Rules for organizing, conducting, and participating in online Heroes of Might and Magic III tournaments.

1. What titles should be used for awarding winners and punishing rule-breakers? Prize winners of our Tournaments, Award Ceremony, Hall of Fame, Portal of Glory...? Blacklist, Wall of Shame, Violation Log, Dungeon, List of Scoundrels, or something else?

I don't think it's necessary to overcomplicate things.
Create one topic: "Award Ceremony," and award all winners and prize-winners from different categories there. For cheaters and other rule-breakers, a black mark should be sufficient. =)

2. Do you think the Tournament Organizer has the right to refuse an application to participate in the Tournament WITHOUT EXPLAINING THE REASON? Or based on the fact that the applicant has just registered and is not playing in the league?

I don't think so. Then organizers will be able to select participants for the tournament based on their personal preferences, and personal sympathy (or the opposite) may come into play. I agree that such cases haven't occurred, but we want to create a serious project that will last for ages, as they say. And it's difficult to say who will join the resource in a week, a month, or a year, and who will stay.

3. What time of day (Moscow time) and on what days of the week do you prefer to play HOMM3 tournament matches online? The options are approximately as follows (to make it easier to process the survey results):
a) around the clock,
b) I can play at any time, but by prior arrangement,
c) weekdays - evening (19-24), weekends - daytime (10-24)
d) only at night (0-6)
e) only during working hours (10-18) only on weekdays,
f) only on weekends during the day (10-24),
g) other option - specify it.

This is a sensitive topic for me, as it depends little on me. It depends more on the specific situation, but based on previous years: D, it's probably option (g)
because I'm almost always at home at night during the school year, which means I'm near a computer with internet access. And problems rarely arise at 1 a.m.
From option (g), I can say that there are situations when I can play at another time, but rarely and unpredictably.

4. How much time do you usually need and is sufficient for 1 tournament game?
a) 1 week,
b) 2 weeks,
c) more than 2 weeks,
d) no matter how much time is given, I still won't finish in time.

It depends only on the opponent. If they are accommodating and try to find a time that works for both of us, then a week is enough. In general, I think that in such cases, the maximum amount of time should be given - when there were 2-2.5 weeks, everything was fine.
I think the organizer should remind in the topic during the tour period that there are so many games left, so-and-so hasn't played, so-and-so has problems - in general, as Kash does now in "Novichki."

5. Do you agree in advance about a tournament game with your opponent, and when do you start doing this? Or do you wait until the last moment, and then try to catch him on ICQ?

I try to agree right away, but usually you already know everyone and understand that it's pointless to agree with Roma (SEM-56) - we'll play anyway,
You can write to Vitya in the official chat and play without any problems. With others, your schedule perfectly matches theirs - in my case, there are few such people, but it's a long shot to catch them. And others sign up for the tournament with the phrase "I can only play on weekdays from 10:00 to 18:00" - try to agree with such a person.

6. How should the Tournament Organizer act in case of delays in the deadlines by the players? Should they assign a time and monitor their attendance on ICQ? Or simply assign technical defeats to both? And if it's the final? Or another situation: a player appears on time, starts the game, and after 20-40 minutes reports that they have urgent matters and need to postpone the game. Perhaps a rule should be introduced - if there was an agreement on a game, then at least 2 hours should be played?

Based on their personal discretion and the players' attitude towards the tournaments, not just the current one. For example, Javdet left for a long time, but he warned Zhenya, and he included him in the tournament. Roma arrived after 1.5 months and played faster than many others. Although by that time, there was a delay of 2 rounds. People are different, some are more responsible, some are less.
Some, like me, have a difficult schedule and regular problems. But I'm ready for it - I always agree to a technical defeat in such a case.
There was a situation with Lesgor - we talked every day for a week, made arrangements. In the end, we agreed, and I spent the whole night in the hospital - what could I do? Reality remains the deciding factor, and this should always be taken into account. But if that happens, you should be able to accept a technical defeat from any player, and the organizer, in turn, should be able to assign that technical defeat. There is no need to put pressure on people's pity and kindness. You need to accept life as it is.
P.S. I'm ready to get beaten up