RedDevil Wrote:I don't think your Sith tournament is POS's responsibility, He's a tournament manager, but only for tournaments he sets up and runs.

We have several tournament managers here at The Blitz, including whoever set up and ran the Sith tournament.

RD from https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=44664&page=2 post #13 Wrote:He {Tournament Coordinator} could also provide custom medals for your tournament to award.

He will also be responsible to reward tournament winners and participants bonus points and medals at the conclusion of the tournament.

Prizes awarded are the responsibility of the tourney designer/operator, not the coordinator or TheBlitz club.

POS from https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=44664&page=2 post #14 Wrote:My lofty title of 'Tournament Coordinator', mainly means I have access to the 'Officers Barracks' area of Blitz where I can tag medals and bonuses onto competitors screennames.

RedDevil Wrote:It is rather difficult to approve things post-tournament as well, when they should have been done before hand.

Quote:Allow me to define a little.

While it is assumed a coordinator is also the tourney runner, this is not the case always.

A coordinator is one who helps those who are interested in running tournaments by providing advice and mechanisms for the tournament runner to get things running smoothly for his tournament. He may also provide dates that might work better ( to avoid overlapping) and sign up lists of people who are most likely to finish a tournament based on his experiences and others whom he has assisted. He could also provide custom medals for your tournament to award.

He will also be responsible to reward tournament winners and participants bonus points and medals at the conclusion of the tournament.

Prizes awarded are the responsibility of the tourney designer/operator, not the coordinator or TheBlitz club.

Now a coordinator can also run these tournaments himself, and play in them as well, as long as the field is equal to all participants and no advantage is given to anyone purposely. Now mistakes happen, and an advantage could occur for someone, but that is the exception and hopefully the coordinator can make a decision of fair judgment to resolve.

If a tournament is running and an issue arises, the coordinator can arbitrate discussion involving play issues of exceptional magnitude (ie:cheating accusations) along with the ladder custodian and the tournament operator, to arrive at a decision.
He can also help make with judgment calls the specific tournament operator might need for minor issues.

If I missed any bases let me know?

The Coil Wrote:

RedDevil Wrote:It is rather difficult to approve things post-tournament as well, when they should have been done before hand.

Just curious, is this a new policy? Because IIRC there were a spate of tournaments recently that had points and badges handed out long after they wrapped up.

Also, the club rules regarding tournaments that you quoted are a little vague on the subject under discussion, actually. It might be clearer to amend them to say something along the lines of "The Tourney Master is responsible to coordinate with the Ladder Commander to approve any specific parameters not contained in the established club rules, including prizes, bonus points, and any specific tourney badges..." That might help remove some confusion regarding a procedure not actually mentioned in the rule noted above.

Anyway, just a few thoughts - no worries either way. Points and badges and stuff don't do much for me. Personally, I'd find it a bit sad if anyone just played in our Sith tournament for the sake of some bonus points and a pretend badge to flash around - the Sith, we play for fun (and ELO), not points... ;)

Steel God Wrote:For further clarification, Tourney Coordinators are Staff positions and you will find them listed in the Chain of Command section (at the current time on the OpC Ladder has one I believe). Tourney Masters are not Staff positions.

Hope that helps.