I rallied last year, yeah, although there was a ton of legitimate support for me as well. And not because I wanted to win, but because I wanted to piss off people who cared too much about who did or didn't advance (which I'd say was a pretty successful operation).
incidentally, this is the same motivation for what I'm doing right now. example, XIII_rocks is getting legitimately pissed about the fact that he got caught rallying because he wanted to advance so bad, and I'm having a ball.
motive; messing with the contest, making people who care too much mad
result; hilarious
vs
motive; I really want to win because I have poor self confidence and this will give me a sense of self worth
result; hilarious (to other people making fun of you)
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