CotG HOF Institutional Policies FAQ
Aug 19, 2007 18:25:44 GMT -5
Post by LWPD on Aug 19, 2007 18:25:44 GMT -5
CotG HOF Institutional Policies FAQ
What follows is a recap of the official body of policies that guide the CotG Hall of Fame Project. Note policies are 'living' and can be amended through the same democratic process by which they were created. Feel free to advocate positions, ideas and concepts which you feel may make the institution somewhat 'more perfect'.
Q1: How are policies determined?
A1. Institution Building Polls are the building blocks which are used to set the terms that guide the CotG Hall of Fame. As a rule majority vote determines the direction an addressed issue takes going forward. For the benefit of giving the community as a whole sufficient time to participate in the process all Institution Building Polls remain open for a mandatory period of one month.
The result of an Institution Building Poll stands for a one year period in which time the policy can not be challenged.
Q1b: What happens in the event that there is a tie in an Institution Building Poll Question?
Q1b: As a general rule I do not vote in any of the procedures. In the event of a deadlock...I will withdraw from abstaining and cast an emergency vote which provides a definitive course of action.
Q2. What is the structure of the CotG HOF?
A2. The CotG HOF is comprised of both a Singles and Tag Team Wing. Note that the Tag Team Wing allows for the possibility of 'multiple inductions' for individual wrestlers on the basis of the merits of each unit standing as a separate candidacy.
Q3 What are the standards for eligibility?
A3. To garner consideration onto either wing of the ballot a candidate must be retired for a minimum period of five years. For a tag team this rule would hold for both members of the unit.
Additionally...for a tag team to be eligible the unit must have an official tenure of two years teaming together. This tenure need not be consecutive.
Q3b: What about a candidate who retires for five years and then 'officially' returns to active competition?
A3b: By majority vote it has been determined that a five year period of inactivity constitutes a substantial amount of retirement to qualify for candidacy into the CotG HOF. This stands regardless of any amount of 'official' return to activity following said five year period.
Q4. How does the voting process work?
A4. There are two phases to the CotG HOF. The first is to determine the achievement of Final Ballot status. During this period a vote takes place in the context of 'Time Line Blocks'. This allows the merit of each candidate to be measured against peers from a shared era.
This vote is then followed by the HOF Induction Ballot Phase. The candidates for this phase are comprised from the results of those who met the threshold from the previous phase. Here each candidate is measured against one another regardless of the time frame during which their careers took place. In both cases the threshold for affirmation stands at 75%. Those who are affirmed during the HOF Induction Phase achieve permanent CotG Hall of Fame Induction.
Q5. What about those candidates who make it to the second round but fail to be inducted...what happens next?
A5. A note on those candidates who reach the Final Ballot stage yet fail to achieve Induction: The achievement of Induction Ballot status is automatically 'carried forward' into the next cycle as a privilege to those candidates who achieved a minimum of 5% affirmative vote during the Induction vote. This means the qualifying candidate would be guaranteed a return attempt at Induction in the following cycle. Those candidates who achieve Final Ballot status but then garner below 5% of the vote during the HOF Induction vote are removed from the position and must once again re-qualify at the beginning stage at the start of the next cycle.
Q6. How can I vote and be a part of this?
A6. There are two annual cycles to the CotG HOF...tentatively set for May and November of each year. A combination of open and closed ballots are accepted as modes of voter participation. Every existing board member at the time the election process begins will be sent a PM'd 'slate' of candidates. Voters can also participate on the HOF section itself with an open ballot.
Q7. Is there a limit to how many people that I can vote for?
A7. There is a restriction formula in place to determine the maximum number of affirmative votes that can be cast per ballot. That percentage equals 37% of the total candidate universe. While voters _ARE NOT REQUIRED_ to max out their ballots...everyone is limited to work with-in the confines of that percentage.
Q8. What is the criteria?
A8. Criteria to determine the worthiness of a candidate is dictated by the unique experiences of each promoter and not deterred by any 'official' game play barriers.
