I've always thought a "pure" scoring system would be best. I just figure others would dislike a penalty-free system. But the more superficial the penalty for getting a match wrong, the better. And if we can ditch the penalty altogether that would be ideal, as well as make people give the most honest predictions.

I'm pretty sure this is the last contest where you'll see the 2x penalty - I've disliked it for a long time, and the only reason we didn't change it this contest was not wanting to change too many things at once. I'm not sure about the 5 point penalty yet - I think it makes it more exciting when it matters who wins. (I kind of want to avoid Fantasy Football Syndrome, where you don't care who wins as long as the running back gains 13 more yards or your opponent's quarterback throws an interception).
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SpC2K5 First Vote Champion
Nominate Jay Solano from Operation Shadow for SC2k6