[Rick]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

Others have said a lot of what I would have, though not necessarily with the same tone. However, I want to repeat and/or emphasize a few things.



It's your preferred way, obviously. But in causing certain teams to progress past where they otherwise would have, I think you've diluted the experience. I for one do not believe in the platitude of "everyone's a winner".

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I disagree with "maximum participation" as a universal goal, and I strongly disagree with your presumption that you can tell a less competitive event how to run their alliance selections. I find it absurd that you would consider making "level of competitiveness" an explicit measure of event planning.

I could respond individually to the rest of your points, but it would not add anything to the discussion.

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