How so? He used a lot of exaggerated statistics and erroneous subjective appeal to emotion. Not that anti bans argument was perfect either, I find both sides very flawed because the people making both arguments are conceited and will say anything to get their own way, not many honest people on either side.
I agree with this. The whole post, including the Anti-Ban write-up.
1. OK so basically we, the community, are leaving this decision up to 50-60 people. How many people are active in this community? Let's say anywhere from 7,000 to 10,000. Probably less, but it's just an estimate. Either way, those 50-60 people are less than 1%. So we, the community, 99.9% of the community (the rest being SBR) only get 10% of this vote. This poll is trivial. Why don't you people get this?
Making alt's doesn't do anything! Getting all your friends to vote doesn't do anything! Essentially, the future of the community rests in the hands of 50-60 people. I hope all of you know this.
I'll give you something to think about:
The SBR consists of people who are either
a.) the best players of their regions and in general
b.) TOs who have hosted big and/or regular events
c.) generally knowledgeable people who have dedicated their time into researching Brawl and know how to discuss it properly
d.) any combination of the above
The SBR is not just some random people. They're not circle-jerkers either.
The members of the SBR have proven themselves to be important enough for the community to have a say in deciding rulesets and projects (e.g. the tierlist).
I do not see how these people would hurt the community in any way if they decided what's best for competitive play, considering they are
the best persons to ask about it.
What you are implying is that the SBR is just 100 people picked up randomly from the street and put in front of a computer. That we have no idea what we're talking about, that we have no idea about the community, tournaments or anything else.
Basically, you say we're scrubs for not banning Meta Knight.
Also, as an explanation:
The first 3 polls were not to decide whether Meta Knight should be banned directly, they were more meant to see what the community thinks, where they stand. A 5% majority doesn't make it a clear "Yes, we want him banned", because 5% is extremely little.
If the community really wanted Meta Knight to be definitely banned, the majority wouldn't be 5% only. Can't you grasp the idea that the Pro-Ban side is pretty much the same size as the Anti-Ban side, and that saying 5% majority being a clear victory for the Pro-Ban side in a vote is wrong?
If the vote was not rigged in the SBR i might consider following its decision.
Xyro, seriously. STFU. You can make your idiotic conspiracies in the SBR where it's just annoying, but carrying them outside is seriously the dumbest thing you've ever done.