I have to say the smog is a great idea... smogon is pretty much my "go to when bored" website, so the new articles and especially the pokemon of the (bimonth?) is a great idea to keep people interested and coming back. Even though at this point I know and have played most of the people who write, it's still cool to read new opinions from some of the best players around. Kudos the the staff of the smog!
P.S. X-Act, don't worry about those afraid of your article... as someone who didn't read it, I say keep on keeping on. Perhaps the best example I can point to is the Nintendo Wii... they've been making incredible sales for a while making crappy "casual" games, but lately their sales are drying up, and fast (ps3 is outselling them in Japan. Why? Without making games that appeal to gamers, the hype about their system has dropped to nearly 0, so their sales are quickly drying up. I think (hope) this relates to all of you writing the Smog. Write the articles as high brow (for pokemon, lol) as you want, as "laypeople" will surely be attracted to the site that people who "know what they're talking about" like to post on.
P.P.S. Also, math stuff interests me, even if the particular article this issue didn't...seriously keep it up!