge and its apparently sordid reputation for engaging in securities fraud and the extortion schemes described in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20130722221248/http://gross-law.com/dalrymple.pdf
Don’t quote me out of context Clymer, I clearly said the article was dated.