Spaminator tossed me on their blacklist. I never figured out why. I suspect that it was because I criticized a whale.

My "criticism" was actually a suggestion that would have improved the platform. Unfortunately, I tweaked an ego and was put in the penalty box.

That said: I don't believe that spaminator is fueled by hate. Spaminator is a group of volunteers who have their ideas about what is and is not plagiarism.

I really wish that they were more professional in their actions.

By the way, I would agree that buying content is standard practice in most professional publishing platforms. Most magazines and newspapers buy a substantial amount of their content.

Unfortunately, HIVE does not include a decent IP tracking features; so it is not a good platform for collaborative works.