The thread got closed while I was typing, but this is what I was going to write in response to WayneBruce's last post:
Dude, you joined the forums like a month ago. Chill out. He didn't accept advice in the past that well, sure--but he wants to change that. Don't you realize that whether or not you accept him basically determines whether or not he changes? Think about it: If you reject him now, he goes back to being the same Ruby, except maybe a bit more depressed. But if you accept him, while still encouraging him to change, he not only changes for the better and will probably grow as a player in the future--but will also make some very necessary progress just merely as a human being.
I can relate, honestly. I've been through a heck of a lot in my life, and after becoming a Christian needed to become a completely different person. But no matter how much I changed and tried to be a better person--I was always rejected in the church. Even now there aren't many people who are really my friends there. I wanted desperately to break out of my shell, but it was hard after having to do so much to even change morally, let alone personally. No one was really willing to help me work through all that. Finally I became friends with one of the brothers in our church, Eduardo, who was converted about nine months ago. He and I clicked instantly, and he saw the needs that I had, and beneath all those, that there was a lot that I had to offer as a human being to the church. Through a lot of the time he's given up for me, he's helped change me a lot. He sees me as probably one of the most righteous people our age--his only hesitation in saying the most is that he doesn't know everyone. Likewise, he sees that I've got a heck of a lot to offer in the way of wisdom and insight. But despite all that, I don't function socially that well in the church (outside the church I can function really well, oddly enough), due to being rejected for such a long time, and he's committed to helping me work through that despite its difficulties.
I think Ruby is very much the same way. He's obviously a very intelligent guy. I think there's a lot he has to offer to the smash community both personally and in the metagame. But he won't be able to do that if you guys keep shoving him away, or at best basically telling him to suck it up and get over it. Like that's going to help someone in his situation? You've been telling him that in all his threads. If there's no progress, you try a different approach. Stupidity can be best shown when you try the same thing multiple times and expect different results. You see, the thing is that he's never going to get past this until someone stops and just cares about him. Not just as a player, but as a person. He definitely has a ton to offer, and you guys need to realize that. But even if he didn't, he's still a human being, and deserves to be loved and appreciated if for only that fact alone.