There's a lot of bad publicity about HIVE, google and you will see. This puts off a lot of people, but if you behave nothing will happen. When I say 'behave', don't take the piss.
Plagiarism, re-hashing old content, not being authentic will put you in hot water quickly and it's up to the community to stamp out the crap.
The google moaners are these people, who think they can jump on here for a free ride. Many go to Blurt where there's no downvoting, and the token is valued at 100x less than HIVE.
Yeah, I don’t read too much into others’ opinions; I’d rather form my own. It’s no different than reading a restaurant review. The person most likely to write something is the one who had a bad experience or felt they were treated poorly. The person who had a good time is usually just going about their day, enjoying themselves