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cycle, yep on Sandra. She has always been one of my favorite winners because she didn't take crap and changed her strategy several times. Some thought her strategy of "I'll sell my vote to whatever faction gets me farther in the game" as weak game play, but when you're not in a secure, strong alliance that strategy is by far the soundest possible. For one thing, it maximizes your chances of not being voted out - which should be kind of high on everyone's strategy list. She was also assertive (like in the store) and had her bitch moments, akin to RH and the clothing, when she poured out some food. I do get the sense that she wasn't a fan favorite (in a season with PPP Rubert and NNN Fairplay it was tough to make much of an impact), but nevertheless I liked her.

To the newbs who come with their drive by critiques of players, welcome. To the newbs who criticize people for "hostility" because we think edgic is perfect, the biggest LOL imaginable. Such statements are so silly on their face that it reflects rather poorly on your powers of reading. Check prior season threads, notably the conversations that take place after the finales. We get into a self-criticism funk that would make a Maoist proud. We review just about every aspect of edgic every season, dismissing some concepts as less t han important, raising others. MOR Differential and Complex Tribe are two that are still debated constantly. Type 2 winner is brand new, and still being discussed regularly, to actually try and figure out the Bob/Danni winner from all the noise. And the discussions about Merge Episode are terrific. Edgic IMO will never be perfected (heresy! scep thinks edgic isn't perfect!) but can be improved. Trying to improve edgic in the middle of a season is so fraught with difficulties, however - because changes should be based on finding the winner, and right now we don't know who wins!

For instance, let's say that "Merge must be good" or some variation on that is decided - right now - to be part of edgic. Okay, but what if Mick wins? Was edgic wrong? There is absolutely nothing wrong with believing merge is important, showing your arguments, and wecloming critiques of your arguments (a al chapera), but chapera never says that edgic must be changed NOW. She (or is it he? - I suck at figuring out sexes here) is saying, "Guys, better look out - this could be a bad mark against Mick, (or a bad mick against Mark...)", and she (he) is right. It very well could be. Or not. How much importance does merge make in the great scheme of things? Is merge as important as we all think it is, basically because it's such a dramatic turning point in game play? Or does an analysis of past merge winner ratings make you go, "Whoa... wait a sec..." As of now, we don't know which is right, because we don't know who wins. Is it a caution flag? Sure, but to me the weak 3 eps are a bigger warning flag for Natalie, the enormous rating of RH is a warning sign, and Jaison's N tone for a while was also a warning sign. Every winner has warning signs. The trick is to identify a "fake" warning sign from a deal-breaker.

One thing I won't do, and none of the regulars here appear to be doing it, is to try and modify edgic just to fit our own personal preference for a winner. And to newbs with absolutely no background in edgic who come in here bashing edgic and praising one player, that sounds exactly what you're trying to do. No offense.

Also too many newbs (and like others, I've noticed what appears to be some sock-puppetry among several newbs) come here, flail Mick and edgic, and then say nothing. Sorry, but you gotta do better than that to make an impression with me. Post-season, sure. Make your case like chapera does and you'll be listened to. To the sock puppets - if you do post here or elsewhere under a different name, isn't this just a little coy on your part, to create a new moniker, come here pretending to be a newb, and do your drive-by bashing?