Posted By:
peter chaoGuys,
I don't like the idea of defacement too much either. But I can envision a great Saturday Night Live routine where the owner of the ball and the Powers that Be at the Hall meet and start arguing about the size of the mark that they are going to make on the ball.
After struggling with each other and the ball they accidentally make over 20 varying marks of various sizes. They then decide that it would be better to send the ball to the moon on a rocket. 
Peter C.