Keefie wrote:When is an infraction not an infraction ???
It would appear that another type of infraction has been introduced. The clans who received infractions for missing deadlines, received their first warnings. The clans who received infractions for the 'One Clan Rule' did not, and these infractions appear to fall outside of the disciplinary process. So it would certainly be helpful if this could be explained to the clan leaders & contacts of both divisions.
Ok, this is a clear question/post I can answer to and try to explain.
To me an infraction occurs when a player or a clan breaks a rule. Or a violation of a rule. Clans and players do not receive infractions, they commit them. What they receive is a response and possibly an action taken by whomever enforces the rules. In CLX that would be me, the TO. These actions can be a variety of things, including the sending of a reminder or a warning, taking away points or privileges, disqualifying a player or clan, etc.
Now, when we look at the “Rules and Infractions” section of the OP, one of the things we find is this:
Infractions relating to deadlines and the use of maps, settings and players:- 1st Infraction: The offending clan will receive a warning.
- 2nd Infraction: The offending clan will receive a final warning.
- 3rd Infraction: The offending clan will receive a 1 point deduction from their overall points total.
- 4th Infraction: Same as 3rd infraction.
- 5th Infraction: The offending clan will also receive a 2 pt deduction from their overall points total.
- 6th infraction: Expulsion from the competition. All results annulled.
“Use of players” here refers to the amount of games a player can be in or play per match or round.
A player or clan breaking the 1 clan rule falls under the below chapter:
Other Infractions, Offenses, Issues:- Consequences for infractions that do not have a specific penalty assigned, and any other offenses and issues, will be determined on a case by case basis, depending on the severity, repetitiveness, and possible effects on the results of this tournament. The consequences can vary from, but are not limited to, a warning to the remaking of a game, forfeits or point deductions, removal of privileges or clan contacts, expulsion of a player, or disqualification of a clan.
In this case a player from a clan participating in CLX was found to be in 2 clans, thus breaking the 1 clan rule. Apart from that he was in to ongoing games for 1 clan and had joined 2 games for the other clan. So, either way he was breaking the 1 clan rule. The fact that the 2 games for the other clan had not started yet is immaterial in my point of view. He joined those 2 games with the intent to play them and he was in 4 games for 2 different clans.
The action I took was sending a PM to all parties involved, asking them what was going on and pointing out that the player and the clan were in violation of the 1 clan rule. It all turned out to be a mistake and the issue was resolved quickly. Then I had to decide what further action to take and after considering all factors I decided to give the player a warning. The second clan, which added him to their member list while he was already a member of the other clan, received a reminder about the 1 clan rule.
I register all issues and actions taken during CLX and decided to also register it in the OP of the division thread.
So far CLX. However, the 1 clan rule applies clan-wide and not only for the tournament. The clan department, and specifically the department leader Dave, can decide to apply other sanctions to the player and the clan in question.
I decided to explain the above because the apparent confusion. Don’t expect me to do this every time there is an infraction of the rules. Traditionally on CC infractions and possible sanctions are dealt with between Team CC and the offender(s).
Lx
