It's infuriating, too. The open cheater has the audacity to try to claim some sort of moral high ground?

This whole thing has turned into some ridiculous high school level drama.

I'm sorry, Den-O and Kickback. I've been a pretty vocal anti-JDFer since he started trying to manipulate this contest and if my comments have had a detrimental effect on the reputation of the site, then I am truly sorry. This is a great place and I'd hate to be a party to harming it in any way.

Moving on from my last musing above, I'll try to curb the commentary.

This was my response at Power Ranger's Facebook page:

Over toys. Wow. I am...I am just so done. Just...no. I'm done voting.

Y'know all this is horrible and all, but y'know...am I only one who thinks it'd be hilarious if this ended up with Talkin' Toku scoring an interview with JDF?

....Alright, I'll just see myself to the exit.

Just to drop in and let everyone know, in light of today's awful media circus we're planning something special just for TokuNation to make up for it.

I wouldn't call this a circus. No it was like a farm full of chicken running around after getting their heads cut off.

No, it's a childhood massacre.

I'm gonna keep fighting for Phantom Ranger and Titanium, and I feel that's what we should be focusing on. The fact that this was turned into a war on BOTH SIDES (I'm sure there was some anti-Tommy people cheating the system. Either that, or about 50,000 votes were made against Tommy, rather than for their favorite ranger). And no excusing JDF either, but we know he has an ego. The FAQ for Morphin Madness says that this is supposed to be a vote for one's favorite ranger, and yes, Tommy (the character) is a lot of people's favorite. I like that we're looking at the potential Ranger Key aspect of this tournament, but its secondary to choosing the character you legitimately like the best. When this campaign became more about Tommy winning or losing, rather than voting for your favorite character, it revealed, once again, the extremely immature nature of the PR fandom, something I though Tokunation was trying to avoid compared to other boards.

Tl;dr: Just vote for who you want. If you're voting for your favorite ranger, no matter who it is, cool. If you're voting for exclusive Ranger Keys, then lets keep working to make Titanium and Phantom win. Just stop being indignant. Its not doing your cause any favors. This is an online popularity contest.

EDIT:I have been really slowly typing this on my phone since before Kickback and Den-O posted again and I want to say that I totally understand your intent and don't blame you for this circus.

This whole thing makes the Watergate scandal look small in comparison.

In hindsight attaching a chainsaw to that RC Car probably wasn't the best idea. Handling the controls while drunk probably didn't help matters.