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[jamz]

...why not allow people to shuffle teams?

There are too many players who think that a game is unfair when their opponents are leading by three flags after five minutes. The solution, if you think the teams are grossly unfair, is to stop, look at the score table, pick a player who looks like a good candidate and /forceteam him/her. If the vote doesn't pass, leave the game. The players you're playing with obviously aren't interested in playing fair.
Don't automatically go for the player with the most flags/kills; see if there's a player who's joined recently who has a good ratio or is a name you know as being a good player. A good player will relish the opportunity to try and level the scores, and maybe even ask the other players to F1 the vote.
In my experience, unfair teams rarely continue into a second game anyway, and often reverse completely.

Maelquiz: I always assumed it was a pair of scissors. The funny thing is, it looks different at work and at home, despite being similar setups.