Given that most people have had their say, I thought I would respond.
@ForgottenKnight
MOTD told me as recently as three days ago when things all started flying to pieces that there had been no talks between members of the panel and members of the Outlaws clan during the decision period.
One of the leaders of Outlaws had a frank (and civil) dialogue with me last night and in that talk, they admitted that yes, Outlaws had been in contact with the panel about this decision. As a matter of fact, they had on and off contact for weeks. They said the dialogue started when the discussion of replacement players first came up (almost two months ago).
why is MOTD denying that any talks with Outlaws happened when clearly they did and from the perspective of Outlaws, they didn't feel that they were supposed to kept secret. Did MOTD just forget weeks worth of dialogue? An earlier commenter spent the time to catalog out MOTD's conflict of interest in favoring the Outlaws, so I'm not going to rehash that, but brings me back to my point.
I dont know what conversation you had. But if anyone says that I've talked to an Outlaw about this decision, they are lying. Like I've already stated to you, we were asked about it and all we have told them is that a decision will be made in due course. Stop painting me as a dishonest person to whip up public support. You can do better than that mate.
For what it's worth, I was the only person who had an intial viewpoint which was pro 101st, but was convinced otherwise and I fully stand by our decision.
In our minds, the clan league is one of the most competitive arenas on Warlight. We hope that once people calm down, they reconsider their threat to boycott this competition. This issue is complex and we have discussed it at length. There is always going to be someone unsatisfied with the decision. There have been a few precedents which we've outlined in the intial post. While we've considered them, we want to do what is right today and we believe that this is the right call. In our minds, the people make up a clan and not the other way around. I also fully acknowledge that the LEA/ACME situation is similar. If the current panel was in charge at the time, there is only one resolution to that issue and that is ACME getting that spot in C.
It is fair for people to disagree with this opinion. But to come out and say we are stupid or dishonest is a bit harsh. At the end of the day, we all want a league which is consistent and fair. If there are no rules which can be used to decide on a contentious issue, there will always be subjective opinion. The best we can do at this point is to institute a rule which outlines how such issues will be dealt with in the future. Does that guarantee that we will have a rule to fall back on, for every issue that arises? Of course not.
Running this league is a thankless task. I can see why ChrisCMU quit, and we're inclined to do the same if the majority thinks we're not up to the job.
So I would like to ask every registered leader in CL8 to vote on the following:
- We would like the current panel to stay. They are doing the job to the best of their ability.
- We would like the current panel to give up control. There are others who are more capable of running this competition.
I will create a chat game with all the registered leaders of CL8 and you have 2 weeks to vote. If we don't receive a vote from a leader, that's an abstention. If you vote that we should leave, we'll gladly do so. Once the next panel in place, we will help them to the best of our ability if they require anything from us. We have a CLOT which can run the competition on the new format proposed a month ago. If a new panel is instituted, we will give them access to the CLOT if they decide to use the new format.
If you vote to keep the current panel, we will respond to some valid concerns raised around issues like clan hijacking, B teams etc. We've talked about these issues, but I am in no mood to give explanations when people are questioning our integrity.
EDIT: Link to the vote chat -
https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=12132630
Edited 10/17/2016 06:10:43
