In this case, if the card exhibits extremely strong characteristics in other areas (color, corners, etc.), an exception may be made to allow an otherwise slightly off-center card to fall within an unqualified grade (no OC qualifier)
The three modes are a bit disparate for my taste, but its probably worth it if you can snag the Stifle mode and make the other modes matter at the same time
Normally, a deck cannot be built around countermagic, even in mono-blue, but creatures like Baral, Chief of Compliance change all that
The obvious choice for an arc-focused set like Shards of Alara is to center the faction in the color that's allied with the other colors
There are blacklists that circulate among bigger MTG sellers to stop known scammers or buyers deemed too annoying to work with from interacting with their auctions, and its very easy to end up on such a list if youre obnoxious