If a snipe is what it takes to get a scanlator's ass in gear then that's what it takes. There are too many that just sit on a series forever, never working on it, then complain when they get sniped. It's like they think dropping a series that they don't have the time or passion for loses them something. People are too polite. Sniping should happen more frequently in cases where regular release schedules essentially don't exist, it ensures that scanlation groups don't grow too huge to maintain their own work and improves release speed. Getting sniped should be a message that you're taking on too much work, not some weeb-cred diss bullshit.