We have to hit the right balance of challenging people to prove who they are and that the content they post is their own without scaring them away. I saw Hivewatchers was posting comments to new users asking for a back link from another social site. Unfortunately that comment linked to an out of date post that still referenced 'the other platform'. They have since fixed that.
I do not think we should assume a new user is going to abuse Hive. Their expectations may be wrong and we can guide them to a better path, but if they continue to abuse then we can deal with them.
Some of those having a whinge lately have been here a while and should know better.
This one was more about the curation groups and not @hivewatchers. The ones that can bestow great gifts if they see great goods... so to speak! That has given me an idea for yet another HIVE post.. something I try to avoid if possible.