Simply saying a stock will be $10 by Christmas with nothing else to support your view is a ramp. You might as well say it will be $100, it has just as much validity if you are refusing to provide any details. The hard part is presenting a detailed case for HOW the share price will make its way back to $10... and that is what we insist people do. Any idiot can post a price target, but it takes a little more effort (and thought) to present a detailed case to justify that price target. Providing details gives others something to respond to and debate. Just saying a stock will be $10 by Christmas without providing any details is a waste of a post and adds no value to the thread.
It's true, some people don't like that we are tough on ramping, and some people think the fact that we are is the best thing about ASF. Different forums attract different groups of people. It's always been my policy to encourage people who contribute valuable content and chase away those who ramp, spam or cause trouble.
Besides, if all stock forums were the same, how does that benefit the general public? I think it's good that some forums insist on higher standards of posting and appeal to different types of people. I've never wanted ASF to appeal to the lowest common denominator because that's not the kind of forum I want to run. I want a forum with a constructive atmosphere that focusses on quality. I know there's a market for that. The thousands of people that visit ASF every day is a testament to it.