The politics on Hive is quite crazy. It sounds like alot of people talking offchain getting votes for the DHF, and I don't know what to make of it. Honestly, I think most DHF proposals have similar issues. A lot of them don't generate results that justify giving them so much funds.
As for the tools, I think those are some good tools. The KE ratio is something I have seen people talk about and I think it's a good thing. There might be some downsides, but I still think it gives an overall idea of what the user does even with the curation rewards.