[b]Who is at fault for a forfeit?[/b]<br /><br />KGB is at fault for a forfeit. Let&#039;s go over the reasons why:<br /><br />[list]<br />[li]TKV turned in availability before Tuesday deadline, gave 10 hours of total availability spanning Thursday to Sunday. Compared to most teams, this is stellar and great to work with.[/li]<br />[li]KGB was a day and a half late with their availability, not turning it in until Thursday afternoon.[/li]<br />[li]KGB&#039;s availability was vague and included a window of time that was basically impossible to schedule around. Regardless of this, the game was scheduled specifically to KGB&#039;s only available night.[/li]<br />[li]TKV showed up to the game on time with three players. KGB could only field Tai and Whiteboy, again putting fault on KGB.[/li]<br />[/list]<br /><br />[hr]<br /><br />[b]Why not force TKV to keep pushing the game back with their opponent?[/b]<br /><br />Why should TKV be forced to do this when it&#039;s obvious KGB will not be able to play for some matter of time? I would love to see this game played and am still working the best I can to make sure that it is played, however, TKV followed all of the rules and the ball is in their court. Since two seasons ago, league rules have changed (such as the requirement for 3v3 games). <br /><br />Here are some valid questions that you need to evaluate when looking at this situation:<br /><br />[list]<br />[li]Should teams be able to keep delaying games despite not being able to make their own availabilities?[/li]<br />[li]How long should we be willing to extend missed games and the playoff schedule for one irresponsible team?[/li]<br />[li]Is it fair to TKV to lose practice time next week for the Conference Championship game because of KGB&#039;s irresponsibility?[/li]<br />[li]Is it fair to the rest of the playoff teams since all of their games would be delayed as well?[/li]<br />[/list]<br /><br />What if this game is played next week? What if the same thing happens again with KGB in the event that they win? Should my team and the winner of BBC/BSK be forced to wait another two weeks to find out the match up for the title game?<br /><br />[hr]<br /><br />[b]Who makes the decision of a forfeit?[/b]<br /><br />I do, exclusively. The board is involved in drafting rules but I did not consult with them on this matter because I felt I did not have to. TKV offered to move the game multiple times to at least both Saturday and Monday to accomodate KGB, and I am currently working to try and get the game played on Tuesday. I [b]will not[/b] delay this game for an amount of time that adversely affects, not only TKV, but the rest of the league&#039;s remaining teams due to one team&#039;s irresponsible actions.<br /><br />All in all, I feel that I am pretty lenient on scheduling mishaps in this league while still being able to ensure that activities get done in a timely, and fair fashion. If you disagree, maybe you can take some time out of your player or captain position and try to run the league up and down. I&#039;d be willing to give you a trial run until you quit!<br /><br />[hr]<br /><br />[b]This is an obvious act of favoritism.[/b]<br /><br />I maintain and moderate the IDL in the fairest way I can, trying to give irresponsible captains and, sometimes, their irresponsible players the best chance they can have at winning games. This includes accepting late availabilities without penalty, doing my best to reschedule games when one of their members has to go get drunk or allegedly have sexual relations, and/or any other myriad of issues I hear week to week. If I applied all of the penalties for late availabilities, almost all of the teams this season would have been on their third infraction, and be playing 2v3 games. [i]I don&#039;t hear you being as loud about this rule not being followed, do I Stall?[/i]<br /><br />As far as potential motivations for me to pass Rus and TKV through this round, why would I even want this? The winner of this game plays my own. TKV almost defeated us earlier in this season, while we dominated KGB on this same map. Wouldn&#039;t it be preferable to my team for a match against KGB?<br /><br />[hr]<br /><br />Week 1 of the summer season will start on Monday, May 30th. I, personally, would prefer that we don&#039;t end up delaying these playoffs until then. <br /><br />Like Stallion said, this is a hobby league and I, and others that help run the league in any capacity, want the IDL to be fun. I don&#039;t think anybody in this entire league has a problem when there is a legitimate reason to delay games. If Tai&#039;s grandmom fell in a well, Whiteboy&#039;s house fell down a cliff, or MadV was shot in the testicles, I&#039;m reasonably sure that the game would be delayed with no problem.<br /><br />Why should we set precedent rewarding [u]chronically[/u] irresponsible teams?