Winning=Cheating?

It seems a common occurrence that winning is often equated with cheating. Why would this be? Envy? Bad sportsmanship? Disgust? Any category you place it in, it seems that the days of appreciating your enemy's victory and learning from your mistakes may be long gone. Through past experiences, I have noticed that after a well played game instead of a pat on the back on good words, the winning team is often greeted with dirty looks, hushed comments, and angry glares.

What did we do wrong? Is using well executed tactics to overwhelm the opfor suddenly a bad thing?

No, I don't believe it is but it seems that the more successful teams are often viewed in a harsh light. To some the feelings of animosity that arise from these types of situations do not bother them. For many airsoft is a time to spend with buddies/teammates building camaraderie and being tacticool, paying little attention to the whims of others. To others hard feelings can sour even the best of airsoft experiences. Feelings of conflict and animosity between teams and forum patrons can have terrible repercussions in close knit airsoft communities . As for me, I enjoy being hated it suits me, but as many of you have probably learned already this is not always the case.

Bad sportsmanship seems to be the culprit a majority of the time, so the question is... can we overcome this hurdle? Most likely not, bad sportsmanship is created by the individual not the group. Though they can be addressed by an admin, moderator, teammate or captain, in the long run it is not up to them to rectify these issues.These feelings spreads like a disease in which permanent damage can be done to friendships, rivalries and communities. However, unlike many diseases there is no "perfect" cure  in which all hard feeling can me remedied. As it was created by the individual it needs to be addressed by them as well. Overcoming ones weaknesses is not an easy thing to do but the results of doing so can have may benefits throughout their team and community.

Any thoughts? Let me know!