Howdy, Poke-/Pojo-hollics,

I've been furious with the whole matter from day one. I mean, he cheated his

way up to where he is (or some of the way, anyway), and he apparently

believed he was superior to all other players. Quite frankly, I don't know

how he could live with himself. Cheating, stealing, murder...they're all

crimes, and they all have consequences.

I remember in one of the God-knows-how-many message board posts of Phil's

about this, he said that he's young, that he didn't know better, etc. Well,

he obviously knew how to cheat this friend of his and himself up the

rankings, he obviously knew how to run a tournament, a feat in itself. But he

didn't know it was bad...? You've got to be kidding me. Pathetic.

I think his four year penalty was quite appropriate indeed. Yes, many are

saying it's harsh, but look at it this way: he affected the whole DCI system.

All the players. Everyone. Many should have had higher ratings, but since he

had to make two ratings higher than deserved.... Anyway, and I never thought

I'd be saying this, but DCI knows what their doing. In the punishment

department, they're right on the money.

All in all, he got what he deserved, he isn't the "master" he thought he was,

and he's been "taken care of". And, Phil? Rules weren't made to be broken.

Cya round,

-Samantha Medeiros, Samantha 129 on Pojo's EZ Board and WizPOG

SamMede129@aol.com