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	<title>ETF2L &#8211; Latest activity in &#8220;[S10] Provisional Divisions Feedback Thread!&#8221;</title>
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    	    <title>Reply by torden</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/feedback/topic-18356/page-14/?recent=335656#post=335656</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[Yup, have not asked of anything else than d1, nor are we interested in the playoff, and it's not relevant for the discussion. So...]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:43:04 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by Gubbins</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/feedback/topic-18356/page-14/?recent=335656#post=335643</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[<i>Quoted from mustardoverlord</i>
		<blockquote>so what IS the deal with nvc's team</blockquote>

They're waiting for us or idk? to fold.]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 22:47:48 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by death144</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/feedback/topic-18356/page-14/?recent=335656#post=335642</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[When it will create one GROUPS?]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 22:43:40 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by kaidus</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/feedback/topic-18356/page-14/?recent=335656#post=335635</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[<i>Quoted from Mike</i>
		<blockquote>Torden, you're in division 1, deal with it</blockquote>

They asked for div1 iirc.]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:41:33 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by mustardoverlord</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/feedback/topic-18356/page-14/?recent=335656#post=335631</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[so what IS the deal with nvc's team]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:58:05 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by stvv</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/feedback/topic-18356/page-14/?recent=335656#post=335610</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[<i>Quoted from Mike</i>
		<blockquote>Torden, you're in division 1, deal with it</blockquote>#

your prem mic, deal with it!..

omgz ;D]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 19:26:29 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by Vint4ge14</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/feedback/topic-18356/page-14/?recent=335656#post=335544</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[Torden, you're in division 1, deal with it]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:28:38 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by Hildreth</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/feedback/topic-18356/page-14/?recent=335656#post=335449</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[I remember reading the play off proposal on VanillaTF2 and on Wednesday I suggested it in the chat and we all agreed wasn't enough time but it was a good idea.

Sorry Torden panda, I guess the hard working admins (not lazy do-nothings like myself) who are very busy with sorting out seedings for 350+ teams never got around to reading your article and discussing it when certain things take priority. Maybe next season.]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:52:32 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by torden</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/feedback/topic-18356/page-14/?recent=335656#post=335448</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[<i>Quoted from CanFo</i>
		<blockquote>"Sorry, we cant be arsed" would not be honest. Actually, it is the opposite. I am spending a lot of my free time on this league and cups because I <strong>can</strong> be arsed, even if I can not play at the moment and can not expect a lot in return.
I think the first time I read about pre-season playoffs was about 3 days ago. In my experience, 4 days are not enough time to run proper playoff matches (especially if you have only 2 actual days because only few teams can be arsed to play on a weekend) and rushed decisions are rarely good anyway.
Also, I do not know where I made a "fake proposal". What I said about pre-season playoffs was clearly my own opinion with the hint that it does not necessarily represent the opinion of the whole staff. Please elaborate.

I am aware that being an admin is a very unrewarding job and you have to take a lot of shit as admin because someone will always be unhappy with your decisions but I would not expect someone as respected as you to suggest I "could not be arsed" or was "bullshitting fake proposals". What I am trying to do is collecting feedback and implementing it, if possible. We could as well just say "these are the divisions, deal with it".
I would have talked to you directly but I could not find you on IRC. If you want to continue this discussion, query me please.</blockquote>

Nah, point's been made. By now, CKRAS and Eq are set with prem, and making more out of it at this stage would be more of taking it and any joy of it away from them as deserving members - as opposed to the positive notion of giving equal teams a fair chance.

