Ant Bear
Swamprat
- Dec 7, 2012
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- AFL Club
- Port Adelaide
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- Port Magpies, Swamprats forever,
RULES AND PENALTIES
SEC [1]. Basic Conduct and Etiquette - Bigfooty (breaches subject to disciplinary measures from site moderators/admin/owners)
1A) No attacks on the basis of a poster's Race, Ethnicity and Nationality, Cultural or Religious Background
1B) No attacks on the basis of a poster's Sexual Orientation, Age, Gender, personal circumstances etc.
1C) No Abuse
Using serious abuse (very coarse, threatening or demeaning language) towards a person or persons will not be condoned on this site.
1D) No Profanity and Smut
Our community is held to BigFooty Rule 5 (see below). Sweet F.A moderators may hand out warnings and/or day off bans for breaching this rule.
more info can be found here.
Post that contain videos, images or text that contain profanity, not safe for work material or avoid the swear filter are some of which apply to this rule. If you are unsure, please seek the advice of a Moderator or if you're in doubt, take another route. Innuendo is fine, just do not overdo it.
1E) Abide By Bigfooty Site Terms of Service at all times
https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/help/terms
SFA SPECIFIC
SEC [2]. Basic Conduct and Etiquette - SFA
2A) Abuse
This is a game, attack the persona all you want but don't attack the person behind the persona. This is the most essential rule in the SFA. The line is the same here as anywhere on BigFooty so don't cross it. All posting on the Sweet FA board may be subject to in-game disciplinary measures by the board moderators depending on severity of the offense and history of the poster. Any penalties will be served on top of any Bigfooty site measures/discplinary actions if any of SEC [1] is breached. The line between person and persona should never be breached, and if in doubt the post can be cleared by a moderator.
2B) Main Sweet F.A Board Threads
The administrator and moderators reserve the right to delete, merge with an appropriate thread, or move to a sub-forum any threads created that are devoid of quality, effort, relevance or significance at their discretion. If a player is unsure what threads are appropriate on the main Sweet F.A board they should check with the administrator and/or moderators.
SEC [3]. Squad Management/Player Movement
3A) Squad Management
Captains need to submit final squads by the deadline set by the administration. After this deadline, all signings and delistings must be noted in the squad submission thread. All changes are only considered official from the moment that the Squad in the Squad Submission thread is updated. Squads must be altered (preferred) or re-posted (if original poster unavailable) to reflect these signings/delistings before they are allowed to play.
Squads also must contain a minimum of 22 players and a maximum of 27 players prior to the season commencing. During the season captains must ensure that there are at least 20 eligible players for any given week.
If a player changes their BigFooty username during the season, both the team sheets and squad submission thread must continue to use the original username at squad submission deadline for the remainder of the season and the sim will continue to list their original name.
3B) Trades
May only occur during the trade period/s specified by the administration. Trades must be player/s for player/s, and the player/s must have been listed in a squad prior to the trade period. Both clubs and player/s must agree to the trade for it to take place. Trades must then be approved by the admin, and changes to the Squads must be noted in the Squad Submission thread. It is at this stage that the trade becomes official.
3C) Eligibility to sign players
Restricted Free Agency
After the squad submission deadline, listed players are contracted to their club. However, any players delisted during the season (that were on the original squad) can be signed as a delisted free agent by any other club (including the original club)
- The player must enter the team sign up thread and the same process applies as if the they were a new or returning player to the Sweet FA.
- They only qualify for RFA if they have been delisted by their club, not if they have walked out.
- If a delisted player does not qualify for Restricted Free Agency they must either be re-signed by their original club for that season (if freely agreed by both parties) or wait a minimum of 8 weeks (and no closer than 4 weeks before finals) before applying to the committee to sign with another club.
- Restricted Free Agency eligibility ends four rounds prior to finals.
- The administrator must approve the signing of any delisted player by his/her new team and reserves the right to defer to the committee for any further discussion should it be required.
- If a delisted player does not qualify for Restricted Free Agency then they can only be re-signed by their original club for that season. This can be done freely with the agreement of both parties.
- Players who wish to leave a club during a season, but are denied this right by the club refusing to delist them, may appeal to the Committee for consideration by sending a PM to the Admin. The case will then be discussed in Committee, and a simple majority vote will determine if the club will be forced to release the player
- Players can only be eligible for RFA once per season
The official process for signing players during the season under RFA or new/returning is a player who posts an intention to join the league by posting in the signup thread during a season will be required to complete the Application form as below:
FORM:
Name (your BigFooty username):
Preferred Position 1:
Preferred Position 2:
Preferred Position 3:
Number:
Height:
Weight:
Preferred Team (if you have one):
State (optional):
How did you hear about the Sweet F.A?:
Teams may then bid publicly or privately for their services, and the applicant should engage with the bidding teams. If a player nominated a club in the sign up form, then the nominated club is free to sign them after 24 hrs, provided no adjustments to the nominated club have been made in this time period. Any disputes between teams regarding who the player has joined after the 24 hour period must be clarified by the player themselves before they can be added to a squad list.
