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what the actual fuck? half of you people are baiting hard and the other half are retards
smogon is a system of tiers and bans on a horridly unbalanced game (for singles, at least), each of said bans and tiers being decided by a democratic system of tests and voting by the players themselves
they do not "force" anything, only autists will try to, and there are autists for everything. if you don't like it, you're free to participate in the threads, ladder to be able to vote, etc. or you can try any of the other options for competitive battling, such as battle spot or vgc
if you find yourself disagreeing with any decisions they've made over the years, you're not alone. just as you can't be happy with every president elected, it's just the nature of democracy. however, there's not many viable alternatives, so don't be a bitch baby about it and move on