(12-13-2018, 06:19 PM)To12143 Wrote:4. The appeals team should not get a vote, we use their recommendation to determine the best course of action and everyone votes with the new info we have been given. Giving the appeals team a vote means that of the total HO members, there would be approximately 8 votes. This would mean that if the appeals team has about half of the votes, and that if the member in question is favorable with the appeals board and HO people in question could end up coming off with lighter penalties than others. We need to use the evidence given to us to make a decision, and the appeal doesn't just come in and get thrown away (as should be shown here considering your penalty was reduced), the appeals team has their voice, the shouldn't get their voice along with equal voice to HO members as well, which is what you're proposing.
I mean, I don't get what you're saying based on who is favorable with the appeals board and HO. I think @Bzerkap @PDXBaller and I are pretty unbiased, and if you are favorable with HO then you're already getting that benefit as is?
I do think if there's going to be an appeal there should be some kind of actual effect, but HO clearly listened to us here. I don't know how each individual voted so I can't comment as to that.