Before I begin, I just want to point out that this post isn't aimed specifically at you, Hood Dream, but you do fall into the group of people I'm about to talk about.
Having run Battling 101 myself for over a year, I can attest to the fact that people complaining that they've waited "long enough" for tutor gets very tiresome. Whether you meant to be rude or not is irrelevant, because this is probably the single most annoying type of post you can encounter here. The simple fact is the Battling 101 staff volunteer their time to help players who ask for it. They are not obliged in any way to do it at all - it's not as if it's a paying job.
One of the reasons I eventually stopped running Battling 101 personally was because I was sick and tired of people acting like the staff and myself owed them something. It wasn't the sole reason, of course, but it was definitely a factor. We don't owe you our time, we choose to give it to you. There's a huge difference - and in a lot of cases it's this what makes the system so rewarding for everyone involved. However, constantly being hounded by impatient onlookers really drains your motivation. I understand that you're excited, but it's not as if anyone is intentionally slowing the process down. It takes time to teach - how would you feel if you signed up and you were rushed through the basics and then sent on your way? It wouldn't really be worth any sort of wait on your part and it would really have just been a waste of time for both tutor and tutee.
It's not as if it's impossible to go out and learn this game for yourself. Make no mistake - tutoring is luxury. A very helpful luxury for a lot of people, but a luxury nonetheless. Tutors are a finite resource, and if they begin to lose their motivation to teach, Battling 101 activity will dry up and won't exist for the people that appreciate it so much (note, this post isn't directed to you people). At the core, the message behind this type of post is really "you're not donating enough of your free time to benefit me". At the core, this type of complaint is extremely selfish, and a great way to drain the motivation of everyone who makes Battling 101 what it is. Don't take it for granted.
Just a thought.
Lots of people Qing this FT, but read it from this perspective.
How many people on smogon would absolutely LOOOVEEE to be a mod? Well, that would encompass just about everyone here and their mom.
And the mods here are generally accepting the mods to be some of the greatest people ever, and I totally respect Blue Kirby for saying this.
But one thing kept striking me as I read this: sure, they aren't paid, but they're the mods. The mods and admins and even tutors are the people we look up to. In terms of the competitive Pokemon Community, we look to them for the latest and greatest advancements.
And in all honesty, they are probably just a person like you and me, donating their time to help Pokemon battlers out, as well as keep the community alive and running.
But, let's look at how many people are on Shoddy right now, as well as in the forums. THEY are as well giving up their time to keep the community running, as well as have some fun. There is undeniably something we all could be doing right now, other than this.
Let's look at some battlers in particular, I'm not going to say names, but particular shoddyers and smogoners help new players very far beyond what mods do. If you ask a question on shoddy chat, or IRC, I can guarantee you the first people that will answer won't be mods. The players give a lot of their time as well.
So when I hear an admin or mod say "Well, I'm really busy and I feel like you guys are being selfish because I don't have the time to do something I said I would", well, that disturbs me. Especially when there are solutions: get more tutors, if that means doing it by CRE and asking those people, take what measures need to be taken.
Im not in line to be tutored, nor would i really care to be, but I was kind of frustrated at this message posted by Blue Kirby. Think about it: if the leadership is gonna volunteer their time "for us" and then not do things "for us" that many people would gladly do (I mean really, I know TONS of people who would love to be tutors), well, perhaps the demand for more leadership is greater than they would like you to believe.