And people still buy their products and invest in their stocks... so don't worry about the trolling around here.

Yeah, but all of these examples are quite professional or sophisticated.
The guy who shorted wasn't telling people to suck a dick. He may have been unethical, but not silly. And BMW etc. weren't calling each other faggots. They had a bit of fun, without acting stupid.
I wouldn't put them in the same category as the childish mud-slinging that goes on around here.
I don't take any personal offence, of course. Just thinking out loud.
I can understand FUD etc., but some people just get into stupid arguments and name calling.
"My IQ is xxx" ... "lolz I am a better troll than you" ... Pretty pathetic.
Investors are probably perfectly capable of judging Iconomi on its merits, rather than this forum. But who knows?
Then again, I've seen some pretty dickish posts from the Iconominet twitter account too. It's like an idiot is running it sometimes.