User blog comment:Nalyd Renrut/Countdown to 10,000 Season Two Week Four/@comment-1472567-20100821112843

I make this comment brief, but hopefully, the impact it makes is anything but.

For three weeks, users have edited to the best of their ability. For three weeks, users struggled to surpass their peers and meet their own personal goals. This is what makes Countdown both enjoyable and challenging. However, it’s time for me to put my foot down. I’ve reached my rope’s end.

Several times throughout the competition, users such as NegativeNoah666 have warned us competitors about the threat that is the Orange team. Throughout this season, there have been two common factors. The first? Every week, the Orange team is nominated. The second? Every week, the Orange team survives to “fight” another day. In no way am I trying to attack either of the members of the Orange team, or their “achievements” in the competition. Instead, I am trying to bring up a point that several competitors have turned a blind eye to. As the competition progresses, the field quickly becomes whittled down further and further, leaving only the best to survive. Instead of this, however, we’re keeping weaker teams. Why? To some, it seems a strategic move, until they find themselves in the bottom two, and are eliminated like the teams that they played a part of booting earlier. On an honor level, would you feel better losing to a team that actually put up a fight, or a team that is simply floating through the competition? I can honestly say that I’d prefer the former. For that reason, the Beige Team votes for Orange.

For any who believe that Orange can stay for just one more week and then you can boot them, remember… That extra week could end up costing you the win.