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Foreigner's Union for the Courteous Treatment of Unhappy Players, or FUCTUP for short, is an initiative by the foreign community of amateur and pro players alike to reduce the number of poorly run and poorly scheduled tournaments as well as to reduce the number of issues and conflicts between players and organizers pre- and post- tournament.
Numerous players have suffered from issues such as tournament organizers rescheduling tournaments on short notice, shifting players between groups as well as redrawing groups altogether, and failing to pay their prize pool in a timely manner. These issues as well as many others result in sacrificing players' sleep schedules, physical health, and, in many cases, mental health in order to provide entertainment to the viewers and appease our beloved tournament organizers.
Thus, as a response to these issues and in an attempt to minimize their occurrences, I have created this union.
Players
Kane
Huk
Lilbow
TLStuchiu
NinjaBLT
Nathanias
Many more!
Huk
Lilbow
TLStuchiu
NinjaBLT
Nathanias
Many more!
Foreigner’s Union for the Courteous Treatment of Unhappy Players
Not only is FUCTUP a union of players, I have also created a system to create consequences for organizers that consistently disappoint us.
-Organizer receives a strike when they start a tournament 10 minutes late. For every 5 minutes thereafter that the tournament is delayed, the organizer shall receive an additional strike.
-Organizer receives a single strike if they reschedule a tournament altogether only if it is done prior to 24 hours when the tournament was scheduled to begin. If the organizer does not provide at least 24 hours notice, they shall receive 2 strikes.
-If any issues arise during the tournament, the organizer shall receive a strike depending on the severity of the issue (This involves redrawing of groups, failing to disqualify any maphackers, and failing to adequately communicate with the player).
-After 5 strikes, the organizer shall be removed from the "Nice" list and instead placed into the "Naughty" list.
-Strikes never expire, but they can be removed from the organizer's record with good behavior and performing good deeds in the community (see Ensuring Equality and Fairness).
Naughty/Nice List
The Why
The purpose of this union is to create a system in which organizers are punished for their repeated incompetence. While I and the other players that are part of this union are saddened that we have had to create such a system, we believe that it is fair and necessary at this point in our somewhat fragile careers.
There have been numerous cases of players sacrificing their well being in order to compensate for an organizer’s incompetency (i.e. Idra). The amount of sleep we have lost and the amount of stress organizers have caused the foreign community is no laughing matter. Some players are unable to buy groceries to last the month because of late payouts from tournament organizers and this is absolutely unacceptable.
Ensuring Equality and Fairness
FUCTUP realizes that the system we are putting in place is a harsh one at times. Therefore, we have created a strike council from neutral members of the community in order to judge whether or not the strikes placed upon organizers are fairly delivered. The council will consist of the following members:
-Aldaris
-Simon Boudreault
-WinterStarcraft
In addition, the members of the council will also decide whether strikes will be removed from an organizer's record depending on the good deeds they have performed in recent times.
Q/A
How do I join FUCTUP?
Retweet this tweet and I will add you to the group:
What if the organizer has a valid reason for his/her incompetency?
That’s what the strike council is in place for, and we believe that they will do a great job of enforcing a strict moral code.
