User blog comment:RA2/Robot Wars Rankdown: Series 4/@comment-9751413-20180529071420/@comment-9751413-20180529120244

Protecting is the wrong word, I'm merely aiming for a more accurate rankdown. Nominating the worst 16 robots is flawed, as it means 8 of those robots will end up being ranked higher than 8 robots better than them. Seeing it manifest through this tournament is why I've included a split to make sure we get something that actually reflects the perceived skills of each robot into a correct ranking. I'm sorry, but you're going to have to go with this rank because immunity defeats the point of me nominating the 16 worst.