Off-field Policy & Procedures

This a comprhensive list to deal with NON GAMEPLAY "situations" that come up periodically in Madden... This list is posted for your information - but most importantly so members understand that the commish is not pulling a "ruling" out of his ass!

RULES OUTSIDE OF GAMEPLAY

1) If u are away for 32+ consecutive hours - your opponent has the right to request a CPU game (on day 2 after 2pm of the playing period)- u will be temporarily dropped from the lg - so your opponent can play the CPU - this allows a player who is available to play his schduled game to minimize his exposure to potential simulated losses - when u r temporarily dropped u r expected to rejoin ASAP - if this occurs 3 times - your status in the lg will be re-evaluated
note - we will monitoring multiple restarts of CPU games!!! Sure from time to time restarts can be unavoidable (gm freezes, unavoidable emergency that u must attend that inturupts your game ETC) - but if a patern arises (where we notice players restarting CPU gms) - Possible sanctions may arise - this is intended to stop players from restartuing games that they are losing or because they suffer an injury to a KEY player...

2) If you schedule a game - both players r to message commish with the playing time... If your opponet is a `no-show`(after 15 minutes of the agreed time) - message the commish explaining he isnt around (this is time stamped)- he will not be able to send a the commish a message béc he is not there - the commish will award you a CPU game right than or when he come online

3) You are not allowed to play the a CPU gm unless u have the commish's permission... WE RUN AT FULL CAPACITY ALL THE TIME (with a managed wait list)! if u r facing a CPU player - your opponent has likely been dropped TEMPORARILY under the 32 hour rule (rule 17) or the scheduled game rule (He will be rejoining shortly)... If that player has been booted or quit for some other reason - HE WILL BE REPLACED QUICKLY (from our established wait list system)

4) All trades must be posted on lg website... The commish has the right to VETO any trade he feels involves collusion... If you trade a player, than quit the LG within that season - the new owner has the right to REVERSE the deal...

5) Trade deadline is week 12

6) no player is allowed to do more than 8 transactions in a row - this tactic is used to hide suspicous trades on the transaction history screen - also it is a "fishing" tactic guys ue to find the potential of free agents - either situation is unacceptable - hence the rule

7)when the lg is advanced you are to message your opponent - tell him when u plan on being online or respond to his message that he has sent to you

8)Do not run up the score unnecessarily - (accumulating stats for your rookies is not a valid reason to run the score up on a weaker opponent - PLAY NICE! and DONT BE A STAT SLUT!)

9) Do not quit your game - it is acceptable to concede the game - but to do so - u must message your opponent and inform him u would like to concede BEFORE YOU QUIT - if he accepts this - u are allowed to quit

10) If your opponent breaks any rule - save the footage in the pst game recap - highlight vault - tell the commish of the incident and post the footage of your opponent breaking rules on the lg website - ALL CHEATERS WILL BE EXPOSED

11) If a player INADVERTAINLY loses a connection in the game:

- If he was behind and wishes to restart the game - his opponent has the right (BUT NOT THE OBLIGATION) to restart the game... He can insist the game be continued with the same scoring differential and with the time clock in the same position or he can concede the game and allow his opponent to finish the game vs the CPU and complete the EZ win.... Use your judgement - if the game is out of reach - finish vs the CPU - If the game is contestable restart BUT BE SURE TO AGREE ON THE PARAMETERS B4 YOU EXIT THE CPU GAME!

- If he was ahead - his opponent DOESNT HAVE TO RESTORE SCORING DIFFERENTIALS AND THE TIMECLOCK (but would advise that it to be ethical to offer to do so)... If the score differential is greater than 10 - I would suggest that half the score be reawarded to the player (This will give a player a penalty for a "bad" connection and still his opponent (who did no wrong) interested in the game!)... If the player is up less than 10 points - score differentials and times should be re-established...

12) Home Team has choice of Jerseys, Away team must wear white if home chooses dark and vice versa - bottom line - make it easy to distingusigh between teams uniforms...

Often Home team may have WHITE pants - (and away team is wearing white jersey to give the most distinguishable color difference between uniforms - in this case (and whenever possible) the dark team should change pants to a NON-WHITE color...)

We shouldn't drop ppl this year have them put it on auto pilot? B/c you'll lose coach points and in a league like this that can actually hurt you really bad ..xp boosts , retirement preventation , Contracts,player demands and extra scouting points.

Auto pilot should be good enough right ?