The author seems to write from a place separate from the community only observing it casually through perhaps Twitter and reddit. The abuse issues, while melee was not immune was primarily directed towards ultimate creators and seems to be blaming the communities disproportionately. Also, had this writer been more engaged, they would see that all of those with accusations have been banned from all major tournaments and that many if not most local scenes have set up accountability measures to combat abuse within the communities. What the writer does not understand is the diffuse and disconnected nature of the community prevents this heavy level of institutional accountability and reparations that only a /nintendo allowed circuit/ would have had the ability to do. Not to say that the problems don't exist but the author ignores the measures that have been taken. Also, to the other commenters, while nintendo is in their right, emulators are legal in the US and have fueled nearly all retro game preservation and speedrunning due to lack of developer initiative to do so.
@ZanderShepherd I'm sorry this has been your experience. I've been to plenty of locals and it had been one of the most welcoming communities I've interacted with, both melee and ultimate/s4
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Re: Back Page: An Interview With Luigi, The Late Mario's Brother And Business Partner
@Tasuki it's for fun, and that's what the category is
Re: Soapbox: If The Smash Community Wants To #SaveSmash, It Needs To Start From Within
The author seems to write from a place separate from the community only observing it casually through perhaps Twitter and reddit. The abuse issues, while melee was not immune was primarily directed towards ultimate creators and seems to be blaming the communities disproportionately. Also, had this writer been more engaged, they would see that all of those with accusations have been banned from all major tournaments and that many if not most local scenes have set up accountability measures to combat abuse within the communities. What the writer does not understand is the diffuse and disconnected nature of the community prevents this heavy level of institutional accountability and reparations that only a /nintendo allowed circuit/ would have had the ability to do. Not to say that the problems don't exist but the author ignores the measures that have been taken. Also, to the other commenters, while nintendo is in their right, emulators are legal in the US and have fueled nearly all retro game preservation and speedrunning due to lack of developer initiative to do so.
Re: Soapbox: If The Smash Community Wants To #SaveSmash, It Needs To Start From Within
@ZanderShepherd I'm sorry this has been your experience. I've been to plenty of locals and it had been one of the most welcoming communities I've interacted with, both melee and ultimate/s4
Re: Soapbox: If The Smash Community Wants To #SaveSmash, It Needs To Start From Within
@ParasolStars yup pretty much what the author isn't getting