Clearing the air...

lord_farquad: Well ladies & gentlemen, I am unfortunately headed home for the evening, and as I think this thread has likely gone as far as it can, constructively, I will be requesting that the thread be closed. I hope that everyone was able to enjoy the tournament so far despite this event, which in the grand scheme of things I believe is a fairly small issue.
I hope everyone enjoys the the rest of the tournament, and know that we will be providing the feedback to get the system changed so that bans during Special Battles occur after the battle not during.
I'd also like to thank both Tank and Yankee for trying to reduce the collateral here.