Corporal Levi
ninjadog of the decade
The LC council suspecting process is currently as follows. This is subject to change in the near future.
1. The council will cycle through potential suspect nominations every two months or so. In addition, a council member may personally bring up a topic for discussion as possibly banworthy/unbanworthy at any time.
2. If at least 5/11 council members believe that the topic is banworthy/unbanworthy OR are unsure (that is, there is no supermajority disagreement with this nomination), then the topic is put through a suspect test. A thread for discussion on the topic will be set up.
3. Suspect tests are conducted on the regular ladder and are open to all users who are able to reach reqs. Our current standard for this is 83 gxe across 40 or more games, across a suspect that lasts between a week and a half to two weeks; we may shift these values to accommodate for factors such as a newer ladder, exam season, and so on.
4. Users who meet reqs during the suspect test and post their alts are eligible to vote on whether the topic is banworthy/unbanworthy.
5. A majority vote of at least 60% must be passed to alter the status quo.
6. If the topic is banned/unbanned accordingly, no other suspects can be made for a minimum of two weeks to give the metagame time to settle.
The quickbanning process will be as follows going forward.
1. We will only consider quickbans immediately following major metagame shifts that are otherwise out of our control, e.g. a new generation.
2. When a topic is being seriously discussed for a quickban, it will be mentioned in the metagame discussion thread at least a week before the potential quickban so that non-council members can share their thoughts. However, if the council unanimously agrees a topic is so overwhelming that it shouldn't even warrant a basic discussion (think Scyther/Sneasel/Swirlix levels of powerful) then it will be autobanned, completely bypassing quickban discussion and voting. This will be determined with a swift informal vote at or around the time of the release.
3. If there have been no reasonable arguments against a quickban brought forth in the metagame discussion thread (note: "reasonable" is subjective, but we'll try to set this bar quite low), then the council will proceed to a vote.
4. For a topic to be quickbanned, at least 80% of the council must believe it is broken (12/15 members).
5. If this threshold is not reached, it will instead be suspected.
Current council members:
Coconut (Leader)
Fiend (Leader)
BurntZebra
Corporal Levi
LilyAC
KSG
kythr
Plas
Shrug
Star
tazz
Wail Wailord
1. The council will cycle through potential suspect nominations every two months or so. In addition, a council member may personally bring up a topic for discussion as possibly banworthy/unbanworthy at any time.
2. If at least 5/11 council members believe that the topic is banworthy/unbanworthy OR are unsure (that is, there is no supermajority disagreement with this nomination), then the topic is put through a suspect test. A thread for discussion on the topic will be set up.
3. Suspect tests are conducted on the regular ladder and are open to all users who are able to reach reqs. Our current standard for this is 83 gxe across 40 or more games, across a suspect that lasts between a week and a half to two weeks; we may shift these values to accommodate for factors such as a newer ladder, exam season, and so on.
4. Users who meet reqs during the suspect test and post their alts are eligible to vote on whether the topic is banworthy/unbanworthy.
5. A majority vote of at least 60% must be passed to alter the status quo.
6. If the topic is banned/unbanned accordingly, no other suspects can be made for a minimum of two weeks to give the metagame time to settle.
The quickbanning process will be as follows going forward.
1. We will only consider quickbans immediately following major metagame shifts that are otherwise out of our control, e.g. a new generation.
2. When a topic is being seriously discussed for a quickban, it will be mentioned in the metagame discussion thread at least a week before the potential quickban so that non-council members can share their thoughts. However, if the council unanimously agrees a topic is so overwhelming that it shouldn't even warrant a basic discussion (think Scyther/Sneasel/Swirlix levels of powerful) then it will be autobanned, completely bypassing quickban discussion and voting. This will be determined with a swift informal vote at or around the time of the release.
3. If there have been no reasonable arguments against a quickban brought forth in the metagame discussion thread (note: "reasonable" is subjective, but we'll try to set this bar quite low), then the council will proceed to a vote.
4. For a topic to be quickbanned, at least 80% of the council must believe it is broken (12/15 members).
5. If this threshold is not reached, it will instead be suspected.
Current council members:
Coconut (Leader)
Fiend (Leader)
BurntZebra
Corporal Levi
LilyAC
KSG
kythr
Plas
Shrug
Star
tazz
Wail Wailord
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