Hmm... yeah what happened to the good old days when smashboards was a place for competitive or serious smashers? I mean seriously, when I joined I had nothing but respect for the people who had mastery over the technical aspects of Melee... a mastery I knew nothing about until I read about it on smashboards, and slowly learned it over time. (Well, much of it, there's always more to learn.)
I guess maybe I've always been a competitive player, even when I was still all scrubby and didn't know much about the game, but the point is, there didn't used to be so much hate flying around. If you're new, respect the people who know what they're doing. Just because there's a crazy number of new people, doesn't mean that they suddenly control everything, and we have to do things their way.
What's this about SMYN practically bending over backwards to cater to the "casual player." That's fine, be nice and include them if you will... but people, you if you are spending time on a website for a fighting video game, that means you are either "hardcore," or wasting your time. Don't expect people to dumb down their vocabulary for you. Read up on stuff... learn. Ask for help if you need it.
Anyway, I agree with some of the stuff Youko and SamuraiPanda were saying about this subject. It's ridiculous. None of the negativity against n00bs that I've seen, has been unprovoked. It's like a bunch of Nsiders have invaded smashboards. I don't really care if you think I'm being Elitist, because you're wrong. I'm just angry at stupid people. (If you're offended by that, than you know my accusations are correct.)
Oh, well... I guess there will always be annoying n00bs to impede progressive discussion. Poor, poor people who want to learn how to be awesome at smash... they will have to burrow through many layers of rock before they strike gold.
BTW, Youko and SamuraiPanda, I'm one of those people you accused of being a silent listener, and you have my apologies. I think the show is great. I really liked how the show was before the change, but you won't find me crying about the new format. It's fine, and I understand how any creative project takes a lot more time and energy than it seems. So... keep it up! And you know how some casuals have been requesting you make it casual friendly? Well, is it OK if I request that you make it "competitive friendly" instead? Ha no, you do a decent job at balancing it, but of course I would like your undiluted opinions to weigh in a little more. I'll probably send a question or topic your way sometime too.
Peace.