That's my point. I'd say it all depends on the kind of hostility from the (semi-)pro and the skin thickness of the potential tournament player. I for myself think that the likes of IdleMind do a great job in attracting an audience - an audience that wants to go offline and just needs a little push in that direction, using drastic rhetoric. But as easy as it is to hate some of the tourney players for their guts (thus making you want to kick their butts), it's as easy to be scared away because these guts look like elitarism. I had a hard time understanding that, but I'm certain that behavior's just to fend off players who aren't ready for competition. That's fine despite its harshness, but I think this is what discourages highly sensitive players.
Remember some articles back when I expressed my utmost appreciation for you as a role model and as a friend, and you were touched by it?
Dude, I knew. It's that unspoken bond, man.