Running TWDT cheat sheet

[Rab]

Posting this here rather than buried in the other thread, for easy future reference.

Some dev things we need:
- make sure the twdt bot is ready to accept !signup for the new season
- unpin/archive threads in the twdt forum section

Some things the person who runs it needs to get started:
- forum moderator permission in the twdt section
- twdt bot permission to see signups
- to make a signup thread, and regular zoners
- to make a google sheet for signups and ratings and collate signups there; make a thread for people to post ratings change suggestions
- staff volunteers to run the matches, and ideally permission to do this themselves

Then when we know we have enough players:
- update the rules
- choose the caps, get team names from them
- randomise the draft order, ideally video it for youtube so people can check you didn't cheat
- schedule the draft, avoid US/EU holidays + major US sports events
- post a season schedule, avoid US/EU holidays + major US sports events

Then after the draft:
- update the twdt website (wirah) with schedule, teams, blank standing, blank stats
- get volunteers for hot-or-not for each division; optional: videos, gifs

Then during the season:
- deny all appeals for the lulz
- keep notes of everything that happens, so at the end of the season you can post a thread with suggestions for the next person who runs it

[ronaldinho]

Best way to manage ratings

I think ratings are the most important things to run a good TWDT, here's my opinion on how to make it good in 4 steps.



1^st step : Nomination of a chief

A good chief is :

- cultured, he must know the players
- serious, he must take this task seriously and not as a way to be entertained
- honnest, he must not overestimate a player by kindness
- trustworthy, neither underestimate by strategy
- collective, he must be open to debate for everything
- perfectionist, he must be guided by the wish to make a good work
- persistent, he must finish the work



Mythril and turban are best suited for this role, my choice goes for Mythril because my TW opinions are closer of Mythrils than those of turban.



2^nd step : Settlement of the ratings

How to rate a player :

- 10*, one of the very best players
- 9*, good players
- 8*, good players rusty / average players improving
- 7*, average players
- 6*, bad players / good newbies
- 5*, idiots / bad newbies



3^rd step : Organisation of a debate

Best exemple :

-Ratings release 1.0
1 week of public debate + late entries
-Ratings release 2.0 + explanation of choices
1 week of public debate + late entries
-Ratings release 3.0
1 week for captains to plot + late entries
-Start of the season
2 weeks for late entries + public debate
-FA Ratings release



4^th step : Closure of the season

Release an upgrade and open a public debate.
Next season's chief will base on this + TWL to make future ratings.