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

Thank you all for your responses. I received over 20 messages, and we can draw some conclusions. A creative synthesis of opinions on the questions asked. 1. What should be the names of the topics for Rewarding Winners and Reprimanding Violators? Quotes (apologies for not including links to the authors – to save space): I think the name isn't the most important thing; whatever you call it, that's what it will be. A Blacklist is also necessary. A Wall of Shame is an integral part of the forum. Tracking Violations is possible and perhaps necessary. Well, I don't think we should come up with anything original for the topic name for rewarding prize-winners... but "Blacklist" is perfect for violators. A Wall of Shame won't work if a person has started cheating and has lost their conscience; they will be indifferent to shame. There is clear support for the idea of creating two topics – one for rewards and one for punishment. As for the names, the main thing is that they are clear about what they are about. Perhaps we'll call them Portal of Glory and Blacklist. Do you think these names will work? If the topic is called "Portal of Glory," then it will be only for rewarding. Reports from the Organizers about the tournaments held will be in a different topic. Based on the previous discussion, the "Black Mark" will be awarded by the AK administration for unfair play. This fact will also be reflected in the Blacklist. But the Blacklist will also collect information about other violations – missed tournament deadlines, unethical behavior, ignoring tournaments, etc. Perhaps we will develop a system for assigning penalty points to create objectivity. 5. Do you agree in advance on a tournament match with your opponent, and when do you start doing this? There is almost complete agreement here. The vast majority of players prefer to agree in advance, immediately after the draw. Accordingly, the answers to question 3: 3. At what time of day (Moscow time) and on what days of the week do you prefer to play HOMM3 online tournament matches? Most people try to arrange for daytime (12-24) on weekends – this is the most preferred time. Next are evenings (19-24) on weekdays. There are those who play at any time, but by prior arrangement. Only nighttime or only working hours are the least popular. Therefore, in the Rules, we will focus on the preferred time: weekdays – evening (19-24), weekends – daytime (12-24). We will definitely indicate the possible time for the game in the tournament application. 4. How much time do you usually need and is sufficient for 1 tournament game? Both from the survey and from the experience of Best and other tournaments, in most cases, one week for 1 game is enough for almost everyone. But under the circumstances, 2 weeks may be required. For some reason, no one said that they never meet the deadline. Although experimental results sometimes say the opposite. I haven't summarized the results for questions 2 and 6 yet. For now, I will make these changes.