I think it's more than safe to assume that people like to complain about anything that presents a greater challenge than they expect.
Goomphy - I agree 100% with what you're saying. I have tried for the last few months to get that message across to others in this bracket, and I have been met with insults and accusations of trolling. In my eyes, there is no room for hate in this game. It does not breed compliance and it certainly does not breed a better community for everyone.
There are people here in this community that will flat out quit playing if the general consensus is to treat others poorly based on class choice, you're not the only person that has chosen not to play the bracket because of it.
Everyone else - How many people do you guys think have decided not to play this bracket because of the hate/negativity towards others in general? If there are ~40 people actively playing on any given night, just one person deciding not to queue makes up 4% of the community. If we're talking about someone new, that's 4% growth we won't see.
I assume that everyone in this bracket is here because they want the community to exist, to prosper, and games to happen with increasing quality and frequency. These things all take growth within the bracket to accomplish, and you're not going to have positive growth while negative behaviors and attitudes persist.
It's true that some people will be douche bags despite how nice you are to them, and in those rare cases being nice isn't the correct solution. However, you need to treat those on a case by case basis, and expect being nice the rest of the time to yield the positive results you want.
Look at Kow and Amy for example. Two players that showed up, brand new to the bracket, opting to roll healers. No one offered to give them pointers (in a positive manner) when they saw them performing inadequately. No one stopped to appreciate the fact that they were there and treat them with the respect and dignity that everyone deserves.
So what happened? The negativity ensued from many people, Kow and Amy went on the defensive, and instead of taking their ball and going home, they stuck around just to retaliate out of spite. I'm not saying their actions were appropriate, but I won't say that the people who provoked them didn't deserve it.
If we had just treated them with respect and dignity to begin with, we could have avoided the whole thing.