February 18, 2002, 02:10
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President of the OT
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Originally posted by DinoDoc
b) The solution to vote swapping is to ban the judge(s) for life from the sport
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not to award medals to who ever won the crowd over to thier side, a la gladiatorial combat.
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Why should they not receive Gold Medals when the biased judge's vote was thrown out? 
Can you PLEASE explain to me the logic in NOT handing out another gold medal when the final vote tally was 4-4?
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February 18, 2002, 02:12
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Deity
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Ming: At least on the point of him being a DL... he's clean
I'll be hurt if you actually had to check on that point. 
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I'm hurt too
My DL's post much better than Dinodoc 
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February 18, 2002, 02:12
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Retired
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I'll be hurt if you actually had to check on that point.
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Don't worry, I didn't even look... you were checked out a LONG time ago 
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February 18, 2002, 02:18
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I'd like to take the opportunity to admit that all Canadian posters here are my DLs. Actually, I'm the only Canadian anywhere; I've been bullshitting the existence of 30 000 000 people cuz I like the elbow-room afforded by this arrangement.
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February 18, 2002, 02:18
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Bow down to the Horse!
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Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
My DL's post much better than Dinodoc
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That hurts, AH. It really hurts.
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February 18, 2002, 02:20
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President of the OT
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I actually live in Argentina, I'm not really Canadian.
My DL comes here every now and then.
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February 18, 2002, 02:21
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Re: Bow down to the Horse!
Aww....
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That hurts, AH. It really hurts.
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Don't feel so bad - my DL's are all top drawer like me 
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February 18, 2002, 12:46
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Hey Wiggy---
Do you prefer this picture?
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February 18, 2002, 13:24
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Just another peon
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Originally posted by Asher
Why should they not receive Gold Medals when the biased judge's vote was thrown out?
Can you PLEASE explain to me the logic in NOT handing out another gold medal when the final vote tally was 4-4?
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Actually you could look at it another way. If they disqualified that judge and included the substitute judges score in her place. The Canadians would have won 5-4.
Yes, this type of thing has happened way too much in the past, but it's time to do something about it.
Yes the American press (and the announcers) blew this way out of proportion, which didn't thrill me too much. Imagine if it had been an American pair.
I don't know what would have happened if the circumstances had been reversed, but I doubt it would have been the same.
I do find the final results, (both getting gold) keeping in the sense of fairness.
Finally I don't blame any of the skaters, just the corrupt system of judging.
And tough luck on the short track, but that's part of the sport. It didn't really create any uproar except as a missed opportunity for gold. Go Australia. When the strategy works, keep using it.
RAH
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February 18, 2002, 19:24
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Meep! Meep! Meep!
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Do you prefer this picture?
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Please (once and for all) explain how exactly I'm in any way similar to a muppet that doesn't leave home without medical coverage or a small bottle of Maple Syrup drowning without mercy the head of the aforementioned muppet...Thanks.
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