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@Psychobikin
I think the key for me at least is that my scissor is just a normal bike that I can ride comfortably with a few details that help it with rough treatment. I love bmx's/ 26" jump bikes and trials bikes too but those bikes are all much more specific than my scissor, I wouldn't want to just go cruising in Delamere for example.
I reckon a Scissor with drops'd be ace other than twitchiness - the extra long top tube would mean shorter stem and I dont like drops on short stems. Just a personal thing.
As an aside my next project is a 26" single speed with a tight rear end and bmx geo but I want to be able to sit down properly - that ESB with V braze ons would be absolutely perfect! I was looking at a genesis IO in one size too big so I had that extra top tube length for a bmx stem.
I think the important thing is people are enjoying their bikes. To me it gets stupid if your picking a 700cmx bike (urgh!), doing only bmx type stuff (i.e not utilising the fixed aspect) and it's the bike holding you back because you think that a fixed trick bike is somehow more legitimate or cooler.
To be honest I suspect that as with polo it's the fixed aspect that would prevent a lot of stuff as opposed to the frame geo... hence my thinking about a freewheel for my future 26" bike.