There always have been.  Every day there is a doom and gloom post by someone here.  This 1000 level takes us back to around the end of November.  That's a week and a half ago.  Let me repeat that: a week and a half ago.  A drop can reflect more accurate price information or it can be pure speculation.  Shrug.  People are getting shaken out.  Bye bye.  If you think it's a good technology, throw some money at it and buckle up.  This forum is rife with carpetbagger shills who troll just to get a rise out of people, influence the price, whatever.  Sure, the China news has rattled a lot of people.  I suppose people simply expected China to leave it unregulated forever.  This is foolish.  If Bitcoin becomes useless in China, so be it (although I doubt that will be the case).  Those who cannot use Bitcoin will be hurt in the short term and long term.  Bitcoin may take a hit in the short term.  Bitcoin will continue to be useful elsewhere, as will other alt currencies.  If Chinese acceptance is the benchmark for new technology, then I shudder at what the future holds.

Haha .. "contrary cunts" .. I love it.