Don't know what experiences you all have, but the 'elitists' that I know don't pug or use group finder because they can't be bothered wasting time with the roulette game and the risk of slow and inept
Yes... I work at a hotel and I have to deal with people all the time and I will always react better to someone who is being polite to me than someone who is rude.
This times 1000. I tend to help nicer people and go out my way. But once you bring self entitlement attitude forward. Good luck. I will give you the robotic policy answer.
Hiding won't impact Gkicks or Elitism at all. Just like banning group damage didn't change anything. People are going to find something to judge you on regardless of what gets removed.