Although there's way more examples of Slap going from loving to disliking pros (Kenny Anderson, Johan, Jarne, etc), who can you recall that "earned their props" on the forum over the years? Sheckler was the laughing stock of the boards for a while (the "Shecky-Poo era"), and it seemed like the forum all started liking him at the same time. Birdman's definetely fluctuated with Slap popularity over the years (the recent eyebrow-gate may have dropped him a bit of respect by some). Dylan also caught a lot of flack on the boards for fake style and clothing choices/modeling around the time his Gravis part dropped, but is a certified Slap favorite now. Raybourne in his 1031 era was definetely dissed too. Not that he was particularly hated, but the "Flip kids" in general were pretty commonly dissed and now Louie is a top-tier, respected pro. Anyone else come to mind?