responding to mass&#039; post in [url=http://forums.intldoomleague.org/index.php?topic=511.0]the other tread[/url].<br /><br />[quote author=MassVC link=topic=511.msg4919#msg4919 date=1318016657]<br />Dew, you clearly still don&#039;t understand the conversation we had, which, despite having Strangle&#039;s name come up repeatedly, had nothing to do with Strangle.&nbsp; Strangle is what you would call an example.&nbsp; But since you brought it up, I will explain to everybody else: there is nothing in the rules that guarantees that anyone will be selected as a captain, nor is there anything that guarantees that returning (even playoff-making) captains will be allowed to return.&nbsp; The question is, should we be able to dismiss captains if better, more responsible, and more involved captains sign up (as the rules currently allow), or should we make a new rule that gives captains some guarantee that they will be able to continue capping until they hit their second consecutive non-playoff strike.&nbsp; It really wasn&#039;t a very interesting discussion.<br />[/quote]<br />i fully understand what you meant, but strangle is more than an example in that discussion - he could be a potential precedent. however i agree with you at least on few points: caps aren&#039;t always guaranteed their two season minimum and the power to kick them should be retained. the difference lied in me&amp;bones reserving this right for nautilus-like cases, while you&amp;star theoretized it could cover even strangle-like cases.<br /><br />well, let&#039;s say it this way - i&#039;m okay with the possibility existing (so we can get rid of a flaky cap when we have 12 awesome alternatives), but i will most probably oppose the strangle cases when it comes to board voting.