[quote author=nostar link=topic=147.msg1229#msg1229 date=1260469621]<br />[quote author=Ralphis link=topic=147.msg1225#msg1225 date=1260439313]<br />If you [url=http://wiki.intldoomleague.org/index.php?title=W2010_Draft&amp;action=history]look at the wiki revision history[/url], I adjusted the draft order on September 27th, almost a month in advance before anyone knew who would be taking over the Spread Eagles <br />[/quote]<br /><br />That is the first evidence that I&#039;ve see so far, which is promising to say the least. Now why you changed the rule without re-voting is a whole different can of worms (referring back to the legislative role of the commissioner being more or less non-existent).<br />[/quote]<br /><br />Likely because there was an inconsistency with the rule in the official rules and the one on the forums. I refer to the official rules when making decisions, not the forum posts. Unlike the season specific rule for W2009 relating to franchises, the new forfeit rule had no explicit language regarding retroactive application. Therefor, there was an inconsistency in the rule found in the [i]official[/i] rules and the one found on the forums. Couple this with the fact that quite a few board members were more or less MIA for a period of time, it isn&#039;t so far fetched that such a snafu could occur. <br /><br />As you said, the commissioner has no legislative power other than the ability to introduce a rule to the board and veto a rule. With that said, I feel I&#039;ve produced a considerable amount of evidence to show that there were no attempts to maliciously change the rule or bypass the process in which we&#039;ve set up, but rather a breakdown in communication.<br /><br />I try to enforce the rules the best I can, so it can be problematic when the language is different or, in this case, non-existent in the official rule set.