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Is there a hierarchy of optional rules?

 

It depends on your definition of cheat, is it 

(1) someone who knowingly breaks the rules in a minor way where no advantage is being sought nor gained over other competitors

(2) someone who knowingly breaks the rules to gain an advantage over other competitors

If it is the former then personally I'd say so what, does it really matter, however if it is the latter then yes, you are a cheat and should be chucked out.

The trouble with this comes from the cycling world. Is Lance Armstrong a cheat? He used drugs (he has admitteded now so no alledgely) but was it to gain an advantage over everyone else? His point of view was no he didn't cheat as everyone else did it to, so he was only bringing himself up to a level playing field. To most people he is a cheat as he was outside of the rules.

Please note that I am saying this as devils advocate but the principle is bascially the same, it just depends on what your thoughts about cheating actually are.

Personally I'd say lazy or forgetful (we've all done something like that I suspect), not cheating, but by the rules you are.....

grey area open for discussion further there away from the subject of the Furball crew as these things start to get personal which is not desireable.

P.S. at a proper keyboard now....

but if you were in contention you'd probably have a new rag anyway... given to you by a sponsor.

 

I would do the same, but then I'm never going to be in with a chance of winning something major. If I was and I cared about it then I would correct.

 

As I said in my earlier post I find it easy to agree with all the points in isolation. It's bringing them together that creates the problem.

Of course they wont, they have been ruled illegal their class.