Rules That Need Fixing

[iamslm22]

Okay. I propose a change to Section IV (Tampering), subsection A (What is Tampering?).

Introduce an additional clause, 1. b), stating (or stating words to the effect of): If a player or GM approaches an inactive player who is currently under contract with another DSFL team or whose rights are owned by another DSFL team with the express or implied intention of encouraging the user controlling said player to return to the league, the player or GM in question will not be guilty of tampering.

The supposed aim of the DSFL is to provide the NSFL with a pool of active players to draw from, and so any rule that discourages users from encouraging inactive users to return to the league should be changed.

I agree 100%

[Exilizer]

Can we properly document the Awards rules?
Breakoutplayer of the year got missed off in DSFL, rip Frost.
Also I propose we split the DB award in safety and cornerback separate awards.

[Isidore94]

Ban Nickel

[bovovovo]

I'll accidentally post an actual one with no relevance to the current situation:

VII.A.4 All mobile QBs should be checked as running QB within the sim.

The rule suggests they should be checked but it's usually detrimental to a team to have it checked. Simmers don't make teams check this box, so this could be removed or at least reworded to give teams the option as it's not currently enforced anyway.

I'm legit gonna have to ask someone why this is even a rule.

http://nsfl.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=...indpost&p=69341

It's a balancing thing. It's been so long I don't remember the details and that post doesn't really go into details about it. If I remember correctly without that check mobile QBs either become much less effective at running or will try to run much less often which kinda defeats the purpose of being a mobile QB arch

[White Cornerback]

like cb and s from dboty
split dl into de and DT

[Billybolo53]

Not sure on what specfic rules this would apply to

A week prior to free agency opening, open a legal tampering period for pending FA. No deals can become official until the start of FA, but they can be negotiated and announced.

Any team losing FA signed with over 500 TPE will be awarded a compensatory pick in the following year's draft. (maybe have this tiered based on TPE) If you sign a player it will cancel out the loss.

[infinitempg]

Any team losing FA signed with over 500 TPE will be awarded a compensatory pick in the following year's draft. (maybe have this tiered based on TPE) If you sign a player it will cancel out the loss.

from an actual idealized standpoint i like it, but also oh god this will make my life a living hell

[caltroit_red_flames]

Make OL pro bowl appearances proportional to the number of OL in the division/conference. There are supposed to be 2 offensive tackles per team, why is it capped at 1 right now when we have a ton of OL entering the league next season?

[White Cornerback]

Make OL pro bowl appearances proportional to the number of OL in the division/conference. There are supposed to be 2 offensive tackles per team, why is it capped at 1 right now when we have a ton of OL entering the league next season?

[Rising Equinox]

IV. Tampering
A - 3. "Tampering accusations may only be reported by the player who had been tampered with or his current GM or Co-GM with the exception of a flagrant public occurrence, in which case accusations may be levied by the HO."

This section from the tampering rules needs to be expanded upon or removed and rewritten entirely. Either that, or HO needs to start equally applying this rule to every single tampering accusation, not just those in which they see fit. I don't know who was the accuser in the Jeffie case, but it was clearly not the alleged tampered player, and he had no contact with HO or the appeals committee in regards to the "investigation" of tampering of his own player. This specific instance also clearly was not a "public occurrence", so that rules out literally anyone except for the IA player's GM or Co-GM, in which he/she may have not even known who they were at the time, since he was in fact IA.

The Bullying/Harassment "Don't Be A Dick" Rule

This one needs some serious work. First, this rule needs to actually be in the rulebook, or I don't see any reason for it to be considered a legitimate rule. Also, it should be clearly established in which situations this rule applies, because as we've seen in the past, this apparently varies depending on the person, the position of the accused, and the place in which the bullying/harassing messages were sent. Why are private messages considered in some cases, but not others, and going back to "Tampering A - 3", why is just anyone allowed to report users in these cases, not just the user being bullied/harassed? At the very least, this needs to be made into an actual official rule or not be taken into account at all.


Also, why is there nothing about appealing punishment decisions, the process and system of the established appeals committee, and the limit to the powers of HO and the appeals committee anywhere in the rulebook? There is nothing about this branch of positions in the league, and there is no rules in place for them or HO. There should be some type of "checks and balances" system in place to ensure that these groups are not abusing their powers. Without this, you get into the situation that we see every single time a punishment gets announced, where the league members feel helpless at the hands of HO, because they know there is nothing they can do. If there was a system like this in place to balance out their powers and actions they can take, we as a league could focus more on not disrupting these powers, because we could actually trust they will be taken care of to an equal standard, and focus more on the fun aspects of the league, not trying to constantly avoid upsetting people and breaking rules we don't know exist.