5) Write 800 words or more on something that interests you. It could be related to statistics, to a league issue you take seriously, or a niche part of history that doesn’t fit neatly into either of the above categories. This must be directly related to the league, so don’t wax 800 words about your team’s Werewolf server. Be warned that freedom comes with risk, and this category will be judged especially stringently for anyone trying to spew complete nonsense.
Well I was recently criticized by a bootlicker for my recent Why Your Team Sucks article. The specific nature of this criticism was that I didn’t offer a concrete plan to improve the governance of the league. Ignoring that that’s a completely different subject than theses on the nature of an institution that lost its way, fuck it I’ve got some time, I’ll do it right here for some phat teeps.
For me step one is establishing boundaries on what HO is. If the powers are divided they can put as many people as they want in there, but since they’re not, we should not accept HO adding more members as a valid method to improve. Sure it increases their capacity, but I still see it as just another way to avoid a fair operating policy. HO should be a council, like they are now, appointed by the commish of the league. A position that requires the approval of GMs, who are essentially representatives for the teams, although I admit do not always have the players best interest at heart. This HO will no longer vote to pass rules and will no longer provide rulings on matters. They will handle executive functions of the league. From managing the forums, league jobs, league schedules, offseason event ideas, sims/streams, and things of this ilk. This would keep the league running in a manner that allows HO to focus solely on operating, growing, and improving the league. Which in my opinion is something they often do very well, but fail to accept responsibility for when they do it poorly. HO members would be allowed to serve as war room members as this would eliminate meaningful conflicts of interests from the HO position. However, they would be barred from serving as GMs as the GMs serve another role within this system.
The General Managers will form their own body, the GM council. These users will be in charge of the day to day management and operation of a team. There is a limit of two per team, however, each team will only be awarded one vote when voting on proposed rules. Any individual has the right to propose a rule. However, this individual’s rule requires sponsorship from a GM to be voted on. The other two bodies will be allowed to propose an unlimited amount of unique rules for submission to be voted on by the GM council. In order for a rule to pass, it must gain a 2/3 vote from the council of GMs. All voting records will be publicly recorded and shared with the league for maximum transparency. GMs will continue to vote on league awards as well, however a new job team under HO’s management, the pro bowl committee will be tasked with providing a list of all reasonable candidates for a pro bowl roster and present a list to the public for voting. Players must submit a vote under a valid username this can easily be verified as well as the duplicates easily removed. The votes are tallied and the public will them choose the pro bowl. This is where GM voting right and rule involvement ends.
This leads nicely into my third proposed governing body, the Disciplinary Committee. The name might sound harsh, but it is nothing more than a committee that oversees rules violations and assigns an initial punishment based on the precedent or their own judgment. They would also make rulings Something that currently falls under the responsibilities of HO, in my opinion needlessly so. This body would also have a secondary committee, the appeals team, which we have now. Neither of these teams would permit players to serve as GMs or war room members, as there is a serious and definitive conflict of interest in allowing players to do both jobs simultaneously. This body will also be involved in investigating and providing details on violations in short briefs on their decision. This information will be shared with the rest of the league in order to maintain maximum transparency. Both the disciplinary committee and the appeals committee will be granted these abilities.
In any situation, should any of the three branches make a decision that is immediately rejected by the other two, they can hold a vote to reverse that decision requiring simple majorities in two of the three governing bodies. Only the disciplinary committee will be voting to reject these decisions, not the appeals committee. This is the final check to ensure the entire league is provided for, but no governing body is able to enforce their will on the league without the consent of the others. Having three bodies also serves the purpose of spreading out the biases of the positions.
So that’s pretty much a rough draft of a plan. Clearly I can design a better system with literally no experience except as an observer and sometimes unwilling participant. Happy ultimus week everyone. Congrats Sabercats! Hell of a season.
Well I was recently criticized by a bootlicker for my recent Why Your Team Sucks article. The specific nature of this criticism was that I didn’t offer a concrete plan to improve the governance of the league. Ignoring that that’s a completely different subject than theses on the nature of an institution that lost its way, fuck it I’ve got some time, I’ll do it right here for some phat teeps.
For me step one is establishing boundaries on what HO is. If the powers are divided they can put as many people as they want in there, but since they’re not, we should not accept HO adding more members as a valid method to improve. Sure it increases their capacity, but I still see it as just another way to avoid a fair operating policy. HO should be a council, like they are now, appointed by the commish of the league. A position that requires the approval of GMs, who are essentially representatives for the teams, although I admit do not always have the players best interest at heart. This HO will no longer vote to pass rules and will no longer provide rulings on matters. They will handle executive functions of the league. From managing the forums, league jobs, league schedules, offseason event ideas, sims/streams, and things of this ilk. This would keep the league running in a manner that allows HO to focus solely on operating, growing, and improving the league. Which in my opinion is something they often do very well, but fail to accept responsibility for when they do it poorly. HO members would be allowed to serve as war room members as this would eliminate meaningful conflicts of interests from the HO position. However, they would be barred from serving as GMs as the GMs serve another role within this system.
The General Managers will form their own body, the GM council. These users will be in charge of the day to day management and operation of a team. There is a limit of two per team, however, each team will only be awarded one vote when voting on proposed rules. Any individual has the right to propose a rule. However, this individual’s rule requires sponsorship from a GM to be voted on. The other two bodies will be allowed to propose an unlimited amount of unique rules for submission to be voted on by the GM council. In order for a rule to pass, it must gain a 2/3 vote from the council of GMs. All voting records will be publicly recorded and shared with the league for maximum transparency. GMs will continue to vote on league awards as well, however a new job team under HO’s management, the pro bowl committee will be tasked with providing a list of all reasonable candidates for a pro bowl roster and present a list to the public for voting. Players must submit a vote under a valid username this can easily be verified as well as the duplicates easily removed. The votes are tallied and the public will them choose the pro bowl. This is where GM voting right and rule involvement ends.
This leads nicely into my third proposed governing body, the Disciplinary Committee. The name might sound harsh, but it is nothing more than a committee that oversees rules violations and assigns an initial punishment based on the precedent or their own judgment. They would also make rulings Something that currently falls under the responsibilities of HO, in my opinion needlessly so. This body would also have a secondary committee, the appeals team, which we have now. Neither of these teams would permit players to serve as GMs or war room members, as there is a serious and definitive conflict of interest in allowing players to do both jobs simultaneously. This body will also be involved in investigating and providing details on violations in short briefs on their decision. This information will be shared with the rest of the league in order to maintain maximum transparency. Both the disciplinary committee and the appeals committee will be granted these abilities.
In any situation, should any of the three branches make a decision that is immediately rejected by the other two, they can hold a vote to reverse that decision requiring simple majorities in two of the three governing bodies. Only the disciplinary committee will be voting to reject these decisions, not the appeals committee. This is the final check to ensure the entire league is provided for, but no governing body is able to enforce their will on the league without the consent of the others. Having three bodies also serves the purpose of spreading out the biases of the positions.
So that’s pretty much a rough draft of a plan. Clearly I can design a better system with literally no experience except as an observer and sometimes unwilling participant. Happy ultimus week everyone. Congrats Sabercats! Hell of a season.
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