User blog comment:BIA-Kaboose/The Sheep are Everywhere/@comment-15244341-20130917224751

Metasheep is an ugly and overused term. Sometimes they are "we don't want a person of unknown skill picking a champion in a role the champion wasn't designed to work at" sheep. Which are a good kind of sheep. I cannot fathom any way a competent player will have any sort of problem with Heimerdinger tank, unles his o her playing skills are hideously bad. Because, surprise, Heimerdinger has absolutely no tank steroids, the lowest armor in the game at level 18 and a shitty health pool. And no MR per level. Also, he is no initiatior, nor peeler so the tank build just makes killing him in lane hard and his teamfight presence as shitty as it can get.

So no, people reactions to picks whose kits make no real sense in a given position are justified, whether you like it or not. Unless you have some sort of proof that backs your success with the unusual pick (such as lolking matchup history) people are expected to tell you not to pick a stupid pick. So if you like picking any champion in a weird position, go ahead and do so, but expect this to happen. Also, top lane Sona is Riven, Darius, Zed, Renekton feed. Because being squishy and not mobile at the same time at top lane is utterly suicidal.

Also, ignore them, win your lane and be good and teamfights and you will shut them up. I sincerely don't get why people still complain about someone who has no idea about how to play your champion calling you on a weird pick. Ignore them, really. Growing a thick skin is literally the first thing you have to do in LoL.

BTW: Bear puns are the best puns. Brownie points to you.