Things with SmashChu have gone sour in recent years, but I do think that it's not very polite to portray him in a bad light during times when he acted respectively (or at least as respective as the rest of us were in all fairness).
Considering how he basically tried to say we're all crazy, became a megalomaniac, and threw temper tantrums, he reaped the rewards of his work. Still, I harbor no ill-will towards him. I'm just not afraid to call roses red, violets blue, and tell SmashChu that he was wrong, and that he was being stupid, too.
To be fair this hasn't changed and probably never will. On the bright side though, many of us have matured to the point were we realize our opinions are subjective not objective.
Even back in the pre-Brawl days we'd bring up movesets and stuff. Now people are too lazy to do that. That is why the character boards are largely just giant fan clubs now, instead of talking actual gameplay, movesets, playstyles, and all that jazz.
If you want proof of that, look at Wiseguy's thread; it's filled with him, myself, thethirdkoopa, Homelessvagrant, samusrules, and others talking about how characters would play and merits for their inclusion (as well as "main character status") instead of "oh, well your idea sucks," "muh reluvuncy," and "newness" as arguments. That's the one area where Smash Boards conversations in future Smash games has devolved instead of moved forward. It's a ripe time to change that.
Well given the time you said it, Mega Man technically wasn't...
But I was right, like I usually am, and SmashChu was wrong, which he usually is.
Still it was really annoying the other day with Ridley and all the people (especially on Gamefaqs) acting like they're in the right for not getting their hopes up.
I still don't see Ridley NOT being playable, unless Sakurai truly lost his touch, which Mega Man, the Villager, and the Wii Fit Trainer seem to say otherwise.
If we are choosing characters based on popularity, I think that makes bidoof a shoe in.
In regards to Pokémon=??? Yes. In regards to Pokémon people want to play as in Smash=??? No.