I had no plans of posting in here, but I will since it's got some heat. First off number's punishment was 5 seasons, we cut that in half and rounded down to get your punishment.
Now, as for leaking itself. First up, I'd say pick number 2 is a good spot to start. You have said that Slm made this info public multiple times, yet he did not. A team's locker room is not making it public, messaging it to you is not making it public, you saying it to Outlaws LR is not making it public. A discord channel that is only open to players on the team is not making the pick public, and if slm would have made a similar post saying Hike Mughes was the Outlaws pick, after round 1 had completed, he would have faced a similar punishment. This info was never made public prior to the draft, he could've told you maddox was pick number 2, but ultimately you cant confirm that until the draft happens. That's where my main leaking belief lies and why I think a punishment was fair.
We received multiple pieces of evidence that prove you had access to the draft before you posted the media, and people in war rooms are restricted from making mock drafts and similar posts when the draft has started, to try and prevent leaking. Also doing other stuff as media is not evidence that you wouldnt try to cheat the system, we cannot take past media articles or actions into account and form an opinion based on that, we have to use the evidence given to us as the only source, or else we are subject to bias and punishing people based on how we feel about you instead of the situation brought before us. We felt the evidence was severe enough that punishment was necessary, and as always you can appeal to the board.
Now, as for leaking itself. First up, I'd say pick number 2 is a good spot to start. You have said that Slm made this info public multiple times, yet he did not. A team's locker room is not making it public, messaging it to you is not making it public, you saying it to Outlaws LR is not making it public. A discord channel that is only open to players on the team is not making the pick public, and if slm would have made a similar post saying Hike Mughes was the Outlaws pick, after round 1 had completed, he would have faced a similar punishment. This info was never made public prior to the draft, he could've told you maddox was pick number 2, but ultimately you cant confirm that until the draft happens. That's where my main leaking belief lies and why I think a punishment was fair.
We received multiple pieces of evidence that prove you had access to the draft before you posted the media, and people in war rooms are restricted from making mock drafts and similar posts when the draft has started, to try and prevent leaking. Also doing other stuff as media is not evidence that you wouldnt try to cheat the system, we cannot take past media articles or actions into account and form an opinion based on that, we have to use the evidence given to us as the only source, or else we are subject to bias and punishing people based on how we feel about you instead of the situation brought before us. We felt the evidence was severe enough that punishment was necessary, and as always you can appeal to the board.
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