Edit: And sorry If I come across as harsh, I would just like to solve this problem which is the same for pretty much every season once and for all. Setting up leagues is tough yeah, but this quite simply stretches across a lot more time than the crunch time period that keeps on being mentioned.]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:50:35 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by CannonFodd3r</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/feedback/topic-18356/page-14/?recent=335656#post=335445</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA["Sorry, we cant be arsed" would not be honest. Actually, it is the opposite. I am spending a lot of my free time on this league and cups because I <strong>can</strong> be arsed, even if I can not play at the moment and can not expect a lot in return.
I think the first time I read about pre-season playoffs was about 3 days ago. In my experience, 4 days are not enough time to run proper playoff matches (especially if you have only 2 actual days because only few teams can be arsed to play on a weekend) and rushed decisions are rarely good anyway.
Also, I do not know where I made a "fake proposal". What I said about pre-season playoffs was clearly my own opinion with the hint that it does not necessarily represent the opinion of the whole staff. Please elaborate.

I am aware that being an admin is a very unrewarding job and you have to take a lot of shit as admin because someone will always be unhappy with your decisions but I would not expect someone as respected as you to suggest I "could not be arsed" or was "bullshitting fake proposals". What I am trying to do is collecting feedback and implementing it, if possible. We could as well just say "these are the divisions, deal with it".
I would have talked to you directly but I could not find you on IRC. If you want to continue this discussion, query me please.]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:34:41 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by illii</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/feedback/topic-18356/page-13/?recent=335656#post=335441</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[<i>Quoted from Vali</i>
		<blockquote>http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/5642/tournie.jpg

Lets go.</blockquote>

choop choop]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:19:39 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by torden</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/feedback/topic-18356/page-13/?recent=335656#post=335435</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[Oh actually canfo, it's both been asked for before the provisional divisions were announced, and 3 days ago in this very post. I understand that there's a lotta work with getting together divisions. I'd love to see something as simple as an honest reply: "Sorry we cant be arsed" straight from the getgo, and maybe you could even get the help you needed, instead of bullshitting a fake proposal later on. Live and learn, eh :)]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:54:46 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by CannonFodd3r</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/feedback/topic-18356/page-13/?recent=335656#post=335432</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[<i>Quoted from torden</i>
		<blockquote>Ah, so your offer was in fact not an offer, but an attempt to shut the arguements down.</blockquote>
Sure, it was an attempt to shut down the arguments that asked ETF2L to run pre-season playoffs for season 10 because I can not see it happening (as I personally do not have the time and the final tables are released tomorrow). If we had announced pre-season playoffs 2 days ago it would not have changed much. The teams would only have thursday, friday and saturday for the playoffs and I think you agree that it would be unfair to expect all teams that come into question to have time on such a short notice (not to speak of expecting them to play on a friday or saturday).
The premier division is the only one that I am sure it will not undergo any changes until the final tables are released unless a current premiership team requests a lower division.
If someone else wants to run pre-season playoffs with all teams that have a shot at winning division 1 and want to play and if CKRAS agrees as well, I would swap them with the winner. I can not make an offer without knowing if the rest of the staff agrees though but I asked them.
<i>Quoted from Bakaze</i>
		<blockquote>It should only be implemented next season, where the first two of div1 play the bottom two of prem. Then there would be no arguements about who should or shouldn't be playing the playoff.</blockquote>
This is actually very similar to what we have in mind for this season.]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:28:02 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by Bakaze</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/feedback/topic-18356/page-13/?recent=335656#post=335430</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[how do you decide who battles for that prem spot torden?

There are a few other div1 teams that would certainly like to play that playoff to have a shot in prem. You can't complain they seeded CKRAS above others and then "seed" some div1 teams above others to play that playoff.

It should only be implemented next season, where the first two of div1 play the bottom two of prem. Then there would be no arguements about who should or shouldn't be playing the playoff.]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:24:59 +0200</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by torden</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/feedback/topic-18356/page-13/?recent=335656#post=335418</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[<i>Quoted from CanFo</i>
		<blockquote>[...]
They are currently seeded above the other teams and we have no intention to change that at the moment unless they wish so.</blockquote>

Ah, so your offer was in fact not an offer, but an attempt to shut the arguements down.]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:31:07 +0200</pubDate>
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