Where is all this hate in the community section? You added quotes about people hating him...granted I haven't been here long, but I haven't seen any mention of his dislike since I've been here. I don't dislike any of the main npcs on New Leaf. They all make the game interesting.
Lyle made me laugh the other day when he was talking about my home assessment and how his staff 'wouldn't shut up about all the dolls' then he was like, 'Oh, I mean good job!'
I think Digby is fine. I don't own HHD, but in New Leaf he really doesn't play too much of a big role in my game. I hardly use the HHA display area. Especially nowadays because I can never pick up someone's town data. Not many people play this game locally anymore.