Rules for Heroes of Might and Magic III online tournaments on HeroesWorld.

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d) unfair play in any form and disrespectful behavior of players toward one another...

I'm not sure who to refer to. Maybe Stinger or DVStranger will chime in, or Paladin or DS Vasya; generally speaking, the word "cheater" used to be the most despised term in our heroic world. If a cheater was caught in a tournament, that was it—death to them in tournaments and in the same heroic society. Lord Maniac fought them in St. Petersburg and wrote about it, Chaos fought ruthlessly in Moscow, Alan Prost on League of Heroes. In short, if you were caught, you were written off; no one would lend a hand. And now I read our forums, and cheaters are openly mocking people on the forums, not even hiding. Ugh, if only we could bring back the times of Chaos and Alan Prost for just one day, they'd get what's coming to them... Well... just daydreaming.

As for disrespectful behavior... I am convinced that those who have spent at least a year on our forum and communicated with the old-timers will not be rude; a certain culture of communication is simply formed subconsciously. No, they will argue, even heatedly, but without rudeness. Although if someone really gets under our skin, anything is possible.

a) if he himself is a tournament participant, appoint a neutral party—a Judge—to resolve disputes that may arise for him personally;

Interesting idea, a solution to the conflict of interest. One person organizes, another judges. But what's the problem? The fact that the judge-organizer link must be reliable. The organizer must be sure that the judge will carry out his vision for the tournament to the end, and the judge must be interested in judging—and no matter how you look at it, that requires more than a month of fairly active participation on the forum.

As an option, two organizers, for example, Evgeny and Javdet; first one acts as the organizer of his own tournament and the other as the judge, then after some time, roles are swapped.

the Organizer's workload is great, it's hard for one person to carry this burden; I think many Participants would not refuse to help. I am sure that Dirty_Player will conduct the draw professionally and quickly, Alex_R will always help along the way, I will gladly do whatever is needed, RAPER will draw something... /

Exactly, that's how we survive.

/Compliance—or rather, non-compliance—with tour deadlines is one of our most painful issues. If the deadlines for one tour are missed, it creates a chain reaction for the entire tournament—this leads to some players taking deadlines lightly—while others, who relied on the previously announced dates, are forced to adjust their plans, which is not always convenient or even possible—other tournaments overlap, personal circumstances... It's better to announce longer deadlines for tours and the whole tournament from the start than to set unrealistic times. If unplanned obstacles appear, such as an MP, adjustment is necessary if some of the tournament players are involved in it. Both Organizers and Participants need to overcome our sloppiness and strive for strict adherence to deadlines. Let's respect each other and value both our own and others' time./

I once saw something on TV about flies that live for one day. And in that same day, a tortoise will crawl 30 meters, but it lives for 200 years. Who knows what they think about time. It's the same with players. Some think, "I have three weeks, I can play through the whole tournament." While others think, "Three weeks—I must manage to play the first tour."

I see only one option: orient the players in advance. For example, a schedule for 2010 is posted, from which it follows that there will be a major Tournament A in the spring with fairly strict game deadlines, once a week. And at the same time, there will be Tournament B in the autumn, where they are given a buffer of 2-3 weeks.

/I feel somewhat uncomfortable discussing the punishment of Organizers, although it happens that deadlines are missed specifically through their fault. This always causes bewilderment—couldn't they have asked someone for help? Let the Organizers themselves decide what to do and how to punish themselves if they treat their tournament sloppily.../

Perhaps we have outgrown the period of "wild" champs. A complete stranger won't be able to gather a large tournament; players already know who can provide good organization. That is, a person must run several tournaments, 2-3, to establish their reputation. And if one of the old organizers started a tournament but couldn't finish it (for various reasons), then help is needed. Officially change the judge, shake up the players, find out who hasn't lost interest in the champ yet, and finish it.
Unfinished tournaments damage the forum's reputation, fact.

Awarding rating points to tournament Participants.

