[Shujin]

The grind thing is probably a preference thing in the end of the day, But I think having attachment to both IC and Mechanical work adds, and helps feeling attached to the character and give a very satisfactory "I did it!" feeling. I certainly didn't mean to just amp up Experience points or reduce how much you gain, or some what. I meant systems outside of the "level 60" grind, that take a bit and add some value.
We have a very horizontal progression system, which has its cons and pros. I still feel it could be improved in either direction and have more challangign and fun PVE content. BUT thats whatever in the end.

The rest of your post...I think generally a good stand to have and if you do that all the kudos to you, I find that rare here in SL2 and is needed to allow actually good Villains to blossom.
The "Just ignore them", is sadly a problem however. It just adds to the problematic tribalism and clique mentality and given how many alts everyone has you do not always know from the get-go "oh its this guy!".
A twofold problem that...I do not think ignoring is truly the best solution in the end, alas...It is what I do. I am just not happy that it has to be that way. and its happening way more often than you think, and a single bad apple can spoil it for a lot of people cause those people usually like to over dramtize it or flat out lie to others. And my friend can't be wrong!

So yeah, I certainly get what you mean, I just think longterm thats not the ideal solution with such a small community.