1. AS a TD/HTD you are required to host 15 tournaments per week.
A week is from Sunday to Saturday. Please pre-set your tournaments at least three days in advance.
If you have not hosted for 2 weeks in a row (without clearing it with the Head Admin (Capt_Icey), Co-head admin (TBA),
Of course, we understand there will be times you cannot host. Let the Admin know so these rules can be waived.
~1st offense, you will be placed on vacation and you must contact the TD manager (Capt_Icey) to discuss.
~2rd offense, you will be removed from staff.
2. All Staff And Member MUST HAVE THERE MESSAGER ON WHILE IN ROOM. This is incase we need to get ahold of you for a table.
3. As TD/HTD you will be required to handle disputes and you must do this in a professional and respectful manner.
If unable to resolve the issue, please bring an Admin into it.
4. A TD/HTD needs to help new member with any problems that arise and help people join the league.
TD's should be nice and considerate to all the members and staff of the league.
5. TD/HTD MUST HELP AND SUPPORT ALL STAFF MEMBERS! We are a team. We are also the league leaders.
We must always work together without conflict and show respect for each other and the members.
We do not expect you to be best friends with everyone however you must be civil to all members and staff.
(There is no I in TEAM!)
6. Tournaments are to be moved after 30 minutes of not running it, do not let them sit there and not move them.
Do not move a tournament before the 30 minutes unless there is an emergency and you did talk to an HTD or Admin team member about it.
7. Make sure you always pay attention to the lobby.
If you must leave your computer, ask another HTD /Admin if one is present to watch your tourneys for you.
Also say BRB in lobby to the members so they will know you are not at your computer.
Should an emergency arise get an HTD or Admin to run your tourneys for you.
Make sure they know you are leaving before you leave the lobby.
8. All TD Must Read Emails/ICQ.
9. As a TD/HTD you should make sure all members do not go to the table without someones permission(KIBITZER / WATCHING),
if you do not inform the members then they will not know.
10. TD/HTD should be in the lobby at least 30 minutes before their tourneys starts.
11. Please DO NOT try and help your fellow TD's in the lobby with posting.
If you believe the TD has missed something (give them a minute or 2 after you see it) then IM them and ask.
12. Please be considerate of the TDS hosting before you and do not Start asking for players
in yours until theirs are running. You must mention all tournaments before you and after you not just yours.
13. If you see a TD doing something you think is wrong please let the
Head Admin, Co-head Admin, full admin know by email or by IM.
14. As an HTD you must be ready to step in and host tourneys of TD's who have been BOOTED / have an emergency / needs help.
If they Don't show please just move the empty tourney out and you can add a tourney in that place,
or you can Email out for a staff member to come into host.
15. TD/HTD are expected to help EVERYONE whether it is with an issue or if it is with
filling a tournament they should always help. If you are unable to help with an issue, please go to an Admin for assistance.
16. TD/HTD are expected to help EVERYONE whether it is with an issue or if it is with filling a tournament, they should always help
17. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE DO WE SPAM OTHER LEAGUE LINKS IN TDC LOBBY OR IN ANYONE ELSES LOBBYS.
ALL TD CAN SPAM LEAGUE LINKS IN THE SOCIAL ROOM.
18. All TD/HTD MUST know how to run Double Eliminations and Swiss tournament.
You are not required to host them but must know how to in case you need to cover one.
19. Always remember that the players have bad days (we do too but we must not let them see it).
Do not take these things personal as tomorrow they will love you as much as they did yesterday.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO KEEP LISTENING TO MEMBERS ISSUES WHETHER THEY ARE OURS OR THEIRS.
20. Timer will be placed on the MIA player from the starting time of pairs:
For an Example: if your pairs went out at 12:35pm after 3 mins that player is not at the table the timer must go on at 12:35pm not 3 mins after.
21. When running any REGULAR SWISS, you must NEVER remove the top players if they have won and want out of next round, they must be timed out not removed from the tournament!!!
22. When running a tourney and someone wants it to be a different game and wants for ex.
Faceless to be changed you must ask all that is in the tourney if it is okay to change it to said other game before changing it!
23. All staff must always have their Messenger on in the room .
24. If a staff member is hosting, there should be another staff member spamming for them,
no hosting member should ever have to be spamming.
25. When running any REGULAR SWISS, you must NEVER remove the top players
if they have won and want out of next round, they must be timed out not removed from the tournament!!!
26. When running a tourney and someone wants it to be a different game and wants for ex.
Faceless to be changed you must ask all that is in the tourney if it is okay to change it to said other game before changing it!
27. Please do not have your CAPS UP if you are not hosting at that time.
Caps should be brought up 15 minutes before you are scheduled to host unless you are covering for a hosting TD at that time.
28. MEETINGS ARE ALL MANDATORY (IF NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING PLEASE LET AN ADMIN KNOW 24 HOURS PRIOR TO MEETING!)
PLEASE REMEMBER TO KEEP DRAMA OUT OF THE LOBBY.
WE ALL COME HERE TO PLAY AND HAVE FUN.
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Updated: April 1, 2023
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