In the matter of Strip vs. hlbly (Law & Order... or... Judge Judy) the review committe has weighed in.
The films posted by Strip were determined to be "within the spirit of the tournament" (i.e. guns cold, co-alt merge, etc.) and that Stip won those duels as evidenced on film. The committee by a vote of 2-1 has determined that these duels should stand. The dissenting vote was for a random draw (which had already been done prior to the bracket update with Strip winning anyway).
Further to this,
the committee has weighed in on these duel's violations of the official tournamant rules and has determined that any future violation of the rules as stated should constitute grounds for expulsion from the tournament. I want to make this very clear to everyone that we simply cannot allow every player to make thier own rules or the tournament will deteriorate into chaos. This decision was unanimous.
In the matter of Strip vs. SWneo the committee has determined by unanimous decision that these duels should be re-fought as Strip "jumped the gun" in fighting them. The opening aircraft in this duel series will be the Bf 109F-4.
I personally think these are decisions everyone can live with and want to thank the review committee members for their quick responses and lively behind the scenes debate. This was the biggest issue the committee has had to tackle in three tournaments. Now I've got to go clear out my PM's.
