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This document details how we go about arbitrating scheduling disputes in matches where all players would typically need to agree a time for the match to be played, but an issue or multiple issues mean it might not be possible for all players to agree a time. | This document details how we go about arbitrating scheduling disputes in matches where all players would typically need to agree a time for the match to be played, but an issue or multiple issues mean it might not be possible for all players to agree a time. | ||
| − | It should first be pointed out that | + | It should first be pointed out that it is extremely rare for this to be necessary (less than 0.01% of matches). |
==Principles== | ==Principles== | ||
*The next best situation, if all the players can't agree a time, is for all but one of the players to schedule the match for a time that the other player might be able to make. | *The next best situation, if all the players can't agree a time, is for all but one of the players to schedule the match for a time that the other player might be able to make. | ||
| − | *It is recognized that sometimes a | + | *It is recognized that sometimes a person or people might be asked to do something they don't want to do in order to make the match work (e.g.) being awake at an inconvenient time. |
| + | *Nobody is under any obligation to agree to anything they don't want to do, and should not feel bullied. | ||
==What we look at== | ==What we look at== | ||
*The email thread to see who has replied, how promptly people replied, who is available and when. | *The email thread to see who has replied, how promptly people replied, who is available and when. | ||
| + | *How long it took the people involved to bring the situation to the attention of the administrators. | ||
*The availability logger (if it exists). | *The availability logger (if it exists). | ||
*Other matches involving the players in multiple leagues. | *Other matches involving the players in multiple leagues. | ||
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*If a player asked to sit out ends up being able to play the match, this is deemed a successful outcome. | *If a player asked to sit out ends up being able to play the match, this is deemed a successful outcome. | ||
*If another player offers to sit out and the match can still take place one player down, they become the player sitting out. | *If another player offers to sit out and the match can still take place one player down, they become the player sitting out. | ||
| − | *If the player who is asked to sit out is unable to make the match, a form of recompense may be deemed appropriate if that player's availability was good. | + | *If the player who is asked to sit out is unable to make the match, a form of recompense may be deemed appropriate, particularly if that player's availability was good. |
Revision as of 09:00, 14 September 2024
This is currently a draft document.
This document details how we go about arbitrating scheduling disputes in matches where all players would typically need to agree a time for the match to be played, but an issue or multiple issues mean it might not be possible for all players to agree a time.
It should first be pointed out that it is extremely rare for this to be necessary (less than 0.01% of matches).
Principles
- The next best situation, if all the players can't agree a time, is for all but one of the players to schedule the match for a time that the other player might be able to make.
- It is recognized that sometimes a person or people might be asked to do something they don't want to do in order to make the match work (e.g.) being awake at an inconvenient time.
- Nobody is under any obligation to agree to anything they don't want to do, and should not feel bullied.
What we look at
- The email thread to see who has replied, how promptly people replied, who is available and when.
- How long it took the people involved to bring the situation to the attention of the administrators.
- The availability logger (if it exists).
- Other matches involving the players in multiple leagues.
- If someone has extreme unavailability (this might count against them).
- If a player has previously been accommodating to others in terms of available times.
- How often a player has forfeited in the past.
- The timezones of the players involved.
- The match situation (i.e. the league or knockout phase of the tournament).
- The possibility of playing the match later than the scheduled deadline.
- What might be the fairest decision for all players involved.
When the decision is reached
- Asking a player to sit out is never a decision taken lightly.
- A decision will be made by the league administrator(s).
- The email thread will be informed of the organization's preferred time for the match and who might need to sit out.
- If a player asked to sit out ends up being able to play the match, this is deemed a successful outcome.
- If another player offers to sit out and the match can still take place one player down, they become the player sitting out.
- If the player who is asked to sit out is unable to make the match, a form of recompense may be deemed appropriate, particularly if that player's availability was good.