2015 League Rules Discussion Thread

[arathorn]

You’re slightly missing the point I’m making.

We’re not organised as a league - we’re just called a league. A league constitutes of a certain amount of teams/players playing a fixed amount of games against a set amount of opponents (1Xall, 2Xall, just some, etc). And with an equal amount of games played, it is easier

We’re actually organised closer to how the ATP tour for Tennis players is organised.

Tennis players are ranked in two ways: YTD and Full Year (A cycling 52 week ranking).
We can easily adapt the YTD which would fit perfectly with how Gamer is letting the previous year’s ranking count until they’ve completed 4 games.

We wouldn’t be changing the format, we would only change the name to properly identify the competition for what it really is.

Remember, the year before last, the League standings and Gamerman’s rankings were two VERY different things.
Only by majority vote did we agree to fuse the two prior to the 2014 year.

I am making the motion to revert to calling Gamerman’s rankings what they were called two years ago, and just get rid of the incorrect name “League”.

And by adapting the WTF tournament for the top 8 only players on the Tennis tour as a “playoff system” to follow Gamerman’s rankings, we can both create an exclusive “playoff” for the top 8, while also listening to popular demand and let the games count toward rankings as well.

I personally think that only WINS should count toward ranking from the Playoff games, but that is just my opinion.

[arathorn]

MrRoboto, my comment was not directed at yours, but you commented while I was writing it out :)

[gamerman01]

Well, this is the right time to be talking about this, especially since 2015 league rules are not finalized.

As to calling it a “league”, consider the definition of the word, from dictionary.com

4. a group of athletic teams organized to promote mutual interests and to compete chiefly among themselves. “a bowling league”

Maybe in Europe, the word “league” is associated strongly with having a schedule where all players play each other, but that is not the case in the USA.

The “league” was started on A&&.org several years ago, before my time here, and has always been known as a league.  It is properly named because it is a group of competitors who have mutual interests and compete chiefly among themselves.  That’s what league means in America.  :-)

[gamerman01]

In regard to the playoff games also counting in the 2015 standings, I am glad that some of the “anti’s” have spoken out and supported their points.  So far, I’m pretty sure they’re still in the minority AND, significantly, Arathorn and Dizz are not signed up as participants in the playoffs.  I think I should listen to the opinions of those who it would more significantly and directly affect - players who are actually playing in the 2 or 3 playoffs that will be started tomorrow.

I considered the suggestion of only counting wins toward 2015, and I don’t like it.  If wins count toward next year, losses should too.  Thanks for the suggestion - very interesting.

[arathorn]

@Gamerman01:

Well, this is the right time to be talking about this, especially since 2015 league rules are not finalized.

As to calling it a “league”, consider the definition of the word, from dictionary.com

4. a group of athletic teams organized to promote mutual interests and to compete chiefly among themselves. “a bowling league”

Maybe in Europe, the word “league” is associated strongly with having a schedule where all players play each other, but that is not the case in the USA.

The “league” was started on A&&.org several years ago, before my time here, and has always been known as a league.� It is properly named because it is a group of competitors who have mutual interests and compete chiefly among themselves.� That’s what league means in America.� :-)

Every sanctioned League I’ve seen in history has a set amount of games against a set amount of competitors.
In the absence of the minimum games required being met, byes and forfeits and automatic results (in soccer 3-0 to the winning side) was invented.

Also, your rankings were called rankings until last year, as 2013 was still determined by win %.
It was by popular demand that the playoffs and league position adapted your RANKING SYSTEM as the determining factor.

I believe we should give up the league name and revert to only rankings, as that is what it really is.

As long as we can have a set amount of exact same games against a set amount of various opponents, it really isn’t a league :)

[gamerman01]

I meant to say I think I should listen more to those who are participating.  I didn’t mean to give the impression that I’m disregarding your opinions and suggestions.

[gamerman01]

But you didn’t respond to the very definition of the word “league”.  This league meets the definition.

Basically a league is a group of competitors who compete chiefly among themselves.  That’s all.  The dictionary has spoken.

[DizzKneeLand33]

I didn’t think I qualified having played only 4 games last year – but I definitely plan to step up that number for 2015, provided tax season doesn’t kill me in this election year… ;)

But, as you said, I would definitely go with what the top players think there – I guess I haven’t heard too many in support of counting the games, but maybe I’m late to the party lol…

[gamerman01]

Dude, you are eligible with 4 games!
It’s 8 for the top 8, but the rest is only 4.  So do you want in?

[DizzKneeLand33]

Oh, duh, in that case, absolutely!  :mrgreen:

[gamerman01]

@DizzKneeLand33:

Oh, duh, in that case, absolutely!   :mrgreen:

OK, got you, you’re in

[Jennifer]

@Gamerman01:

But you didn’t respond to the very definition of the word “league”.  This league meets the definition.

Basically a league is a group of competitors who compete chiefly among themselves.  That’s all.  The dictionary has spoken.

I wasn’t going to say anything, but I think he may have been confusing the definition of tournament with league as well.  Mainly because I did not want to go out and find a dictionary and cite my sources. lol.

Until we can prove that we have one contestant from each nation upon this world, I would like to refrain from using any title that says “World” in it.  I would hate to come off as ridiculous as the World Series of Baseball. lol.

[boldfresh]

@Cmdr:

@Gamerman01:

But you didn’t respond to the very definition of the word “league”.�  This league meets the definition.

Basically a league is a group of competitors who compete chiefly among themselves.�  That’s all.�  The dictionary has spoken.

I wasn’t going to say anything, but I think he may have been confusing the definition of tournament with league as well.  Mainly because I did not want to go out and find a dictionary and cite my sources. lol.

Until we can prove that we have one contestant from each nation upon this world, I would like to refrain from using any title that says “World” in it.  I would hate to come off as ridiculous as the World Series of Baseball. lol.

Jenn that was my whole point.  We just crowned world series champion.

[gamerman01]

Like Jenn said, use 2014 league rules until we have 2015 established….  And that could take a bit, considering how PERFECT you all want them!!  :wink:

[Me1945]

@Cmdr:

2014 League is officially over.

Happy New Year!

[DizzKneeLand33]

Now all we need is a results thread and we are all set!

[gamerman01]

Hmmm, Jenn has shown the ability to lock threads, but does she have the access to sticky them?

[Soulblighter]

@Gamerman01:

Hmmm, Jenn has shown the ability to lock threads, but does she have the access to sticky them?

Well if this was dungeons and dragons, then she would need to level up a bit more to acquire new abilities.

[bmnielsen]

I think she stickied this very topic a short time ago.

[variance]

We need a 2015 results thread.  I already lost a game.