That's how you stick the landing.
Past HO groups might have continued to circle the wagons and doubled down on being right and the entire world being wrong. It's commendable and should be noted that this HO met the criticism and changed course. Especially the open ended requirement to review any future attempt to hold a league job. That's a tremendous precedent.
Even if it may have felt silly to dock things from someone who isn't actually here, it sends a needed message that large scale cheating in this league will not be met with a pat on the head and a "awww you'll do better next time champ" attitude. Wanting to be kind to people is admirable. It's just not a good idea when said people are flagrantly abusing the league
Andd the league is better for this result because the user base will be more confident that the game they're playing is on an even playing field and that people who feel the need to fuck up a hobby will be dealt with.
Past HO groups might have continued to circle the wagons and doubled down on being right and the entire world being wrong. It's commendable and should be noted that this HO met the criticism and changed course. Especially the open ended requirement to review any future attempt to hold a league job. That's a tremendous precedent.
Even if it may have felt silly to dock things from someone who isn't actually here, it sends a needed message that large scale cheating in this league will not be met with a pat on the head and a "awww you'll do better next time champ" attitude. Wanting to be kind to people is admirable. It's just not a good idea when said people are flagrantly abusing the league
Andd the league is better for this result because the user base will be more confident that the game they're playing is on an even playing field and that people who feel the need to fuck up a hobby will be dealt with.