Regarding Inactivity

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

The rule is that a player must post on the forum to remain active, but my question to the general public is whether that rule should be amended to cater for certain situations.

Jason Toogood has stated on a couple of occasions that he generally can't post on the forum but is still actively following the cricket. Should he remain active? Should the exception to the rule be incorporated into the rule whereby

- A player is inactive if he/she does not post on the forum UNLESS that player cannot do so but has specifically approached the CWBCC explaining the situation/reason and is still actively following.

...?

What are the thoughts of ye people of CWLand?

 

[Neil Pickup]

There is no logistical reason why someone can not post on the forums if they have access to email. Not acceptable.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

There is no logistical reason why someone can not post on the forums if they have access to email. Not acceptable.

So you'll tell that to Rik then? There have been many cases where people have had problems with login/posting on this and other forums.

 

[Loony BoB]

So long as the CWBCC make it known to the rest of the members and also so long as the admins of CW are aware of any login problems (and hopefully looking into them!), that should be fine.

 

[Mr. P]

To be honest I think this is:

a) not acceptable
b) we should filter out any non-active players and automatically retire them. we can work this in with my can't-come-out-of-retirement thing...it will be good for the increasingly popular CW sides...more players come in...

 

[Loony BoB]

How is it not acceptable if someone literally can't log in for some reason? It's happened at other boards before - although they'd need a server-side reason, such as the server not sending emails. The chances of this happening are beyond minimal, but it should be taken into consideration, that's all.

 

[marc71178]

So you'll tell that to Rik then?

The same Rik who on many occasions stated he could log in, but had no inclination to?

It wouldn't surprise me to see you change the rules though, seeing as this particular person has had specialist treatment in the past.

 

[age_master]

i agree, he should find some way of posting every now and than.

For inactive players who wish to becoma active again... surely we shouldn't stop them, maybe -5 on their batting average and +5 on their bowling....

 

[marc71178]

This is assuming they come back?

 

[age_master]

well i think that would be fair, at least once, maybe twice should they want to. most of the poeple that go inactive are never seen again though i dont think.

 

[Neil Pickup]

So you'll tell that to Rik then? There have been many cases where people have had problems with login/posting on this and other forums.

That had more to do with 12.3-8-12-7 than anything technical.

The most common "technical" reason of password incompatibility can be solved with a reset.

 

[ash chaulk]

Jason has told me that hes getting a new computer this week and hopefully he will be able to get into cricketweb.

trust me hes around and i dont wanna start another nikhil thing in this thread but toogood has his opinions on him too!

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

The same Rik who on many occasions stated he could log in, but had no inclination to?

It wouldn't surprise me to see you change the rules though, seeing as this particular person has had specialist treatment in the past.

The Rik who stated that he could log in but for short periods before his PC/browser crashed.

Marc, an amendment is not changing the rule. It's altering it to account for a situation previously unaccounted for.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Players are deemed inactive at the end of the season unless they leave CW permanently or are banned from CW midseason.

 

[AUST_HiTMaN]

I Think its unacceptable. Chaulk said he (Toogood) had problems with his password or something, whats to stop him contacting James or making a new one?

Poor excuse really.

 

[lord_of_darkness]

Players are deemed inactive at the end of the season unless they leave CW permanently or are banned from CW midseason.

Yep we will be sending out 2-3 notifications via mail to the inactive players so they can either continue staying or they will be deemed inactive ..

This will certainly come under discussion shortly..

 

[marc71178]

Why notify them?

If they were genuinely interested, they'd be involved all the time.

 

[Andre]

No exceptions IMO. Why do we move the goalposts for some and not others? Unless he is posting soon he should be deemed inactive...

 

[Loony BoB]

That had more to do with 12.3-8-12-7 than anything technical.

The most common "technical" reason of password incompatibility can be solved with a reset.

Fair enough - I was more meaning should the server stop sending forum emails as this has happened at a large vB I admin at. The problem was serverside, and when people changed emails they would need to verify the new email address before posting - however without a confirmation email, they were stuck. Like I said, the chances of it ever happening are beyond minimal. Also, they could fix the problem by talking to an admin and getting their account activated manually anyway, so you're right, it shouldn't stop them in any way. So I'll change my stance and say that the rule shouldn't be changed.

Players are deemed inactive at the end of the season unless they leave CW permanently or are banned from CW midseason.

There's something very wrong with that sentence, I think. We're inactive unless we leave or are banned. That would mean we're either inactive, gone or banned.

For inactive players who wish to becoma active again... surely we shouldn't stop them, maybe -5 on their batting average and +5 on their bowling....

I agree with this depending on the reason they left. If they said they were leaving forever, they should leave forever. If they said that they want a break and will not be participating for a while, then they should be allowed to come back. If they gave no reason at all, I think they should be allowed to return. However, if they did give no reason, they should have to wait until the start of the next season, in other words not to turn up half way through. And yeah, any players who have been deemed inactive should have their averages changed a bit.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

There's something very wrong with that sentence, I think. We're inactive unless we leave or are banned. That would mean we're either inactive, gone or banned.

I mean that players who are inactive are deemed as such.