I've been in melee parties and buffed them well, with no complaints.
It is the opposite you need to look for. Complaints about buffs they aren't getting. I rarely ever hear anyone ask for buffs when I play SMN. They simply think the job doesn't have any useful ones.

I've been in melee parties and not buffed them, with no complaints. SMN is viewed as that odd job that nobody cares what it does, as long as it doesn't lagg the screen or feed TP.