I don’t feel that the point here is the fact that he put a small dent in the rating of the article, because as we have all agreed upon, it is probably not going to affect the outcome of the contest.

The issue at stake is the fact that he rated the article not at all on the content of the article, but purely based (if my reading of previous posts is correct) on the fact that he did not want the article to surpass FM’s in rating which he believed to be superior. The reason i feel that this is a poor system of rating is that it disregards fair criteria for sizing up the article for a rating. I understand the fact that he felt the article was inferior to FM’s, and I definately believe that he is entirely entitled to his opinion. However I feel if he did not want the article to be better rated than FM’s I think he should have simply refrained from voting and voiced his opinion. I think that would have been sufficient and more professional. I just don’t think it is fair to anyone who considers writing articles to show that their articles will not be rated purely on their content and each individual’s opinion of that content, but on outside factors and the competition.

That said, I am simply stating the reason I don’t like this behavior, I still am glad that Nbarden is on CC boards and that he participates, and he is fully within his power to choose his own course of action unless Cobra intervenes. This is just my view on the matter.