07-30-2020, 01:58 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-30-2020, 02:01 AM by dieselj123.)
11) Give a thorough examination of a league scandal from any point in time. What made this particular drama so noteworthy? Who were the major participants involved, and what was the offense? What kind of impact did this scandal create on the league, and have any permanent changes come about as a result?
I'm not really sure if this counts since it may not really be considered a scandal at this point yet but I really think that the S23 ISFL voting was something that should be considered scandalous and investigated because of a specific persons actions. Sure some of the players they voted for more then likely deserved the right to be first, but I can't find any acceptable way to support someone voting for their teammates 1st in every single category that they could be voted into, this is completely unfair to people who have spent hours, weeks, months trying to improve their player, trying to get some recognition for their hard work, and instead someone thinks that its okay to completely vote down the line for their team and ignore any sense of responsibility. Obviously they probably weren't doing it maliciously but in any case I think someone that votes without any regard for the actual integrity of the votes does not belong in a position where they can continue to submit ballots in the future. Maybe it's possible that they could have something in place where you can't vote for your own team, but that doesn't really work because like I said, Some of those players probably did deserve the votes that they got, but again, not 14 out of 14 chances as that's just a little bit ridiculous to support. Some people may say that its just awards but that still means something to a lot of people, I know I was super upset not seeing my last player get any credit at all because I was perceived inactive despite having a very strong season at cornerback with Stuart Little. Winning the Tight End award with Rigby helps me have some sort of self proof that my effort and the teams as well is recognized by the league. Awards integrity is a hot button topic in basically any sports circle, and this also isn't even something that is just considered in the ISFL, the PBE has also gotten a ton of flack and as someone who submits ballots over in the PBE, I really take the integrity of it personally because I want to believe that my votes are informed and well supported instead of something thats just looked over as a little joke at the end of the season. Yes, at the end of the day this is just some silly online hobby and I'm really blowing something out of proportion, but it is nice to be able to enjoy something without it being tainted by a lack of integrity, and I'm not calling this person out cause I really don't think they meant anything by their votes, but I hope reading this response, they can understand why people are so upset about it.
I'm not really sure if this counts since it may not really be considered a scandal at this point yet but I really think that the S23 ISFL voting was something that should be considered scandalous and investigated because of a specific persons actions. Sure some of the players they voted for more then likely deserved the right to be first, but I can't find any acceptable way to support someone voting for their teammates 1st in every single category that they could be voted into, this is completely unfair to people who have spent hours, weeks, months trying to improve their player, trying to get some recognition for their hard work, and instead someone thinks that its okay to completely vote down the line for their team and ignore any sense of responsibility. Obviously they probably weren't doing it maliciously but in any case I think someone that votes without any regard for the actual integrity of the votes does not belong in a position where they can continue to submit ballots in the future. Maybe it's possible that they could have something in place where you can't vote for your own team, but that doesn't really work because like I said, Some of those players probably did deserve the votes that they got, but again, not 14 out of 14 chances as that's just a little bit ridiculous to support. Some people may say that its just awards but that still means something to a lot of people, I know I was super upset not seeing my last player get any credit at all because I was perceived inactive despite having a very strong season at cornerback with Stuart Little. Winning the Tight End award with Rigby helps me have some sort of self proof that my effort and the teams as well is recognized by the league. Awards integrity is a hot button topic in basically any sports circle, and this also isn't even something that is just considered in the ISFL, the PBE has also gotten a ton of flack and as someone who submits ballots over in the PBE, I really take the integrity of it personally because I want to believe that my votes are informed and well supported instead of something thats just looked over as a little joke at the end of the season. Yes, at the end of the day this is just some silly online hobby and I'm really blowing something out of proportion, but it is nice to be able to enjoy something without it being tainted by a lack of integrity, and I'm not calling this person out cause I really don't think they meant anything by their votes, but I hope reading this response, they can understand why people are so upset about it.