As one can see the operating guidelines that now exist are very concrete. I want to thank all of those who took the time to participate and have helped to definitively shape what was once merely an abstraction.
What follows is a recap of the official body of policies that guide the CotG Hall of Fame Project. Note policies are 'living' and can be amended through the same democratic process by which they were created. Feel free to advocate positions, ideas and concepts which you feel may make the institution somewhat 'more perfect'.
Q1: How are policies determined?
A1. Institution Building Polls are the building blocks which are used to set the terms that guide the CotG Hall of Fame. As a rule majority vote determines the direction an addressed issue takes going forward. For the benefit of giving the community as a whole sufficient time to participate in the process all Institution Building Polls remain open for a mandatory period of one month.
The result of an Institution Building Poll stands for a one year period in which time the policy can not be challenged.
Q1b: What happens in the event that there is a tie in an Institution Building Poll Question?
Q1b: As a general rule I do not vote in any of the procedures. In the event of a deadlock...I will withdraw from abstaining and cast an emergency vote which provides a definitive course of action.
Q2. What is the structure of the CotG HOF?
A2. The CotG HOF is comprised of both a Singles and Tag Team Wing. Note that the Tag Team Wing allows for the possibility of 'multiple inductions' for individual wrestlers on the basis of the merits of each unit standing as a separate candidacy.
Q3 What are the standards for eligibility?
A3. To garner consideration onto either wing of the ballot a candidate must be retired for a minimum period of five years. For a tag team this rule would hold for both members of the unit.
Additionally...for a tag team to be eligible the unit must have an official tenure of two years teaming together. This tenure need not be consecutive.
Q3b: What about a candidate who retires for five years and then 'officially' returns to active competition?
A3b: By majority vote it has been determined that a five year period of inactivity constitutes a substantial amount of retirement to qualify for candidacy into the CotG HOF. This stands regardless of any amount of 'official' return to activity following said five year period.
Q4. How does the voting process work?
A4. There are two phases to the CotG HOF. The first is to determine the achievement of Final Ballot status. During this period a vote takes place in the context of 'Time Line Blocks'. This allows the merit of each candidate to be measured against peers from a shared era.
This vote is then followed by the HOF Induction Ballot Phase. The candidates for this phase are comprised from the results of those who met the threshold from the previous phase. Here each candidate is measured against one another regardless of the time frame during which their careers took place. In both cases the threshold for affirmation stands at 75%. Those who are affirmed during the HOF Induction Phase achieve permanent CotG Hall of Fame Induction.
Q5. What about those candidates who make it to the second round but fail to be inducted...what happens next?
A5. A note on those candidates who reach the Final Ballot stage yet fail to achieve Induction: The achievement of Induction Ballot status is automatically 'carried forward' into the next cycle as a privilege to those candidates who achieved a minimum of 5% affirmative vote during the Induction vote. This means the qualifying candidate would be guaranteed a return attempt at Induction in the following cycle. Those candidates who achieve Final Ballot status but then garner below 5% of the vote during the HOF Induction vote are removed from the position and must once again re-qualify at the beginning stage at the start of the next cycle.
Q6. How can I vote and be a part of this?
A6. There are two annual cycles to the CotG HOF...tentatively set for May and November of each year. A combination of open and closed ballots are accepted as modes of voter participation. Every existing board member at the time the election process begins will be sent a PM'd 'slate' of candidates. Voters can also participate on the HOF section itself with an open ballot.
Q7. Is there a limit to how many people that I can vote for?
A7. There is a restriction formula in place to determine the maximum number of affirmative votes that can be cast per ballot. That percentage equals 37% of the total candidate universe. While voters _ARE NOT REQUIRED_ to max out their ballots...everyone is limited to work with-in the confines of that percentage.
Q8. What is the criteria?
A8. Criteria to determine the worthiness of a candidate is dictated by the unique experiences of each promoter and not deterred by any 'official' game play barriers.
As one can see the operating guidelines that now exist are very concrete. I want to thank all of those who took the time to participate and have helped to definitively shape what was once merely an abstraction.