[...] I said I want to play 7 officials, read the post before you comment.

Do you want to win so badly?

[...] why not allow to play with 4 or 3 or whatever. does it really matter? but I think the team should have 6 players in the team.

You sign up for a 6v6 competition, so naturally you are going to need 6 people in your team. Despite having 6 in your team, it is possible that someone can't play (or is in the process of being replaced!) and the opponent is not allowing you any mercs, so we still let you play with 5.

[...] Does that not strike anyone else as being a little bit silly?

You need a minimum of 6 to *sign up*. You need a minimum of 5 to be eligible to play a match.

How's this team even in the Season with only 5 players on the roster? You need a minimum of 6 to participate.

All it needs is for an admin to send them an email or chat request to ask them if they intend to get a 6th and continue. If they don't respond or can't get a 6th, tough titties, replace them with a team that actually wants to put some effort into it.

Did you also read the string of posts mine was a reply to? I think you're not quite getting my point.

[...] Wtf Spike? Anyone can lie at any time. That isn't a reason to stop using questions as a method of obtaining information from people. If you assume good faith, things will work perfectly well about 90% of the time, and the remainder you can deal with as it arises (a trick I use in low information situations is to either be charming or a dick so that the words of their reply are cast in light of their emotional response). I've explained this before on autism forums. It's sad/inefficient when people use a handful of bad experiences to limit their connections with the people around them.

[...] Wtf Spike? Anyone can lie at any time. That isn't a reason to stop using questions as a method of obtaining information from people. If you assume good faith, things will work perfectly well about 90% of the time, and the remainder you can deal with as it arises (a trick I use in low information situations is to either be charming or a dick so that the words of their reply are cast in light of their emotional response). I've explained this before on autism forums. It's sad/inefficient when people use a handful of bad experiences to limit their connections with the people around them.