John Navas wrote:
> On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:11:08 -0500, News <News@Group.name> wrote in
> <4KGdnYw9lsjxpRjanZ2dnUVZ_gKdnZ2d@speakeasy.net> :
>
>
>>John Navas wrote:
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>>>On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:48:29 -0500, News <News@Group.name> wrote in
>>><kKKdnYkgyfSBrhjanZ2dnUVZ_uzinZ2d@speakeasy.net >:
>>>
>>>
>>>>John Navas wrote:
>>>>
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>>>>>On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:37:37 -0500, News <News@Group.name> wrote in
>>>>><x4GdnR-78p_siRjanZ2dnUVZ_trinZ2d@speakeasy.net>:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Mark McIntyre wrote:
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>>The reality is that the upfront cash rule
>>>>>>>sets a barrier to participation and allows those who /are/ in to pay
>>>>>>>less as there's less competition.
>>>>>
>>>>>>While making it appear to conform to institutional "free market" policy.
>>>>>
>>>>>In fact it does conform to free market economics.
>>>>
>>>>No. It circumvents game theory by immediately pruning those who would
>>>>later form teams.
>>>
>>>Nothing prevents teams from being formed in advance. In fact it's done
>>>all the time.
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>>Note use of the word "later".
>>
>>Timing is part of the game.
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>
> Nonsense. You're beating a dead horse.
>


Nonsense yourself, for poo-poo'ing a major bidding process flaw.