Apparently that is what I need.
Just a summary, things on the MotleyFool board went downhill when my contacting Richard lead to them saying I was stalking him and that I am nuts and a lot of other terrible things. I don't know how it got that bad. There are some very mean people on that site and I guess I just tend to think that most people are like me. I can't imagine making someone's life difficult for no reason.
Since I was bullied as a little girl, I took the stance that I should defend myself and that if I showed them that I wouldn't let them push me around that they would stop. Well apparently cyber and the real world are the opposite in that respect, because it only made it worse.
The only thing I can do now is not say anything at all until it all passes over.