I think Hive is more than just upvotes.

I agree with that.

I have had 3 people say they do not want to make splinterlands content because of your comments

They could just let me know about that. And I'm requesting you to suggest them not to do that. Curators are here to curate content and if there are no contents then I don't think there'll be any need for curators. I don't know who are those 3 people, but please let them know that I'm sorry if they're hurt because of me.

And I don't think the game is connected with this curation/upvotes.
Splinterlands players are getting some extra rewards for their good content and that should be all about the upvote part.