comportment (ETIQUITTE & EXPECTATIONS)
Non-negotiable terms of being a gentlemen in this league.
Non-negotiable terms of being a gentlemen in this league.
- Gentlemen will choose a team name and create a two-color team logo with "the League of Ordinary Gentlemen" theme in mind.
- the Commissioner will provide the resource for this when a new Gent is added to the league
- Teams' unique team logo will be uploaded on their team settings on Sleeper
- as of 06/2019 sleeper does not provide this capability.
- The only area where a sleeper user may upload a logo is in account settings. A gent may still upload their logo in this area but it is not a requirement.
- it will be required for teams to upload their logo once sleeper provides the ability for users to change avatars in team settings within a league
- non-compliance incurs a $5/game penalty to be paid to Free Parking
- Group communications are conducted within the sleeper app
- app notifications for the league must be turned on and checked regularly for announcements and information pertinent to gents ff
- UTILIZE THIS TOOL FOR all LEAGUE COMMUNICATIONS.
- Responsiveness and interaction are the foundation of a strong league. it is expected that Gentlemen stay active on the app.
- Gentlemen will act and conduct themselves in a Gentlemanly way. If this has to be explained then perhaps a reevaluation of membership to The League is in order
- At his discretion, THE COMMISSIONER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REMOVE any franchise OWNER who DISPLAYs UN-GENTLEMANLY BEHAVIOR of any kind. EXAMPLES OF SAID BEHAVIOR THAT COULD RESULT IN EXCOMMUNICATION FROM THE LEAGUE INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO):
- collusion of any kind, either provable or inferred by the Commissioner,
- harassing other Gentleman in a way that causes individual or league-wide concern
- not engaging socially through primary League communication on sleeper
- not paying in a timely manner (before or by Commissioner deadlines)
- A Gent will construct and start a Strategic lineup each week. Failure to do so due to perceived lackadaisical team management will be dealt with, privately, between offending Gent and the Commissioner. Habitual behavior of this kind could result in financial penalties being levied against the Gent (payable to Free Parking) and/or removal from the Leagues.
- Illegal Lineup is defined as: the starting of a player carrying a designation (i.e. IR, SUSP, O, PUP, BYE or others) that indicates they are unavailable to play in their actual NFL game that week. This designation is thereby rendering the player unable to accrue points during their matchup that week.
- A Gent is not obligated to execute a drop/add or trade in order to acquire player(s) to complete and start a legal starting lineup.
- If faced with a situation where they are unable or unwilling to roster a player to fill any given starting roster position they must openly “cede” the roster slot to their opponent thereby taking zero points for that player in that specific matchup.
- Procedure for Ceding to an Opponent: to cede a starting roster spot to an opponent the “ceding” team must leave the starting roster spot open (no player is in the slot) - this is an open communication to their opponent and to the League that their actions are intentional and strategic and not lackadaisical team management.
- If faced with a situation where they are unable or unwilling to roster a player to fill any given starting roster position they must openly “cede” the roster slot to their opponent thereby taking zero points for that player in that specific matchup.
- Illegal Lineup is defined as: the starting of a player carrying a designation (i.e. IR, SUSP, O, PUP, BYE or others) that indicates they are unavailable to play in their actual NFL game that week. This designation is thereby rendering the player unable to accrue points during their matchup that week.
- Franchise openings resulting from the departure of an owner from The League or expansion of the League that creates a need for a new Gent will be addressed thus:
- Current owners bring forward a nominee to the attention of the Commissioner and a discussion and decision will be made at that time as to whether or not to extend an invitation or
- A classified ad seeking interested owners will be published on certain websites that cater specifically to the serious fantasy football community at-large. interested parties will fill out a brief application and are then subject to The Interview Process:
- the commissioner will review applications and decide on whether or not to extend an invitation to join the league to the interested party.
- Owners subject to joining The League through the application Process are those that cannot be vouched for by a current Gent.
- New franchise owners invited to join the league through the application Process will participate as a Probationary Gentlemen in their first year.
- At the conclusion of the Probationary Gent’s first season the commissioner will decide to upgrade them to Full Gent or to part ways.
- Full compliance to these Frameworks is all that a Probationary Gent needs to do in order to be upgraded to permanent Gent status.
- Compliance to these Frameworks is required by all gents at all times
- If removed from The League by the Commissioner or if a Gentleman leaves The League for any reason of his own accord he forfeits any money that is in play for that season and preceding seasons (Free Parking).
- These Frameworks are a fluid document and will be updated from time to time as needed. When a more current version is available The League will be notified by The Commissioner via sleeper.
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