3D) Unrestricted Free Agency
Unrestricted free agency occurs between seasons from the grand final to squad submission date. Free agents may only be signed with permission. Player movement between clubs is unrestricted with permission of the player. Players who are new to the league signed during the offseason are required to either make a post in the signup thread or the team thread of their chosen club before officially being added to the squad. Any player movement not specified in the rules is not considered legal. In the event of uncertainty, the club must contact the administrator for consideration with the committee.
3E) Penalties For Incorrect Handling Of Squad Submission/Player Movement
High Impact (4 point penalty):
- Failing to submit a squad in the official squad submission thread by deadline.
- Failing to satisfy the minimum squad list requirement (20 eligible players)
Medium Impact (1 game captain suspension):
- Squad lists over 27 eligible players
- Failure to follow correct protocol for signing a player (3B + 3C)
- Unexplained alterations to squad list
Low Impact (one match suspended-ban for captains, activated if another team sheet offence occurs within the next month):
- Post notifying a squad change that did not occur
SEC [4]. Team Submission
4A) Submission Rules
The deadline for team sheet submission is the Thursday 11:59 PM Melbourne Time before a match unless stated otherwise by the admin.
- Team sheets must be displayed in a logical format that is comprehensible by the game simmers. Each positional line {e.g. B, HB, C, HF, F, Foll, INT} must be defined clearly and in case of positional changes the specific positions must be communicated in the listed changes. The only acceptable format is:
B: BP – FB – BP
HB: HBF – CHB – HBF
C: W – C – W
HF: HFF – CHF – HFF
F: FP – FF – FP
FOLL: RU – RR – RO
INT: INT – INT
HB: HBF – CHB – HBF
C: W – C – W
HF: HFF – CHF – HFF
F: FP – FF – FP
FOLL: RU – RR – RO
INT: INT – INT
- All positional changes from the previous round MUST be noted correctly in the Team Sheet Submission, including swapping from LHS positions to RHS positions
- Teams must contain 20 eligible players, and be submitted in a single post in the Official Team Sheet Submission Thread each round.
- The team submission post must carry a uniquely team identifying chararcteristic, (eg team logo) and the correct round number.
- Maliciously hindering the simmers from doing their jobs, by any deliberate acts to alter the team sheet such that simmers have additional difficulty in reading using them, will not be tolerated.
High Impact (2 point penalty + 1 game captain/s suspension):
- Failure to submit a complete team sheet in the submission thread by the deadline.
- Editing the team sheet after team sheet deadline
- Deliberately hindering the simmers
Medium Impact (one match ban for captain/s and offender):
- Incorrect positional changes
- Naming an ineligible player
Low Impact (one match suspended-ban for both captain/s and offender, activated if another team sheet offence occurs within the same season):
- Incorrect spelling of player names
- Incorrect sheet formatting according to 4B
Medium and Low impact penalties may be applied by the administrator to the person deemed to be the offender, which will be in addition to the penalty applied to the captain/s. This may not necessarily be the captain, eg in an instance where a vice captain names a team incorrectly
A further clarification, these penalties apply to ALL potential team submission errors.
The administrator may apply a lesser penalty such as a suspended sentence for medium impact offenses if there are mitigating factors deemed to be at play e.g. self reporting.
During the Sweet F.A Finals Series any high impact offenses will result in a 2 goal penalty as well as a suspension of the captain(s).
4B) Eligibility
Players are subject to eligibility rules as per rule 3. If a player becomes ineligible after the team sheet submission deadline (rule 4) they will be allowed to play the match they are named in and will be considered ineligible for any subsequent matches after that. Players that receive BigFooty site bans (red cards) should not be named in team sheets where possible. Players who receive 'Day Off' bans will only be considered ineligible for one match should it be a direct result of breaching rule SEC[1] or 2A on the SFA Board and should not be named in team sheets where possible. All other day off bans will be not render players ineligible.
More than one ban given for breaches of SEC[1] or 2A of Sweet FA rules in one season will result in the offending player ruled ineligible for individual awards of that season.
Should a club claim to have been unaware of a banned player, the Administrator reserves the right to waive a penalty.
An eligible player must have an active BigFooty account by the submission deadline. Closed or permanently banned accounts are not consider to be active and therefore those players must be removed from the submitted squad and the squad minimum criteria must still be met.
4D) Team Validity
In the event that two or more team sheets are posted, the simmers will use the most recent team sheet submitted before the deadline by the clubs captain or co-captain. Should a club have both co-captains post a team sheet, the latest team sheet will be used. If neither captain or co-captain have submitted a team sheet, the simmers will use the latest team sheet submitted by any player listed by the club.
