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

And they asked me: why are you doing this? Everyone couldn't care less... But here we have such a reaction, a businesslike discussion... It means people really are tired of letting everything just slide...

1. AC. The name 'Appeals Committee' bothers me a bit. An appeal is a challenge to some decision. But we want to resolve not only disputed points, but also other problems of our life here. And right now I see the main direction of work as organizing tournaments and helping the Organizers.
Wouldn't it be more correct to call it the Council of Heroes III Players? Maybe there are people with a vivid imagination? I'd like the name to more accurately reflect the essence of this body's work.

2. Next, regarding size. There's no need to fixate on the magic number 5. The more active people there are, the easier it is to communicate with them, the possibility of replacements during absences and personal circumstances, the lower the load on each person (we're not working for a salary, after all). Maybe we should create several subcommittees and distribute responsibilities?

3. Now about the tasks.
Communication with the administration. It is necessary. For this purpose, the best candidates are Ta Kotoraya..., ewgeniy and vbn. Like a Subcommittee for Communication with the Administration.
Organizational matters of tournaments: Nagan-4 made a good proposal about a tentative tournament schedule, including rules, maps for fix events (e.g., Seasons — a long-standing traditional tournament that should continue), and the draw... For example, regarding the draw. Dirty_Player, in my opinion, has no competition in this matter. Why not rope him into this? RAPER — design. If he's informed in advance about the necessary tasks, I think we'll get professional work. Conducting various kinds of surveys and votes. Example — Nagan-4's surveys. He shouldn't have to bear this brutal workload alone... Rating, rules consultations — that's vbn. And so on. In other words, the Subcommittee for Organizational Matters.
Communication with Friendly Resources. We don't yet live in a unified Heroes space, but we'd really like to. And I see big strides being made in this direction. Wicc and Neoandy would be a great fit. They're not strangers to us, and they have authority both here and on their own resources. I don't even want to distribute such players across different resources. They're a certain gold standard of the entire Heroes community.
Inter-portal Matches. There's no getting around it, only Nagan-4. Whether he wants to or not...
I would also propose a subcommittee responsible for newcomers. This could be someone from the folks who appeared on the forum not too long ago, maybe not yet having a high level of play, but who have already earned some authority. Many completely new players appear; it would be good to welcome them hospitably, teach them the basics of communication and the game. A sort of initial guidance. When I first appeared on the forum, I would post ads in threads, try to ping people on ICQ, and I'd sit there not for hours — for days — unable to find anyone. Good thing COLORADO played with me for the first time back then... I wouldn't want to lose newcomers due to such random circumstances.
Subcommittee for Resolving Disputed Situations — this is the most difficult part. This should involve people who are very skilled in the game, tactful, approachable, trusted by the players, and, most importantly, not indifferent to life on HeroesWorld. This is where candidates are currently being proposed and discussed. And this is probably where around 5 people are needed. So that a unified, authoritative opinion can be developed.

So, there are tasks that are already being handled by certain people, and their capabilities are beyond doubt. And there are issues whose resolution should be assigned to people elected by all players.

To ewgeniy. Thank you. Very interesting food for thought.
Regarding SOI, I'll reply a bit later in that thread.

Mitsrael — I can't say anything about this player...

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

Unfortunately, I can't boast of friendship with Mizrael; I've had very little interaction — only 2 games, which were very pleasant, and a few conversations on ICQ. But about this player I can say that he is constantly on the HeroesWorld inter-portal team, and he is the only one from our team who won a match against his opponent from Bay — Alex The Great. I consider him one of the strongest players on our resource and a very decent and tactful person. I would like to see him in the AC.

I support the candidacy of Alex_R.
I would also like to propose Javdet — not because he's my friend, but because he is a person who cares, with creative imagination, who cares about HeroesWorld and has already done a lot for HeroesWorld. His opinion will be well-founded and considered.

Regarding Mizrael and Scorp. Please understand me correctly, but the AC should only have one of these two forum members. Old friends making up to 40% of the commission is overkill.

Well, many of us here have become friends already. And would it be better if enemies joined the AC?
I would also like to see scorp in the AC, if he hasn't lost interest in our life here.

Regarding the voting and re-elections, I agree with Nagan-4.