Smear campaign?

Over the last week, I have seen a couple of products on Audiogon being abolutely TRASHED. And while I think praising or trashing a product on this site is certainly welcome, the manner in which these two products have been slammed raises the question of a smear campaign in my mind. The products include one I have been very impressed by, and one that I wasn't. However, in both cases, the methods have been the same. While I do like one, and am not crazy about the other, my desire to stand up and defend both of them equally is definite. Specifically, the products are the Electrocompaniet EMC-1 and the Talon Khorus speakers. It seems that the people slamming these two(with gusto) are people who use an e-mail address rather than a username. After a while, it raises the question of whether this is just the same person regurgitating his opinions over and over, using different e-mail addresses each time. As I said, praising or criticizing a product on this site is certainly welcome by me. By all means, I love to hear people's opinions. We all have different perspectives. But, BE A MAN and step up using YOUR OWN NAME and make your statements. I will respect you, whether or not I agree with you. I have been slammed for saying that I didn't like the sound of a certain component. Every time, I just stood up and took whatever comes. That's life. I have no problem being trashed by someone who takes issue with something I trash. I now see why many sites make you join BEFORE letting you join in on a thread. I believe the word is integrity.