Tact - noun \ˈtakt\
: the ability to do or say things without offending or upsetting other people
Not really a fan of getting involved in things like this, but good lord, this is ridiculous. I'm won't claim to really understand people, in fact I'm just about as socially awkward and introverted as they come, but how can things like this even happen? This transcends beyond simple boar-headedness and insensitivity, it's pure inability to respond civilly. From what I can gather, this whole thing could have been as simple as:
youngjake93: "Won, gg. Sorry to Randy / R Inanimate for having to take the win this way, but I have to go by the rules here, and I have to consider what's in my team's best interest."
R Inanimate: "Lost, gg, sorry team. I'm a little upset that I had to lose like that, but there's nothing that can be done."
Simple exchange: the players state for sake of record the status of the game, trades sentiments at the negative conclusion, and move on. No need for any further explanations, justifications of the outcome (whether they're meant for the community, the opponent, or even yourself), or flaming of any kind. Sure, it isn't the ideal situation, and I can only imagine one or more people are a bit salty afterwards, but trading passive-aggressive words over a Pokemon forum isn't going to do anything about that now; it's literally in everyone's best interest that both players just move on from the get-go, saves a ton of time on bandwagoning and other pointless bickering. I guess it probably isn't fair for me, a person that isn't exposed the pressure of playing in this tourney, to say this so casually, but I'm finding it really hard to believe that it's enough to make a little long-term thinking and proper etiquette too much to ask for. This isn't even fun drama, it's basically the equivalent of a playground disagreement, and I'd like to think we here at Smogon are one, maybe two steps above that.
You honestly have no idea how much I hate this soapbox bullshit, especially when things don't even directly affect me, but someone really had to do it :[