As you said yourself; FF section is a popularity forum. Being an excellent writer has nothing to do with your FF being a hit (even though that's usually a main given to succeed). FFs like Kuroi's deserved way more reputation than it got, but appearently it didn't catch the readers as much as it should have done. Writing a Naruto FF like mine isn't that complicated, and you don't have to have A + or 6 in writing to actually come up with something that some people finds interesting.
If I wrote a story similar to you, I would agree, but my FF is nothing like yours.
Firstly, you have a none-based one, while I have a Naruto based one, which make them complete different.
You have a diffrent writing style with the only thing similar is coloring names, which everyone with a FF like mine does, if they don't choose to write it in a novel type of way (like Nikkou for example, and partly you).
So the only thing I "ripped off" from you, would be to link people and put links in each chapter, which isn't really related to the FF itself. So what's the point of claiming that.
Actually, as i stated above, only I know who inspired and moved me to write, so you have no say in that matter, so in other words you're wrong by claiming you're the one who deserves the credit, and not "right as always" as you say.
If by linking people, which was inspired by you, is regarded as ass kissing, then you have done so yourself.