The problem up to this point has been Mary. Period. Nothing more, nothing less. The tone of her posts are the reason people take offense. For example: You are an idiot for considering investing in company XXXX. Or You might want to be careful with company XXXX because of (your reason). That is the difference between Mary's negative posts and everyone elses negative posts. Disclaimer <A HREF="http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=135097" target="_new">http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=135097</A>