[the phantom]

The whole Ring thing would've happened with or without Celebrimbor, and he had no part in the One Ring's creation, thus no blame can be placed on him. The only thing he added to the situation was a higher quality of elven rings, which was certainly a large asset to the free peoples of Middle Earth during the Third Age. Without Narya aiding Gandalf in the kindling of hearts and moving them to great deeds, Sauron would not have been defeated. And let's not forget Celebrimbor's refusal to reveal the location of the elven rings, despite much torture.

Celebrimbor had the largest impact on Arda of any of the remaining contestants. To vote him off before them would be sheer idiocy. Of course, that probably doesn't matter, for many of the posters on this thread have shown a willingness, if not eager desire, to prove their ignorance. I fully expect Celebrimbor to bite the dust.

Oh well. At least Galadriel didn't win. I'm pretty happy about that. Nice job, Formy. I suspected your prediction was meant to get rid of her, and so I wisely kept silent and let things take their course.