Guidelines for UIC Swiss Staff

 

Below are a few guidelines so that all members of Staff know exactly what is expected. Your fullest help and cooperation is appreciated at all times.

 

• TOURNEY SETTING: The tourneys are created in advance by the Head Admin for the sake of consistency on wording and imagery, so no hosting member of Staff is required to set up any new tourneys him or herself. All hosting members of Staff are given HTD access to be able to administer a tourney set up in advance, so always enter the system via the HTD link.

 

• PUNCTUALITY: A member of Staff hosting a tourney must arrive in the lobby at least 15 minutes before the start. If he or she arrives less than 15 minutes before the start, he or she may be replaced by another TD. Punctuality is ALL IMPORTANT so always be on time.

 

• NO SHOWS: A member of Staff must be aware of Rule 1.11 regarding a 'no show' player, who should be removed prior to Round Three, unless instructed by the player, or a member of the player's team, to keep him or her in.  

 

• THE RULES: A member of Staff must read and fully understand the UIC Swiss Rules and be aware of what is permitted and not permitted within the competition. For the sake of consistency, a member of Staff must be fully aware of the competition rules at all times, and must never deviate from these rules without the permission of the Head Admin.

• CONDUCT: A member of Staff must conduct him or herself in an orderly, courteous, respectful and appropriate manner at all times. He or she is expected to never cuss or abuse, or lower himself or herself to a level which is unacceptable or improper, and, as a privileged representative of UIC Swiss, to always deal with any issues courteously and properly, whatever provocation is being faced. There is no place for rudeness by a member of staff at any time. 

• PAIRINGS: A TD may not, under any circumstances, alter any pairings in a tournament. This is strictly forbidden irrespective of the number of repeated pairings in any round. If a player moans about repeated pairings or games between players of the same league, a TD should refer them to the article entitled 'UIC Swiss Special Report: Repeated Pairings' under 'Admin Reports' on the custom website (the same info is included to the right of this page).

 

• CLOSING A TOURNEY: A tournament must be closed and started by a TD on time as per the schedule under normal circumstances. If a registered player is attempting to jump a tournament but is facing log-in difficulties, a tournament may be delayed by no more than three minutes. Once the three minutes have expired, a tournament must be closed, irrespective of a player still attempting to jump. No tournament must be delayed to allow a new player to sign up.

 

• DELIBERATE SLOW PLAY OR TIME WASTNG: In accordance to Rule 3.9, deliberate slow play or time wasting is not allowed. If a member of staff needs to act upon a case of slow play or time wasting, he or she must (1) politely ask the player to speed up or stop playing excessive safeties or stop delaying the game. If there is no change in how the player is playing and slow play continues, the member of staff must (2) officially warn the offender, along the lines of (in CAPITAL LETTERS), "WARNING FOR DELIBERATE SLOW PLAY – IF YOU CARRY ON PLAYING THIS WAY YOU WILL BE DQ'D". If the disqualification is applied after this FAIR WARNING, the TD must (3) call the DQ at the table in CAPITAL LETTERS – "(PLAYER'S NAME), YOU ARE DQ'D UNDER RULE 3.9", and then mark the offending player's opponent as the winner. Screenshots must be taken as evidence that the procedure has been applied correctly.

 

• PENALTIES: If an Admin needs to box a player, it must be done in accordance with the penalties listed under Rule 7, by using the correct code specified. For example, for a member's disrespect, "7.4.v. General unsporting behaviour (disrespect)" must be entered into the comments box at the time of boxing. The Admin must add his or her name; any unnamed boxing will be removed. Any box made incorrectly may be overturned at the discretion of the Head Admin.

 

• TD SPAMS: Below are listed various spams which can be copied and pasted if required by a TD.

WELCOME to another tourney of UIC SWISS!! I am your hosting TD today. Any timers, withdrawals etc directly to me please via private message here. Make sure your table set-up is as per Swiss rules, and always report your losses on the tourney page. 

 

– ABOUT TO ADVANCE to the next round... if you wish to withdraw, tell me NOW!!

 

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STILL AWAITING REPORTS!! I cannot advance until all games are reported so hurry your butts up and REPORT YOUR LOSSES! You know who you are!

 

– I know you like to make me work hard, but a requirement in UIC Swiss is to REPORT YOUR LOSSES so get reporting!!

 

– REMINDER!!! Please REPORT any loss. So easy to do... just click on 'REPORT' once the pairings are up, click alongside the winner of your game and enter your password... then SUBMIT! Easy peasy!

 

– ROUND ONE is up ... good luck all! (Other rounds simialr)

 

– THE FIFTH AND FINAL ROUND is up ... good luck all!

 

– THANK YOU FOR PLAYING in my tourney! See you next time

 

– WE ARE ALL HERE TO HAVE FUN SO KEEP IT SPORTING! Any issues to me or one of the admins

 

• GOOD LUCK! If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Nigel (ENDK2016 on Trillian or email en_dk@yahoo.com).