Independents and the BDM

You will note that in most cases, I did not bother to list the minor independent candidates as well as those running for the BDM. It's not just that I don't consider that any of them have a substantive chance to win (and I don't) but that I don't, in fact, even have all of their names. I was out of the country on nomination day and so didn't have the list in the paper of everyone. I was going to list the BDM anyway, but when I went to their website I found that they didn't have up to date information on their candidates. That is, I knew a couple had not been able to nominate because of mix-ups, but they were still listed. Even worse, most were described with the same one-line sentence - "ToeJoe Smith is a dynamic individual". You mean to tell me that whoever put together their web site could not take the time to find out even basic information about their candidates? Their age, job, nothing? I dedicded that if they were not going to bother with that, I was not going to mention their quixotic run for office, either.
What is it with these third parties - at least the CDR has a genuine MP as it's leader and they couldn't save a single deposit. The NDM tried it in '67 and got shut out. My personal favorite was the Vanguard Party that somehow thought Bahamians would vote for a group of people who went around calling each other 'Comrade'. Other than the FNM/BDP split in '77, I can not think of one case in the last 35 years where an third party candidate (other than a true independent) has saved their deposit. Yet still they run - more power to them, I say, but if you want me to take you seriously, take yourself seriously.
And if there are any Vanguard Party members left out there (Comrade Carey?) - Dare to Struggle - Dare to Win!