Quote Originally Posted by Raistlin View Post
Says the person who has nitpicked this year's entire competition on a daily basis.

I don't consider completely dismissing a viable candidate beforehand to be a "triviality," which is a point neither of you actually bothered to address. Not only was I surprised the staff did that, but publicly admitting it shows a level of dismissal or cognitive dissonance that is... well, shocking.

If the whole contest is a waste and you've already chosen your favorite(s) (which is a conclusion I would have dismissed before your statement on Breine), then at least have the integrity to admit it rather than wasting a lot of people's time "jumping through hoops" and "stringing them along," which is something you said the staff should avoid.
Yeah you're reading way too much into this. So what if we chose the winner or the finalists beforehand? I'm not admitting that we did, but what difference overall would it make?

Let's just let this go and enjoy the rest of what Amanda has in store. Learn to pick your battles, man.