I'm sorry, behemoth. That certainly wasn't my intention (to make you feel like that), and I really do apologize for it. All I was trying to do was address your specific concern, and if I said something in particular that offended you or made you feel ostracized, please let me know. That being said, sure, people will be disappointed when they lose to an item spawn (regardless of whether it was something like Twin and I are arguing about, or whether a player lost to skillful usage of an item). I do all the time. I lost a match to a Beam Sword spawn many a time playing competitively up in WA at DigiPen (yes, they had competitive furor in matches with items), and at first I felt a little 'peeved' at the concept... until I realized that I had agreed to the terms before the match and knew that losing to an item was a possibility. I learned that my disappointment was hypocritical of me, and I learned to stop taking it so personally when I lost to an expertly timed Star Rod shot or a well-placed Motion Sensor Bomb. Am I saying that everyone will feel like that? No, but over time I would expect people who consistently play competitive item matches will figure it out for themselves.
And, Twin... I don't see how you can say anyone absolutely can't do anything. That's great to hear that you want there to be item tournaments, but, as I said before, one person can't make the call here: it WILL end up a community decision between all of the people who play competitive item tournaments, and, if they (as it seems they have already, if my talks with people have any indication of) decide that a random, low-chance event like that is permissible, then that's their right to do so, and I think it's wrong that you're saying that it HAS to be any one way. I respect you're input and I'm glad you've been continuing this discussion, but I can't agree with that one particular caveat in your thinking. Ultimately, it's what the PEOPLE want that matters.
EDIT@ cup: Hey, don't worry about it; Twin is totally right. Any item discussion is welcome here, even if it's bringing up something we're not currently discussing. At any rate, we probably should switch gears for a little while; we've started arguing about personal beliefs, Twin and I, and it'd probably be best if we switched topic for a while so we don't personalize it too much. ^_^ ;