I remember many heroic ratings. And not a single one actually reflected the strength of the players. Nevertheless, ratings are needed, very much so. A newcomer arrives, was 97, after some time became 55, then 33, and then you look and they've become an excellent player.
As for official and alternative ratings—neither is random, let there be both. After all, even a behemoth like the tennis association maintains two ratings: based on the current year 2009 and based on the results of the last 12 months, say from May 2008 to April 2009. And they get along fine, even though their results differ significantly.

Appeals Committee (AC) /the name can be different—Judicial Commission, ... /
1. The numerical composition of the AC is 5 people.

I'm for it! I'll even try to write down who I would want.
Evgeny—because he is the soul of the forum; the forum will survive the loss of any person, but as for someone like Evgeny, I don't know.

Ta Kotoraya...—because she was there at the dawn of online play on the forum, because of her active life position, because she knows how to handle organizational matters, and simply because she is a beautiful girl and knows it. If passions flare up on the forum, she'll say "stop"—and we'll stop.

Alex R—because he's a fighter. He's been on the forum for a long time, plays probably all versions of Heroes, online and offline. Ready to lance an abscess on the forum if one arises.

Mizrael—not because he is my friend, but because Misha has a deep analytical mind and knows how to get to the heart of the matter. And his communication culture is top-notch.

Pit—a person who grew into the strongest player specifically on our forum. The one who wrote the post above. In general, he cares about Heroes in general and Heroes on our forum in particular.

Aside from everything else, all these people are strong players. Although other people could be named. The main thing is that this AC consists of people who put our forum and our player community above all else.

And another reason why such a council is needed: for interaction with the forum administration. For example, the forum administration sees that the rules and traditions of the forum are being violated; it restores order on the forum on legal grounds, say by temporarily banning a person. Everything seems correct.
But how does it feel to receive this from the other side, as players? By age, our same-grade forum is the oldest; there are people over 30 and even over 40, and they are players, which means they are ambitious. And yet they are banned like naughty children.
And for outside observers, also players, it's not very pleasant either. They've settled into the forum, feel a home atmosphere, and then bam—they're reminded that they are guests.
So far we've managed to avoid the undercurrents, although with losses; I don't see Loya or Invisi, and these are undoubtedly people devoted to our community. But a clash could be such that not two, but twenty people leave, then collapse will ensue.
And it's hard for the administration with us; perhaps they fear us in some ways.

Tanya, Alex R, Evgeny—have been on the forum for a long time and are perceived by the administration itself as undoubtedly their own. Mizrael and Pit—are extremely benevolent; there will be no conflict from them either.

And these people are also perceived by players as undoubtedly their own; therefore, both sides will trust them, which is important for a peaceful environment.
Of course, there could be other candidates; the main thing is that it's an authoritative body for both the forum administration and the players.

AC decisions are recognized by all forum users, are final, and are not subject to discussion.

Yes.

Organization and conduct of Inter-Portal Tournaments (MP).

I can help with the development. I insist on a point about literal interpretation of the rules: you broke it—you get zero.
No appeals to humanity or "inter-portal" friendly status.
We've been burned; enough.

To protect other forum users (both our online NMM3 players and users of other site sections) from dishonest players, the following types of punishment are applied: suspension from further participation in tournaments, invalidation of all games, removal from the rating, ban, highlighting the nickname of the dishonest player in a different color, creating an indelible signature under this user's messages on the forum... /I ask to supplement and clarify possible punishments for unfair play/

It seems to me that a simple ban would be a fitting end to a cheater's career on the forum. There is no need to play along with them.

2. Punishments for disrespectful attitude toward Organizers and Participants of tournaments.

Again, we must separate an argument from rudeness. It's a very fine line; a great, decent person can be subtly and cleverly provoked. The decision should be at the discretion of the same AC. For example, if a person just arrived on the forum and immediately started demanding their rights, that looks a bit strange. But if an emotional person who has been on the forum for a long time snaps—well, for example, would we want to ban Loya or Invisible?
They've done so much for the forum.

I definitely liked Pit's post; it was timely, respect.