Agreed, but I'm giving you a reason for why some people may not care or lose interest in characters or why they become widely hated.
People can even hate on the character from that point on and say that they think the character will be garbage.
I wanted Reiko to be in MKX, but after that douchebag threatened Shaun's wife and made personal attacks, I hope that Reiko never shows up in another MK game, ever.
This is what I'm trying to get at, though.
The point that I don't agree with is people hurling personal insults because someone doesn't agree or talks bad about a character.
Talking bad about a character =/= talking bad about that fan, and when people take talking bad about a character as personal insults and then proceed to personally insult others is where that fan is wrong.
People could talk all the crap that they want about Sub-Zero, but the minute that I start flaming or name-calling someone on a personal level because someone doesn't agree with me on my point of view about Sub-Zero is the minute that I am in the wrong.
Do you see what I'm trying to get at?