Carl
or Varl
I was always under the impression that the EVs and sets we gave were a guideline and nothing more. So if someone wants to say "don't use Smogon's EVs" go ahead and let them. Just as with movesets and items, EVs should be made to fit the pokemon's purpose on the team. Since we obviously can't have a list of pokemon teams to hand out to every new user, we do the best we can by providing decent sets and EV spreads to fit those specific sets with a specific purpose in mind for that pokemon. As much as we are the premier battling website, the analyses and everything in them are clearly intended for the beginner/intermediate battler so we should emphasize that fact when people bitch about details like this. They're only a guideline to help people learn on their own and just because Smogon says this doesn't mean it has to be followed. It's our recommendation. If we suggest that user PokeDouche1337 unplug his internet connection, I doubt he'd do that.