Wow, Brawl sounds like the Star Wars prequels to some people based on what you're telling me. To some people, the prequel trilogy ruined the original trilogy. For me, it just made me like the original trilogy all the more. The same thing goes with (competitive) Brawl. It just makes me love (competitive) Smash 64 and Melee more.
Although I think comparing the Brawl to the Star Wars prequel trilogy is a little unfair beyond this simple comparison. Brawl is an enjoyable game and has competitive depth. The Star Wars prequel trilogy has no depth at anything ever, and is nothing short of an abomination.
You mean Street Fighter=???
Also, the Melee competitive community is pretty cool, along with the whole Smash Bros. community. Just because we hate on Brawl doesn't mean we hate on Brawl players. There is a huge difference between the two.