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Originally Posted by xander biscuits
There is no option for 9 players.
The guy submitted a team of 10 players and was over budget.
I messaged him to change it and he didn't get back to me and so I removed a player from his team as a penalty.
Not a player of his choice, a player of my choice. He did not pick a team of 9 players.
I'll preface my remarks by saying I think this was an honest mistake and not an attempt to angle.
That being said, there is a loophole that
could be exploited by doing just what he did.
According to rule #10:
"10. I will do my best to spot instances of exceeded salaries and give you a chance to correct it. If I notice and inform you that you need to make a change at least 24 hours before the registration deadline then you will have until the registration deadline to make the change (15:00 pacific time 30th May). If I notice and inform you that you need to make a change less than 24 hours before the registration deadline, but before the start of the first open event then you will have until the start of the first open event to make the change (15:00 pacific time 31st May). If you miss your deadline to change a player then you will have until 15:00 pacific time 1st June to select a player/players to remove from your team to fit within the salary cap. If you miss this deadline then
I will select the fewest amount of players necessary to make your team valid. If you want to know more about what players I will pick to remove then just ask me and I'll happily explain my unbiased methods in detail."
Someone wanting to angle, could submit a team of 9 that adds up to 1500 and then add a 10th player for 109 points. Making sure none of his other players are set at 109 points he would know that the 10th man will be the one that is removed, as that will be "removing the fewest amount of players necessary to make the team valid".
In effect you could have a 9 man team with a salary cap of 1500.
Perhaps next year you should simply void a team that violates the rules and refund the player's money. Then there would be no question as to the player's intent and everyone would be held to the same parameters.
I hesitated to even comment on the situation because I appreciate you're running the contest and hate to have you put up with petty complaints. I just feel that those who screw up their submission, whether intentionally or not, should have that submission voided.