The World Bowl Discussion Thread (OOC)

[The Fanboyists]

I'm extremely confused, now.

From the bracket you posted in your host bid, Bluth, it appears that I will play the proper winner of the losers bracket, and the winner of that game will go on to play in the World Bowl.

F1 Insanity has just posted something contrary to this, stating that I will play simply for third place, or will simply be the third-place team.

I am not objecting if that is the case, but I am extremely confused as to which is correct, at the moment. Could you please clarify?

[Bluth Corporation]

You are correct.

[Qazox]

I'm extremely confused, now.

From the bracket you posted in your host bid, Bluth, it appears that I will play the proper winner of the losers bracket, and the winner of that game will go on to play in the World Bowl.

F1 Insanity has just posted something contrary to this, stating that I will play simply for third place, or will simply be the third-place team.

I am not objecting if that is the case, but I am extremely confused as to which is correct, at the moment. Could you please clarify?

I think that F1 didn't understand how the LB is going to work. the ASMV-Sarz winner faces me, while the Cass-F1 winner faces BC. The winners of those 2 matches will then face off with the winner of that one to face you for the right to play Delaclava.

[The Fanboyists]

I'm extremely confused, now.

From the bracket you posted in your host bid, Bluth, it appears that I will play the proper winner of the losers bracket, and the winner of that game will go on to play in the World Bowl.

F1 Insanity has just posted something contrary to this, stating that I will play simply for third place, or will simply be the third-place team.

I am not objecting if that is the case, but I am extremely confused as to which is correct, at the moment. Could you please clarify?

I think that F1 didn't understand how the LB is going to work. the ASMV-Sarz winner faces me, while the Cass-F1 winner faces BC. The winners of those 2 matches will then face off with the winner of that one to face you for the right to play Delaclava.

I get it, but that seems needlessly complicated. Now I have a headache. Good night, everyone. (PS, Qaz, if you don't mind, let me knock off Plutoni. )

[Voltronica]

I think that F1 didn't understand how the LB is going to work. the ASMV-Sarz winner faces me, while the Cass-F1 winner faces BC. The winners of those 2 matches will then face off with the winner of that one to face you for the right to play Delaclava.

I get it, but that seems needlessly complicated. Now I have a headache. Good night, everyone. (PS, Qaz, if you don't mind, let me knock off Plutoni. )

i resent killing the planet

[The Fanboyists]

I get it, but that seems needlessly complicated. Now I have a headache. Good night, everyone. (PS, Qaz, if you don't mind, let me knock off Plutoni. )

i resent killing the planet

You should be angrier about my attempts to kill the element than the former planet.

[Voltronica]

i resent killing the planet

You should be angrier about my attempts to kill the element than the former planet.

mad at that too

[Whittoria]

Whittoria, I apologize for the trolling behaviour of F1-Insanity sports press

It's okay, I'm kinda used to it by now. RP is RP. I'm beginning to imagine your nation as some kind of stalinist dictatorship New York/Alaska run by the New York Jets front office and a really old guy in white robes who gets pissy at just about everything. How close am I?

Speaking of RP, can I do one where a livid Coach Whitt (realizing Massey might die before he has a chance to beat him) makes his way into the hospital they're keeping Massey at and grabs and shakes him while shouting things like "Breathe dammit!" and "Don't you die on me!" ?

[F1-Insanity]

Go right ahead...

and though the government doesn't see it that way, from the outside and the way the system is set up F1-Insanity is a one party state and effectively an one-man dictatorship which is Stalinist in everything except ideology. Dissenters tend to vanish at night

Though I wish coach Whitt good luck in trying to get into the Mulcahey Hospital...

[Bluth Corporation]

Should I win tonight, would anyone be available to scorinate the game I will be playing tomorrow night?

[Cassadaigua]

Nevermind on the thought that I deleted that a couple may have read.

There is some business to take care of though as some of you know my World Bowl Committee President term is up at the end at this World Bowl. I am going to open up nominations now and have them run until the morning of the 24th. Please send these nominations to my puppet Cheergirls.

I am not seeking re-election, so if you were thinking of nominating me please do not.

[Buffalostan]

Scorination "tonight" (from an American perspective) will again be a bit later than it would be if Bluth were doing it. Hopefully about 1000 UTC, or whatever time I get the first free minute at work. I guess this only applies to The Fanboyists, however.

