dode74 wrote:It's only relevant if you try to explain your interpretation: that's my point.
Which is what I am trying to show... simply say there is a case for believing the written text is wrong, not that it doesn't say what it say.
dode74 wrote:Which bit clearly states "the off-season is outside the season"? Regardless, there is a listed procedure for WTR and adding one to "the number of seasons they have completed" and that procedure is unambiguous.
Seriously!?! I quoted text from the book a few pages ago that clearly show the off-season are outside of the season.
On page 18 in the "How Leagues work" it explains in the middle of the section. "At the end of each season is a short Tournament, consisting of two semi-finals and a final, at the end of which one team will emerge victorious! A new season can then begin (after a period of out-of-game downtime.)..."
On page 19 in the "Playing a Season" it explains in the last bit of the section. "Once all of the season's games have played, the season ends in a spectacular fashion with the play-offs. Then there is a period of Downtime, followed by the start of a new season."
To me it is clear the Downtime is not part of the season but a separate phase.
The order of business is "Season 1", "Off-Season", "Season 2", "Off-Season", "Season 3", etc...
I make a case for the intent, not the rules as written.
dode74 wrote:I doubt it. When you write rules and procedures (I've done a fair bit myself in the aviation world) the intent is usually very clear to you, but that's only because you have a prior expectation of the interpretation. That's one reason you give these things to other people to proof-read. With a team of 2 I doubt Andy and James had much leeway in that department.
Common, rules as written are wrong all the time, there are errata and FAQ to prove that.
I have written many rules myself and through the process rules can get changed over and over before they are finalized. Happens all the time. Proofreading will not catch everything... certainly not this kind of problem.