For those of us who didn't make the BBR Cut today

[DeLux]

First off, I want to congratulate the people that made it in. Most of you that I was rooting for I've already personally talked to, but if I missed you, hopefully I get around to talking to you like I should. If you happen to stumble upon this note, you can go ahead and stop reading at this point, because the rest doesn't really apply to you.

Many of you that I was rooting for also had the circumstance that they did not get accepted. I actually happened to fall into this category. I applied and did not make it. Unlike most of the rejected, my immediate response isn't to discredit the validity of the BBR as an institution ("the BBR is ********" has probably been the most common response to rejection even if it is or isn't warranted). I'm more inclined to take it as an opportunity to reexamine my viability as a candidate.

I'm reminded of the following passage from one of my favorite books:

As if nothing had changed overnight, the warrior takes another wrong step and dives once again into the abyss. Ghosts provoke him, loneliness torments him. Now that he is more aware of his acts, he did not think this would happen.
But it did. Shrouded by darkness, he talks to his Master.
"Master, I fell again into the abyss ", he says.” The waters are deep and dark".
"Remember something ", responds the master. "What drowns is not the dive, but the fact of staying under water ".
The warrior uses his remaining strength to get out of the situation he is in.

TLDR - "Keep your head up. Keep on swimming."

So I'll take the rejection in stride. I'll increase my efforts of being a viable candidate.

I've already made extensive contributions to the IC Meta-game. I'll discover more through my work in leading the Smash Lab.
I've planned to host a regional tourney. I'll make it bigger and better and more hype than any other tournament out there.
My placings are mediocre. I'll become the best and start winning.

At some point along the way, by improving myself, it'll go a long way towards improving people's perceptions towards me. At some point, if I earn the accomplishments, the reputation will follow.

I hope you take the shortcomings the same way. Instead of seeing it as a reason to become bitter and to withdraw from the community, perhaps this is your calling to help strengthen it. You have to believe you'll get there some day (otherwise you wouldn't have applied in the first place). And when our time comes, and our merit and achievement grant us access to the elite group of the boards, we'll have pulled through this together. We just have to
Keep Chasing It,
DeLux

 

[Divinokage]

Heh, you actually used a quote from the Warrior of the Light? I read that book a lot of times, it's pretty interesting. However, the warrior's road is difficult.. but it seems like you are doing well right now. Also your sig... This is what it takes to create miracles however you have to become exceptionally strong if you want the light to get passed on to the other. So, you have to keep going and surpass everyone in this case, make sure you understand why you are failing though. =)

If you need some warrior advice, I'm here. =P

 

[Teran]

Lol I got booted for inactivity.

 

[MetalMusicMan]

Lol I got booted for inactivity.

I'll never let go, Teran. I'll never let go.

 

[Zankoku]

Lol I got booted for inactivity.

Now why would you go and do something like that?

 

[Teran]

Well the irony is I didn't really do anything.

Literally, that was the point.

Smart smart Teran gets 50 points.

Also because I shelved Smash for a short while so I could party hard and pass exams.

 

[Lore]

Waut, Teran played Smash? News to me.

Oh, and nice read, OP.

 

[Browny]

Unlike most of the rejected, my immediate response isn't to discredit the validity of the BBR as an institution ("the BBR is ********" has probably been the most common response to rejection even if it is or isn't warranted). I'm more inclined to take it as an opportunity to reexamine my viability as a candidate.

Wow. Clearly the point of this blog is you trying to show that you are not an elitist and that you are humble in your rejection etc, but you do a complete reversal with the bolded statement.

Might I suggest that unless you can prove it, dont speak for other people in an attempt to put yourself above them. It doesnt look good.

 

[DeLux]

I thought it was better left in terms of generalities instead of saying, "Every single person that I was rooting for that got rejected all said a version of, 'F the BBR, they are dumb." As stated in the first sentence of the paragraph, I was expressing the idea in the context of the people who I was rooting for. Who I spoke to. On skype.

So yeah, out of context, I can see what you're saying. But for the most part, I will respectfully disagree.

But I didn't say, "You guys are wrong to think that and are just bitter." There was no external judgment on my part. I can only control what I think and do. It's not about "being better" than someone else because all of these people I hold in high regard. I'd gladly trade places with most of them in terms of overall community respect.

However, asking for more out of someone is not some sort of form of disrespect as you're trying to spin it. In my opinion, it's one of the highest forms of respect someone can give.

It's not even about being humble in rejection and being non elitist. I could give a crap about being humble. I'm about as pretentious as it comes admittedly. It's more about reminding some of them why they wanted to be in the BBR at the core. Sometimes what one is really after gets lost along the way, especially when there are obstacles. I'm just trying to remind myself (and in doing so, remind others) what they originally aspired to be before the obstacles came.

 

[Laem]

Who carez about that BBR dzzzt
no really
i mean ShadowLink is in there, possibly the greatest moron of these boards.

 

[~ Gheb ~]

Who carez about that BBR dzzzt
no really
i mean ShadowLink is in there, possibly the greatest moron of these boards.

 

[Budget Player Cadet_]

To be fair, I made my "the BBR is bull****" post before registrations had finished... In fact, about the day that they started.

 

[#HBC | Red Ryu]

I just want to help the boards and BBR out, nothing more or nothing less.

 

[RATED]

lol I would never understand the whole "OMG I want to be in the BBR" even if one of my best friends used or is since he's not being active on the boards cuz he went to a bootcamp( Kewkky). Maybe Smashers have different goals when it comes to smashing but IMO when the 100% started to play the game competitively they wanted to be the best or be one of the best. I don't see how being on the BBR can help anyone with that.

 

[Fuelbi]

I just want to be in the BBR (or any BR) just because it makes you look more important to the new people lol

 

[CT Chia]

This is a respectable blog

 

[Tesh]

People still want to be in the BBR even though they lost all their power? I like purple names too, but...

 

[Zajice]

The only reason I'd want into the BBR is for the purple name.

I also wouldn't mind being an admin/super moderator/wtfever to h4x myself a purple postbit.

I will get that purple postbit.

 

[Teran]

Only admins can hax the postbit. D:

Senators get them too because they can ask admins for them.

 

[Raziek]

Just my opinion, I wanted to get into the BBR to discuss the game competitively with competent players, and (since we handled it at the time), help shape the ruleset.

 

[rPSIvysaur]

Only admins can hax the postbit. D:

Senators get them too because they can ask admins for them.

I'm just so cool, I have hax'd postbit.
>inviting Teran to edit this post

 

[Teran]

rPSI, you are gay.

I had one before all you plebs had them, then everyone was like ooo omg and then the admins took them away from most people.

One day, one day, my glorious yellow will return.

 

[Spelt]

I'm gonna guess pleb is a europia term

 

[Teran]

I wouldn't say so, I'm pretty sure Frieza called the Saiyans plebeian scum in the Funimation dub so I guess Americans use the word pleb too.

 

[Spelt]

I've never heard it before and I watched dbz religiously, but maybe i'm just behind the times.
-insert cane and vietnam stories-

 

[Fuelbi]

Man I'd be so boss with a different colored post bit

 

[Lythium]

But still just as dense. <3