I want to thank everyone for your input. Here are the results:

66.67% Nemisis (gcurrier) - the highest scoring non-fastforward group
27.78% Perfect Explosion (fastforward) with an *asterisk* for having played unethically
5.56% Perfect Explosion (fastforward)

Oh wow, that's great! How many votes were there?

Also, would this be the way the champions in the other circuits are recognized?

thank you everyone--i appreciate the support as we worked hard to make this a non-issue, yet compete with integrity.

Who put saxamattone or gcurrier in charge of FMA ... The answer would be No One ... Self imposed thought control is quite hilarious !!! If you want to win then get the high score ... LOL !!!

"Also, would this be the way the champions in the other circuits are recognized?" - CJ

I would say that if a group wins and the FMA community feels they had won unethically, that might be considered for a vote by the FMA community to determine who should be recognized.

It's good to see that FMA as a whole takes winning with ethics seriously. This is a resounding victory for doing things the right way. By a blind vote, we have determined that only one person in FMA thinks that FF deserves respect... and that person is quite biased on the subject. We can never make FF stop claiming his "Championships," but he can never make us take him seriously. And ultimately, what good does it do him to win when nobody considers him the winner anyway?

gcurrier doesn't need a poll to gain respect or a Gold Medal. His record speaks for itself, and that is not the point. saxamattone doesn't need a poll for validation either. Anyone who thinks this is about winning is missing the point badly.

As I said many many times, the respect of my peers is paramount to what we do and why we stay. I do that not just here, but in life. Trust and respect is earned, not stolen, not anything you can twist the rules to get, not anything you can gain by being a self-centered egomaniac. I'm thrilled to know that the FMA community stands strong together, not in support OF ME, as I have very very little to do with this, but AGAINST unethical play. Though I do think if FMA DID vote on who to put in charge, sax and I would have a pretty damn good chance, because we would be TRUSTED to do what's right for FMA, not just ourselves.