Just working my way through this thread, glad to see fellow gold comrades from hpc.
The reason there is so much anamosity was explained by GM Loeb.
"The desire for gold is the most universal and deeply rooted commercial instinct of the human race."
Gerald M. Loeb
Imagine posting again and again there was no point investing in an overpriced barbarous relic, only to see it increase in price by near 50% in a year, how would that make you feel? And most of those were moderators.
Gold, like snakes, crocodiles, spiders, fibonnaci and certain human instinct natural reactions may have a deep rooted impression in our genetics.