you should elaborate on this. even calling this a snub is pushing it and i think it'd be easier for hosts to respond if people in this thread did more than throw around unsubstantiated buzzwords. like yeah of course they're silent; the only problem they've been clearly asked to address is not even a real one:
They may close earlier (with at least 24 hours notice) at the mod team's discretion.
Hello the mod team has exercised their discretion, manager signups will close at
<t:1777662000:F>.
If you're still considering signing up, please do so ASAP.
they gave 24 hours notice and i'm confident they would have pushed the deadline back further if they were given a reason to.
if you did you might notice that four of the selected manager pairings are returning teams from either ompl xiii or omcl i which, particularly with extra info like player feedback that plebians like us aren't given access to, make them reasonably solid locks. of the remaining teams we have:
akira: former bh council, ompl xiii manager, very active in the community
april: former room owner, omcl i manager, very active in the community
zastra: mnm tier leader, omcl i manager, very active in the community
tttech: bh council, prior ompl manager experience, somewhat active in the community
atha: aaa council, very active in the community
ghostlike: omcl i manager, very active in the community
chessking: om leader, bh tl, ompl xiii and omcl i manager
qt: bh council, aaa council, ompl xiii and omcl i manager
fc is one of the best om players in history but i don't think i would have selected him to be a solo manager. there are clear parallels between someone like him and someone like tttech who also shows up a couple times a year to go for a circuit or ompl win but additionally has zastra there to carry his ass when it comes to knowing mainers as well as less established picks who show promise. i am not remotely surprised that hosts did not message FC and say "we are not drafting you unless you meet our demands of: X, Y, and Z" especially when meeting them and convincing some other goon to sign up instead of icemaster still wouldn't have guaranteed him a team slot. i'm also not sure why everyone assumes the issues are solely with icemaster when there's allegedly so little transparency.
speaking of, i would like to see clarification on what people mean when they talk about transparency. these manager selections are ultimately based on subjective criteria and if people are just looking for ammunition to "prove" that their friend deserves a manager position - which is certainly how things are being presented particularly with damflame and maybca being thrown into this argument so offhandedly - then i think a bit of opaqueness does the community some good.
on a different note: i have not seen pannu's post. i'm not sure how bad it was. i do know, however, that any recent behaviour from him is inconsistent with his established character. he's been a positive contributor in the community for years now and while i acknowledge it's a risk to allow him back into ompl i believe it to be a risk worth taking when he's publicly been consistent in showing remorse for his actions.
UT i don't know if you're open to bribery but if you unban him and he fucks up again i'll take 30 days of cms/analysis community service in his place on top of whatever punishment you give him.
