The win goes to Mitch, oh wait, resigning a discussion does not concede the point. To be honest, I am not completely upset over only allowing Arcade scores. I can see the value of promoting the nostalgia of the old arcade culture. I totally get that. Thirty years from now we will still want to fight for the nostalgia of an original arcade machine, as long as they continue to last. And we must continue to preserve the feel and culture of the classic arcade games. Three hundred years from now maybe we will only have new mame arcade setups to work with. The overall perpetuity of the community demands adjustments as time goes on, but we must preserve what can be preserved. Does this preservation exclude any and all exceptions without further justification? No. I believe that an exception can be made for a couple Mame players here and there in the future without violating the overall goal of having an all Arcade competition. After all, they will be competing on the arcade machine at the Kong Off, just as the players will be doing in the Wildcard. The feel and culture that is stirred by the Kong Off already has the preservative factor and social impact. Inviting Vincent to Kong Off 1 because he had over one million on mame, and inviting Dean and Jeff to the Kong Off 2 because of their mame scores, is a good example of a couple exceptions to the overall rule. If a player can and does prove their skills on mame, they are not merely proving a mame score, they are showing their capabilities. As a community we can not overlook the capabilities of an incredible player because one or a few people have created an absolute without clear justification beyond the mere statement of the position. Ultimately, their is no clear justification. If the Kong Off 3 allowed one mame player, would anyone even know or care? The main problem here is that a discussion is not taking place. And discussions are at the heart of a community. We must work together to accomplish great things. As long as no clear justification is offered as to why a single mame exception would tarnish the preservation of the original arcade culture, or would have a negative impact on the social level with the Kong Off 3, people will continue to be disappointed, nay, even disrespected, because their voice, no matter how small it is said to be, which it is not, will not only not be heard but will be treated as if it does not have any value at all. And that is not how you treat people.
