No it isn't. You define the terms of the debate and then what are we supposed to do? Nope, I'm not going along with that. With them conditions it'd be almost impossible to come up with a counter example. (Risk, Short Monopoly, Black Hole Reversi, are three that come to mind though I doubt if you'll find them acceptable) So why should I bother?

The issue isn't dead, aside from the fact that you had a major hand in killing a game we like, that is. Especially Keryo Pente on a 13 X 13 board without the move restriction. Maybe Pente is as you say, but you haven't shown it in Keryo Pente on a 13 X 13 board. Even if you did, Satan's response to it is quite eloquent and covers most of the reasons that I like the game played that way.

Just how much pull do you have with Fencer? He's going to listen to you, is he? If that's the case, and it appears so in some ways, I fear for the long term viability of fun for me on this site. As a private letter sent to me(Not from Fencer) stated, "I'm thinking of giving up Pente." He wrote this not talking about the versions of Pente, but his perception of how you guys go about your business of being the Keepers of All That's Pure and Standard of Pente as Played on a 19 X 19 Board. I'm tending to argee with him.

I'm starting to wonder if your being rebuffed at IYT is why you're so down on them now? I never read the posting boards there(if they have them) so I wouldn't know if you tried without success to get them to change the way their Keryo Pente is played or not. I know they ignore most everyone, but it probably has a lot to do with how many people are members and that they're raking in the money now. Perhaps I'll give them some more time. After all, they have stated that they're going to be adding things in the near future.