Some of those were sarcastic comments.
Holding back at the start and statue spamming is a strategy which increased my win rate from 40% to 60%.
I have never sat the entire run. Only at the start to allow my team to all get statues.
Actually, the real results should be that the majority of people find it annoying. Considering how the people who find it OK jumped up after a certain person from a certain guild posted (meaning they called on their guild to help vote against).