HULA musings (don't worry, GenHE fans...we are moving Tuesday)

[jek187]

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Don't worry about trying to get everyone's opinion or input, do whatever is for the greater good (and sometimes the greater good is whatever makes it easiest for you). Be a fearless dictator.

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I couldn't agree more. I'm sure you have a couple 2+2 friends whose opinions you respect, talk to them about things you're unsure of, then make a decree.

All of the originating powers of this thing are doing a pretty good job, and I'm very appreciative. I think you guys need some sort of compensation for your work. I'd happily agree to give a portion of my winnings (should there be any) to the admin for this event.

[mosch]

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somebody defaulting their match could in theory cost their team - something which is totally unfair on the rest of the team that made the effort to show up.

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Teammates always rely on each other, I think that long-term, this is a self-solving problem. No HULA 2 captain is going to choose a no show, no matter how good they are. Short-term, we can just mail a dead fish to the no-shows, via the slowest possible package delivery service.

[Mike Haven]

I'd happily agree to give a portion of my winnings (should there be any) to the admin for this event.

Thanks, jek.

As many people know, I tried to set a precedent for TD's to be paid expenses for their time and effort. It is not an easy job.

If any team members want to follow your lead, (and I have not discussed this with gonores, so he will probably object), may I suggest that they each consider transferring him $1 via Stars, (which seems to be the most amenable site in this regard), after pm-ing him for his Stars playing-name?

(There is no need to respond to this public post, for or against.)

[jek187]

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I suggest that they each consider transferring him $1 via Stars, (which seems to be the most amenable site in this regard), after pm-ing him for his Stars playing-name?

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I would be happy to do this, but it could be rather cumbersome for Gonores to track 80 (or however many players we have) $1 donations. I like the idea of winning teams giving a portion of their winnings up, but am not going to rock the boat on this.

Also, TPC should be paying you guys for getting a bunch of new sign-ups.

[Festus22]

"This whole substitute thing driving me crazy too. We’ve had to look for subs in a few cases over the past two weeks, and it sucks. None of them have replied to PMs."

I stand readily available to substitute as needed. If someone PM's me to sub, their PM will be responded to.

[gonores]

Thanks for the kind words.

To be sure, I will not accept any payment without equal compensation to Mike, John, and Simon. However, I will say this...the development of my network on here has already proven it will pay off more than any actual compensation for HULA. The quality of replies to my (limited amount of) poker posts this month has been better than before. HULA is one of those value-creating projects that benefits everyone involved, proportionally to the amount of work put into it, without the actual transfer of wealth, IMO.

As far as the fearless dictator thing goes...I'm working on it. Problem is I'm so green when it comes to running these things that I lack foresight on some issues, so I don't mind feedback right now. Running things by friends is one way to fix it, and I do it when I can (via IM)...but I'm not going to withhold info for some amount hours while waiting for responses to things. I don't think my style of posting semi-official rulings with room for feedback is failing right now, but as I get more comfortable with where this is going to go, I'll be more confident about my rulings.

Doug

[TheGrifter]

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Also, TPC should be paying you guys for getting a bunch of new sign-ups.

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I just assumed that the guys putting this together had an affiliate deal with TPC, if not then I agree that a portion of the prize pool should go to the gonores and the rest.

[Simon Diamond]

To be sure, I will not accept any payment without equal compensation to Mike, John, and Simon.

As I had no input in the organisation of this event and the running of it, I could not accept any payment as such. You guys deserve to be comped though, because this HULA idea is fantastic and the hard work you have put into it is genuinely respected and appreciated by the majority of the people participating.

I just like making websites. The people who have thanked me for that and enjoy the site are payment enough.

Simon

[gonores]

John's forum

This is where we will start HULA postings on Week 3.

I'll add the address to my profile (as well as Simon's site).

Carry on

[Simon Diamond]

I will also add a button for the forum later this week.

Simon