I feel like a lot of people aren't really understanding what I'm trying to say, and on both sides. I personally do not (and I said this in the OP) have an issue with parsers the tool. I think it's an invaluable tool that can help you and your teammates progress steadily and efficiently in endgame content. I personally do not have access to one since I play on PS4 and am at the mercy of others. I don't have an issue with the analytical side of FFlogs either, nor with the site as a whole in all honesty.

My issue stems from the community and how they use it as a world wide competition to gauge everyone under the sun in a very tightly closed box that only a few people can fit into. If you are not in the consistent "orange" or "purple" ranges so many people have and want nothing to do with you. (Also as I stated in the OP, this applies to my personal experiences only and of my friends.) I've actually seen an individual who quit their static simply b/c they got a bad parse, the person who was parsing uploaded it and they left the static. Before they left they kept trying to sabotage the run so they could start the fight over. Even though the team cleared the fight easily w/o any incident other then the guy purposefully trying to wipe them. It wasn't enough for the person in question... this is my personal issue with FFLogs and the mentality of "PvE competition" that comes with it.

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(Yes its just another "FFlogs is evil = Parsers are evil = raiders, who use it, are evil" thread.)
Nice try, but if you actually read my OP, that is the FURTHEST from the truth...