So now that we're done with our Top Five series, we'd like to go back over some things which came up in comments both here, on Twitter, on Facebook, and in your Benevolent Despot's mailbox.
First and foremost, this was not a scientific exercise. We did not pore over statistics and engage in debate over how to rank the players. (Some staff members may have been analytical about it, but based on comments that's doubtful. For the most part, you can presume that the rankings submitted by each staff member were somewhat off-the-cuff. And that's okay, because this wasn't hard-hitting journalism.