Havent read posts except for OP. Reason why most hate snipers is that they GENERALLY are less useful than players "in the middle of the action". Reason being:
Good snipers can be VERY helpful, problem is that bad snipers are pretty useless. If they cant kill, they arent doing anything... and if not in a good location, cant even spot enemy positions. Atleast with assault/heavy in the action, even if theyre bad, they can arm objectives, throw down nanohives, revive, or even just be a target that'll distract opponents, until better players can kill and get stuff done.

We really need to have a cross-corp sniper "convention" next build... I can hear the screaming already. It will be a thing of Beauty.

People will always hate us, Hide and Seek is a frustrating game at times. Terribly rude of us to not stand there and duke it out , nose-to-nose.

I see just enough of bad/greedy snipers to get my use from them, and I see a handful of very cover-and-objective conscious snipers... Usually not long enough to say "hello" without a major position change, or greater exposure.

Keep shooting folks.

Yeah you have. We were in a corp battle at least once where I killed you several times. Remember that Caldari sniper, near B, the one who was at close range? You tried to hit me a few times with your Ishukone, but when you finally shot me, I also shot you, but you died. I then killed you a couple other times as you were running around. If it's any consolation, someone complained about you over comms. It's why I remember killing you so well.