I can't speak for Hydra and I am not going to try, but I did talk to my Hydra AM who I have a close relationship to.
A couple of things to note. Hydra is aware of the thread. Hydra does not usually respond to things on this forum. We might think that's a bad business decision, but that's debateable.
Hydra is going through a lot of transition with staffing currently and may not have someone in a position to respond at the moment.
Many of us have found Hydra to be a great network (as proven by the "Best Networks" thread). I love Hydra for a lot of reasons that aren't that important to list here.
However, as I told my AM, no matter whether we as individual affiliates have had long standing relationships with Hydra or no experience at all, as individuals we would be stupid not to always ask questions, gather information and protect ourselves from any possible threat.
We should have this behavior towards all networks at all times.
I don't know the OP and he doesn't know me. Our experiences with Hydra apparently have been polar opposite. But its silly for affiliates to jump on or off ANY networks bandwagon based on a thread on ANY forum without doing your OWN due diligence
If we take responsibility for ourselves, then we shouldn't be worried.