Look, dear scanlators, I respect everyone's right to scanlate whatever the hell they want, but saying "it's the only way they can engage in their daily does of shoujo drama" is... clearly an ad hominem, such as it were: If you don't want to engage in childish drama then... don't say childish things. :/
I say this as someone fully aware that it can be difficult not to gripe back in kind when griped at.
I also have no idea how old y'all are and for all I know I'm talking to a bunch of whipper-snappers who have every right to be childish XD But if—and I mean if—you don't want drama, then it might be prudent to air your frustrations less publicly. Saying that your view of matters is different from the other party is enough. Taking pot-shots really undermines the message.
I dunno, just figured maybe you weren't aware how it comes off? I'm probably not the best messenger for these matters, but...
Personally, I find "scanlator's etiquette" and the drama around it sort of anthropologically fascinating: A half-agreed-upon set of rules formed by a somewhat disjoint community, with really tight (if imprecise) rules of ownership that conjure fascinating elephants in the room about what the original authors would have to say about ownership rights... I really feel like it might illuminate a lot of the social dynamics of how, say, exploration-era Pirate Codes might be formed and kept (or not kept). But I digress.