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5.09 In the event that a player is accidentally de-rostered from a Trench Wars League Squad, an Email must be sent to the Trench Wars League Operators within 24 hours or else they will be subject to all roster lock and waiting period restrictions. (See Rules 5.06, 5.07 and 5.08) If the player becomes rostered on another Trench Wars Leagues or Trench Wars Divisions Squad within the 24-hour period, this offer will not apply.
After reading another thread regarding the derostering of a player, I felt the need to analyze this rule and explain why this rule does not make any sense.
Many of the staff members who commented on the rule said that the derostering of eelam could not have been an "accident" due to the fact that a "confirmation" was necessary before the person was really axed.
Now, let's think about that for a second... how could a derostering EVER be accidental, if confirmations are required? Even if someone accidently kicks the wrong person from the roster (maybe they clicked the button above the one they intended to press), then still wouldn't they have needed to "confirm" their selection?
This would mean that NO derostering can EVER be accidental. If that is the case, why does this rule even exist?
After all, how can TWL staff EVER know if a derostering is accidental... unless they can somehow telepathically peer into the mind of the person who did it. Last time I checked, this is not possible.
Some may claim that a person admitting to axing a person is sufficient to prove its accidental or not. Well, lets think about this too. If I claim that i'm the queen of england, does that make it true? Probably not. Even if someone DOES claim that an axing was intentional it is important to keep in mind the character of the person doing the derostering. Some people like mouse are naturally unstable... and a character that is naturally unstable is prone to doing things that they did not truly intend to.
Lets take an example: a child is being devious and intentionally spills orange juice on the floor, the mother comes and is mad at the child. Yes, the child INTENTIONALLY spilled the orange juice, but a child is prone to do things like that, even if their heart is pure--they simply had a relapse into bad tendencies. Spilling the orange juice was an accident of character, even if the action itself was clearly not an "accident" in itself.
TWL Staff examining an appeal can never truly know if something is an accident or not, since they are not the one doing the axing. Even someone claims that the axing was intentional is not sufficient... Because if they had kept their mouth shut, no one would have known otherwise. There is no reason for someone to be penalized for talking.
It is no doubt that Pandora's bad reputation had a factor in TWL staff's decision. I do not expect TWL staff to change their mind on the appeal, because this would mean them having to admit that they were wrong, and I just don't see that happening.
I propose one of two actions:
1. Rule 5.09 needs to be removed for next season, because according to what TWL staff has said so far, a derostering CAN NEVER be accidental, since it requires someone to agree to a confirmation page.
2. Change this rule so that it states that if a person gets derostered from a TWL squad after the hard lock, they can at any time rejoin that squad and still participate in TWL, as long as they were not rostered on any other squad in the time after they were derostered.
The condition of the rule as it currently stands leaves too much potential for TWL staff to make improper decisions. TWL staff is human, and they are bound to make decisions in which their own personal feelings about the squad play a factor in their decision.
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