In the event of no team being posted by the deadline the simmers must use the previous weeks team sheet except for round one matches where the team must provide a new team sheet urgently.
SEC [5]. Bringing the game into disrepute
If a player's actions are having a profoundly negative effect on the experience and functioning of the league, or against the spirit of the Sweet F.A e.g. whinging about the simmer or rules, manipulation of the rules, excessive trolling or spam, then the committee and the admin will convene in the tribunal to decide on a suitable punishment. Penalties will range from an official warning to match suspension/s, depending on the severity of the offence as adjudicated by the Administrator and the committee.
Any Committee member may formally lay a charge against another SFA player whom they believe is in Disrepute, by stating in the Committee room that they wish to charge Player A with disrepute, with reasons, and if this charge is accepted by 1/3, IE AT LEAST 4, of Committee members, then the charge and possible penalties will be voted upon by the entire Committee.
SEC [6]. The Sweet FA Tribunal
The tribunal has two main functions:
- All cases of Rule 5 will be heard before the appointed committee representatives and voted on. A clear majority is required for a GUILTY verdict, a tied vote will result in a NOT GUILTY verdict.
- If a captain or player is handed down a penalty relating to Rule 3 and 4 by the administrator, a captain has the right to appeal the decision to the tribunal. They can do this by informing the administrator via a Private Message (or a clear public statement). The administrator will then commence the tribunal hearing whereby the committee representatives vote on whether to overturn the decision. The decision can be overturned with a clear majority vote in the tribunal.
SEC [7]. No Aliases Playing
A player may only have one account as a listed player in the Sweet FA. No aliases allowed. Minimum 8 game suspension applies for a breach.
SEC [8]. Administrator Decisions
The Administrator reserves the right to add to the rules as the season progresses including, if deemed necessary, in response to the actions of players or captains. The new rule may be applied retrospectively if a majority of committee members vote to apply penalties to the offending player, captain or team. If any player or captain is unaware of the specifics of any rule or believes there is a situation not covered by the rules, it is their responsibility to seek approval from the administrator or find themselves subject to SEC 8.
SEC [9]. Administrator Conduct
9A) Abuse Of Power & Incompetence
If a player feels the administrator is blatantly abusing their power or failing to fulfil the duties then they may contact all SFA captains stating their case:
- If the half of Committee (6/12) believe the Administrator is corrupt or incompetent they obtain the right to open an application process for any potential challengers to the Administrator position. A Committee vote will take place within two weeks on whether the Administrator retains the position or the challenger is preferred.
- If the significant majority of Committee (9/12) in the belief that the Administrator is corrupt or incompetent they can forcibly remove the Administrator of their position and open an application process for a new Administrator immediately. A spokesperson within the Committee will be appointed by the representatives as a caretaker Administrator during this process. The ousted Administrator cannot apply.
9B) Veto Of An Executive Decision
If a significant portion of the Committee believe that the Administrator has made a decision that will have a dramatic negative and long-term effect on the league, any Committee member can propose a veto. If the proposal is seconded by another Committee rep then a vote involving the entire Committee is to take place. A majority vote will allow the Committee to block or reverse an Administrator's decision.
SEC [10]. Club Identity
10A) New Clubs
Anybody wishing to enter a new side into the Sweet F.A. must apply to be admitted into the Sweet F.A. Anyone interested in applying must contact the administrator who will set out a criteria that usual includes various club details around identity/concept, required no. of players at initial and final stages, deadlines and list composition.
Any club not meeting the following criteria will not be admitted.
- No club will be admitted once a season has commenced.
- New teams must make a formal submission to the Administrator at least one month prior to the league commencing for a new season.
- Applications can be made during a season but the new club will not be admitted until the following season.
- Team composition must be at minimum 40% new or unlisted players
- The recruitment of players for the incoming team must not have a material damaging effect on any existing club
10B) Rebrandings/Relocations/Renaming of Venues
Anybody that wishes to change the brand, location or home venue of a club shall contact the administrator stating the rationale for the change. The change will be official upon the Administrator's approval.
SEC [11]. Match Validity
All matches simulated and posted by the league's simmer/s (or other authorised persons) will be deemed final unless a situation arises where a resim is deemed necessary as described in the table below. A captain may request a resim and this must be requested via a Private Message to the league Administrator within 24 hours of the match being posted.
Resim Policy:
Resim
- glitch occurs in the simming application where a quarter ends earlier than normal
- two players of the same name are entered into the sim
- a non-existent player is named in the sim
- players are not named in the correct on field positions according to the official team sheet
No Resim
- incorrect spelling of a player name
- incorrect entry of home/away team
- glitch occurs in the simming application where there is a timeskip within a quarter
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