[DaveO'B365]

this has been an interesting read here... i know i'm a little late here, but i think a lot of good points were made. i would have to agree that fixing is wrong, although there is absolutely no way to prove it, unless someone admits to it. some people are gung-ho against it, and some people agree with it, if you agree with it, i don't see the issue with admission, unless you don't think it's really kosher, in which case i would consider that not really agreeing with it. where there's fixing, there's going to be some back-stabbing, and that isn't the spirit of first. the way you can adjust the score, which i didn't see anywhere is "your score + the loser's" that would eliminate any sort of backstabbing, and i think there's nothing wrong with that style of scoring. there would be no benefit of blowing someone away vs. winning by a little, and both teams benefit. fixing is wrong, i've suspected it in the past, but we should end the discussion about certain regionals and teams and matches. just state your opinion, your solution, or if you think it's ok. otherwise, there is really no point in making accusations. and if you're not making an accusation or stating your opinion, there's no reason to post. i may be 'beating a dead horse' here, but i figured i'd try to help out :-p