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Originally Posted by Original Position
We don't have to throw out arbiters, I'll just tell them to rule in favor of wil or jalfrezi if that is what you two prefer. I can also give them the option to throw out the bet completely if you two want to add that as well. Please let me know.
Also, jalfrezi, do you also want the other arbiters to remain anonymous?
I agree with what wil wrote here
"The only thing I ask is there are 3 judges, majority vote wins, and that a few pages of thoughts after the bet was made are read by those judges...
That's pretty much it. I would think the judges should be kept anonymous, and we both trust you to pick fair and unbiased judges that can confirm with you they are not biased for or against either of us (preferably, sensible people who don't post in this forum or the main politics forum). I'm fine with you being a judge and 2 others, or you just picking 3 judges, as long as a winner, either way, is decided."
...apart from
a) A "No Bet" ruling should be allowed. I will not move on this point, not least because many people here (although not me of course) were of the opinion that the bet should be null and void and therefore it should be included as a possible verdict, and
b) Your choice of judges should be kept anonymous and we'll rely on you to post their findings back, including a brief summing-up of salient features, if that's OK and not too much work. I'd also like you to have the power to throw out any judge's verdict if you think it was reached through clearly unsound reasoning and/or bias/prejudice.