Why am I not surprised?
I may have my own gripes with the Brawl community, but that guy seems to have it much worse. Almost every time I see him post, or the few times I come to SWF, he's always complaining about the community. Whether that's the Brawl community, or the Zelda's community. Sure, our community is dead, a lot of us are too lazy to do anything, and a handful of us quit Brawl. But that's just how it is. Most people will get bored of Brawl one day, and will gradually stop contributing to the community. That's been happening already for quite awhile. Either he just accepts that in two ways; he can help contribute with other people who are looking to do the same thing, or he can just do nothing and enjoy the game when the mood comes.
I'm sure there is more to him leaving, and I'll respect him for that. I myself have been mentally struggling on whether or not to leave this community. As for him being a TO that's making him quit, I cannot relate to that. However I can say that our old Texas TO, Xyro, had to put up with stuff like this too, and he's done this for years. He has a family and a life, and last year he hosted his last tournament. He was ready to move on.
If you're in a community consisting of mostly male teenagers, you can't be expecting royal treatment. Even if you are a Zelda main.
Well, hope it works out for the best for him. I will nevertheless, remain unsurprised, even if he does decide to come back.