... people implying that the position on the Ghost Ratings is a serious consideration on a tactical level - ie: you won't do X because you're afraid to damage your rating; you won't play me because you don't want to screw up your rating, don't let X in on the draw because ect...

And I gotta be honest - while I freely admit taking a peek at the ratings when they come out, and I respect the effort Ghost put in to making them, I really don't give a rat where I stand.

My philosophy is pretty simple when it comes to games:
If possible, aolo
If a solo is not possible, make sure someone *else* doesn't solo - start setting up a draw
If I can't solo or be part of the draw, then do whatever I feel like - lash out at the power that's been annoying you all game, or take someone down with you into death, or drag out my inevitable doom as long as possible by playing defensively - as long as it's not *predictable*, that's the goal.

Notice how ratings have zip to do with that. With the exception of the Leagues, where each game is *not* self contained, I really don't *care* how things affect my rating.

Do you?