30-03-2010, 11:57 AM
Hi All,
I wanted to open up a discussion...
Organising games is becoming increasingly more difficult as fields are starting to impose stricter cancellation rules. Many will no longer refund, and others are also asking for payment up front. If TKO is going to continue to organise games, and we are happy to do so, we need to get more commitment from players. We understand that schedules change and things pop up, but if we can't support the numbers or get core groups of people out to the games, then the number of games we book will inevitably begin to drop off.
For example, the game at CIMAX on April 24th, has 7 people confirmed, and 10 tentative, as of March 30th. We don't have the numbers for this game. CIMAX is one of the few fields that only requires 1 week for cancellation, so the larger list is OK for this game, but as a general TKO policy it needs to be re-worked, as CIMAX is an exception to the rule.
Essentially, it feels to me like the tentative list is becoming a safety net for those people that don't want to decide until the last minute. This means that if we keep the game and the tentative list doesn't come out, then the confirmed folks have to pay the extra fees. If we make a decision based only on numbers then the games get cancelled, and we have to play public games...and people complain about lack of TKO games
Add to this the fact that it is getting very hard to book fields, with many of them booked 2 or 3 (or more) months in advance! We are already looking at game dates for June, July, and August...
So I would like to suggest that there is a 3 day limit on tentative list. If you need to check work schedules, confirm with friends, or check schedules, then use that 3 day tentative period to look into those scheduling issues. Otherwise, we need confirmation from people so that we can book these games.
What do you think folks?
I wanted to open up a discussion...
Organising games is becoming increasingly more difficult as fields are starting to impose stricter cancellation rules. Many will no longer refund, and others are also asking for payment up front. If TKO is going to continue to organise games, and we are happy to do so, we need to get more commitment from players. We understand that schedules change and things pop up, but if we can't support the numbers or get core groups of people out to the games, then the number of games we book will inevitably begin to drop off.
For example, the game at CIMAX on April 24th, has 7 people confirmed, and 10 tentative, as of March 30th. We don't have the numbers for this game. CIMAX is one of the few fields that only requires 1 week for cancellation, so the larger list is OK for this game, but as a general TKO policy it needs to be re-worked, as CIMAX is an exception to the rule.
Essentially, it feels to me like the tentative list is becoming a safety net for those people that don't want to decide until the last minute. This means that if we keep the game and the tentative list doesn't come out, then the confirmed folks have to pay the extra fees. If we make a decision based only on numbers then the games get cancelled, and we have to play public games...and people complain about lack of TKO games
Add to this the fact that it is getting very hard to book fields, with many of them booked 2 or 3 (or more) months in advance! We are already looking at game dates for June, July, and August...
So I would like to suggest that there is a 3 day limit on tentative list. If you need to check work schedules, confirm with friends, or check schedules, then use that 3 day tentative period to look into those scheduling issues. Otherwise, we need confirmation from people so that we can book these games.
What do you think folks?
