Stranger Danger actually called me and explained what happened in his playoff match to me. I'm sorry to hear that.
I started off as the head Referee of the ladder, and tried my hardest to keep peace and hackers from ruining the ladder. However, I came to the same conclusion that Zerowing did, and left Gamebattles for WiFi Wars.
A few differences between Gamebattles and WiFi Wars:
1. The admins at WiFi Wars seem like actual people. You can talk to them on AIM, PM them, and E-Mail them, and you will get a reply that's well written, and your points clearly acknowledged.
2.The admins at WiFi Wars know about competitive Pokemon, and they care about what happens at WiFi Wars. Both of these aspects combined, the ladder will prove to be successful and enjoyable.
I will say though, although I dislike the way Gamebattles is run, Zerowing, you are not part of the solution. Back when I worked for Gamebattles, you became referee and I got many, many complaints about how you didn't do your job well, or even at all sometimes. If I recall correctly, you never participated in nearly any matches, and disappeared from GB like, a quarter of the way through the season. In order for a ladder to actually be successful, people need to participate. Obviously, you're more civil and a more respectable battler/person than most of the participants on the Gamebattles ladder now. You can't expect a ladder to be respectful and well run if the only people that play are people with a 5th grade reading level. Also, even after I left Gamebattles I received countless IM's from people who were cheated just like you were. I recommended them to you, since you were the referee at the time, and gave them your GB screen name. You were never on that screename, resulting in people being left cheated, just as you were.
You can't really call something "a bunch of shit" if you weren't helping in anyway. Don't get me wrong, I don't dislike you or anything, because I barely know you. I just don't think you're justified to rip on Gamebattles when you were part of the problem.