Hello everyone,
The quality of the group stage was diminished because of a lot of mis-communication on the part of the tournament's participants. As such, I want to make sure everyone is clear on several things.
1. The deadline for the round-of-16 is December 17, 2012. Let me repeat that. The deadline for the round-of-16 is December 17, 2012.
2. I am expecting every single remaining registrant to reply to the scheduling topic pertaining to their match within 48 hours with the following information:
a) Their time zone
b) Their times of typical availability in the foreseeable future up until the deadline of December 17
c) The times in which they can confirm total unavailability - i.e., if you have a university exam on the 16th and need to study for it on the 13th-15th, please indicate that you cannot play on those days.
d) A method of communication in case an emergency occurs - i.e., a natural disaster or a computer breakdown; i.e., would you be able to find a way to indicate your inability to complete a match because of a computer breakdown by going to a library computer somewhere?
3. If someone promises to be online at a certain point in time and they do not make it, please provide screenshots, PMs, or chat logs proving that the person was a no-show. Proving that you booked a time and the other person did not show up would be helpful in determining administrative victories at the deadline.
4. All completed matches and the recorded games of those matches absolutely, positively must be posted in the proper recorded game forum at this link and with the proper mandatory format articulated in this topic. This is no longer optional. I expect the opening post of a recorded game to be perfectly clear.
5. To maintain the smoothness of this tournament, I must be more strict with regard to deadlines and the recorded game format. As such, I expect the 16 remaining tournament registrants to reply to this topic before I will count their matches as being completed. This will indicate that they are aware of these factors and intend to act accordingly.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter and participation in the tournament. Enjoy your games and have fun!
Sincerely,
Clown