I've seen a lot of control freaks out there hiding their tendencies within the form of "advice". I try to stay out of it. To each their own. I've not received a flag as of this writing, as far as I know. I too have tried a few different approaches, but I try to maintain a certain theme out of respect for my followers.
If people out there really think they can warp enough minds and start up a pack mentality of hate disguised as love... I'd like to just remind them one thing.
High school ended a very long time ago for many of us. You're in the real world now.