I know I'm not really part of this, but personally I believe that anyone should be able to say what they like, and if they're being unfair, that will come out in time. On DSA, everyone hated me to start out with and some of the time it did feel as though it was me versus most of the other candidates (bar one person who I bonded with from the off, and people will know who that person was). Of course that was a bit depressing, but I knew that it was their problem, not mine, so I just got on with doing the best job I could on the tasks and ultimately I felt like I earned people's respect a bit more. This is not a popularity contest.