Is Smogon Really That Bad?

LynjaBear wrote:Even with all of the emnity for Smogon swirling about, I have a respect for smogon and what it does. I’m not a Smogon member myself, and never intend on joining, but I do think that the critisicm and poor opinions of the site is overblown. Organizing pokemon into tiers is no small task, and one of the primary reasons why Smogon is so well-accepted and well-known is because of the general correctness of the tiers. Other organizations such as PO make tiers as well, though most aren’t well known because the tiers they create are not as effective. If Smogon really did make “stupid decisions” why would people follow them? If you don’t like a ban or a certain rule, do you question the validity of it or the test that made the rule exist?

Smogon isn’t banning things out of randomness; they test everything before they ban or unban something. I myself don’t agree with all of their judgements, but they do a lot of thinking before they make a decision, and no one is perfect. Those on the site you so vehemently despise are among the best pokemon minds, and I don’t think it is right to despise and mock Smogoners, especially if you yourself could not do a better job. How many of you could create tiers and movesets for hundereds of pokemon and never make a wrong? I know that I couldn’t. Think before you bash. Smogon may not be perfect, but it is doing the best job it can.