I wondered how long it would take someone to say that. :(
Seriously, I apologize to anyone in Ben Good's position. It was simply
the feeling after extended discussion that reducing the size of the list
would encourage more refined consideration of the remaining listed games,
and that sufficient voter input had been received to make a preliminary
adjustment.
The ultimate responsibility was mine. I regret any bad feelings it may
have caused. (It's hard to start something like this from scratch, and
know how it will best proceed.) Thank you for your comment; I urge you to
make your opinion count in round two between now and 1 November.