Brilliant.
Thanks for all the replies (and friendly PMs too...what a lovely bunch you are!).
So, does this airdrop thing mean I'm suddenly going to have a huge pile of coins appear from nowhere (ala BCH)...I imagine not since this would have pushed demand and the price wouldn't be going south.
Anyway, I'll keep HODLing and try not to get too depressed looking at teh charts.
Hey nano... good to see you back, and yep - keep the faith. Hope it's not been too chilly up there for you?
Ok - with fears of a crypto winter possibly in force, alts are taking a beating all round, but a shakeout only means the cream will rise.
The airdrop was (temporarily?) pulled - got too much (justified) flak for looking decidedly iffy. Sure, airdrop junkies probably did push things up and then drag it down, but XMR's fundamentals are as good as ever. Keep calm and wait - Monero isn't going anywhere but up.
It's a real coin, no ICO, no dev premine, real community, real use cases and as always... vastly superior tech. Dash fared far worse, as you will probably have noted - Monero even pipped their market cap a week ago and I am sure will soon do so permanently.
And best of all - the real deal? True privacy
matters - it's precious. You know it. So IMHO... hodl and be patient. No one who has been around here for a while is remotely worried, nor should you be.