In other news, I'm not sure whether I have World Bowl Committee status. I participated (with Free Austin) in VIII and IX, thus gaining Committee status, and then in X. I didn't participate in XI, but did (with Buffalostan) in XII and XIII. So Free Austin has by now lost Committee status and Buffalostan won't earn it until XIV, but taking me the player as controller of both accounts (as per Barnettsville/Lycrabon, for example) my status didn't lapse. Can anyone offer a ruling?

[Sarzonia]

Hmm...

If I were to venture a guess, I'd have to guess that you're not on the WB committee based on the fact that you the player lost your status after not participating in World Bowl XI.

[Buffalostan]

Why would I lose my status for failing to participate in XI, when the Constitution specifies that "[n]ations, excluding prior hosts, will be removed from the World Bowl Committee after failure to participate (posting a roster at minimum) in two consecutive World Bowls"?

[Sarzonia]

Here's where the wording gets murky.

If we take the wording to mean the player behind the nation must participate, then Free Austin/Buffalostan remains in place. However, if the wording means the same nation, then Free Austin/Buffalostan is NOT on the committee.

Here is another reason why I argue that our language must be precise in these rule sets.

[Voltronica]

Here's where the wording gets murky.

If we take the wording to mean the player behind the nation must participate, then Free Austin/Buffalostan remains in place. However, if the wording means the same nation, then Free Austin/Buffalostan is NOT on the committee.

Here is another reason why I argue that our language must be precise in these rule sets.

agreeing with the proposal of precise legality that would be a whole nuther page of words...for each bylaw...well maybe not that precise.

[Sarzonia]

Sometimes, rules get wordy. That's just the way it goes.

Right now, we have a situation where the rules aren't precise enough and it's leading to a question that may have an effect on future votes BY the World Bowl Committee.

I'll be honest. I'm disinclined to say Buffalostan/Free Austin keeps the WBC spot because I just now learned that the two nations are run by the same player. However, that is anything but a formal proposal or statement of support or anything of the sort. I'd be willing to go along with a consensus vote on the part of the Committee as to Buffalostan's status.

[Bluth Corporation]

It seems like it's no longer a relevant question, as after this tournament, Buffalostan will have participated in two consecutive World Bowls as Buffalostan anyway.

Unless either (a) the relevant clauses in the Constitution post linked in the first post of this thread have been superseded by a later decision that I have forgotten about and which has not been incorporated into said post, or (b) I'm misreading it.

[Sarzonia]

In that case, it's more of a matter of tightening the language for the future than a matter needing our attention now. Fair dos.

[Bluth Corporation]

Oh, absolutely.

My suggestion is, allow it in cases where it can be verified (through both accounts confirming that they are controlled by the same person; e.g. A posts "I am controlled by B" and B posts "I am controlled by A"). Since non-deleted accounts can be resurrected without moderator intervention, it shouldn't be too much trouble (short of forgetting the password) to resurrect the old account to make one last post.

[Buffalostan]

Here's where the wording gets murky.

If we take the wording to mean the player behind the nation must participate, then Free Austin/Buffalostan remains in place. However, if the wording means the same nation, then Free Austin/Buffalostan is NOT on the committee.

I don't see how that relates to your initial contention that I would have lost my status through failure to participate in a single World Bowl tournament.

[Bluth Corporation]

I suspect he just overlooked you saying that you had participated in WBX. Which, I missed too until I went back and re-read your post just now.

[Cassadaigua]

There is some business to take care of though as some of you know my World Bowl Committee President term is up at the end at this World Bowl. I am going to open up nominations now and have them run until the morning of the 24th. Please send these nominations to my puppet Cheergirls.

I am not seeking re-election, so if you were thinking of nominating me please do not.

Please do not forget to nominate someone! So far only three nominations have been placed, and all three are for different people!

[Voltronica]

There is some business to take care of though as some of you know my World Bowl Committee President term is up at the end at this World Bowl. I am going to open up nominations now and have them run until the morning of the 24th. Please send these nominations to my puppet Cheergirls.

I am not seeking re-election, so if you were thinking of nominating me please do not.

Please do not forget to nominate someone! So far only three nominations have been placed, and all three are for different people!

lolol

[Whittoria]

Has anyone else received nominations for the All Star Game that don't make sense? So far out of all the starters on my team people have nominated a back-up who didn't really see the field, my Defensive Ends coach as a player, and someone who isn't even on my roster. I know this seems kinda bad seeing as how I haven't finished my all star vote, but is anyone having a similar experience?


EDIT: at least one has been fixed