Personally, I don't care if someone goes to those extremes, or wants to cut an osage bow out of a stave with a bandsaw and finish it off with an electric sander, or prefers a bow with a machined aluminum riser cut out with a CNC machine. It will, however,bug me if one or the other wants to look down their nose at me due to my choice of equipment
Chad hit it dead on here. There were literally dozens of metal riser bows before the compound. Metal and other non wood bows actually go back 1000's of years.
Simple - non wheels (or OniedaEagle style) and its "traditional".
Frankly don't do not see why its even an issue.
Steve