I feel like such a jerk for not seeing this post sooner (I swear, sometimes I wish I were an octopus so I could handle multiple tasks at once)! I just wanted to say that I've personally never had any hatred towards you and never understood why you got so much hate from others. I've always been grateful for each vote you've given me, and always took it as a compliment.
I hope to see your reputation score increase over time. For what its worth, I upvoted your post.