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2.1 Discord

  • 2.1.1 The league will make use of Discord (https://discordapp.com/) as its primary platform for communication and organization. All official announcements will occur in the league’s Discord server.

  • 2.1.2 All communication is expected to occur through Discord, using either the league’s server, your franchise’s server, or direct messages.

  • 2.1.3 You do not have to be in the league to be in the Discord server.

  • 2.1.4 Any advertisement of any non-CSC related events must be cleared by Admins.

 

2.2 Broadcasting Rules

  • 2.2.1 Teams are allowed to stream or record games in any way they would like. CSC only asks that any streams involving league games be “safe for work”. Recording of games and the saving of game replays is not required. CSC reserves the right to broadcast your games on our official Twitch/YouTube channels and to be able to spectate for the purpose of (re)broadcasting any league games.
  • 2.2.2 With consent from both teams, the media committee may delay the start of a match by up to 15 minutes from its scheduled time in order to resolve broadcast issues. Once the knife round starts, the match may not be interrupted for any broadcast-related reasons.

 

2.3 Joining CSC

  • 2.3.1 A signup form will be made available prior to the start of each season of CSC.

    • 2.3.1.1 This form is for new players only. A separate Intent to Return form will be sent out to anyone already in the league as a Player, Free Agent, Permanent Free Agent, or General Manager.

  • 2.3.2 Players must disclose all their accounts used to play Counter Strike in the signup form, whether they are regularly used or not. Failure to do so may result in consequences, including potential removal of the player from the league.

  • 2.3.3 The player must use accounts registered with CSC for all CSC events. If you are not using the account you have indicated as your main account, you must submit this information to the staff at least 30 minutes in advance of a CSC match or event.

  • 2.3.4 If a player is usually unavailable at the regular match time, they should not sign up for the league as a player. While it is unreasonable to expect players to never miss a scheduled time, every player should ensure they are likely to be available for most of them before signing up. Be aware that most GMs expect players to be available in advance of 10 PM ET in order to warm-up with their teams. Players should make any absence in the schedule clear to your GM.

  • 2.3.5 When signing up, players will choose a name which will be used in the CSC Discord as well as in-game on CSC servers. The name must fit the following requirements:

    • 2.3.5.1 No two active CSC players and/or staff members can have the same exact name. This is case-insensitive, meaning that "John" and "john" would be considered the same name.

      • 2.3.5.1.1 Players and staff members from a given season will be considered active for name reservation purposes until the draft of the next season.

    • 2.3.5.2 Names may contain between 2 and 18 characters, inclusive.

    • 2.3.5.3 Names may contain upper and lowercase English letters, Arabic numerals, spaces, and the following punctuation symbols: ._-!?:^+

    • 2.3.5.4 Names must be appropriate for CSC and may be denied if they contain slurs, NSFW language, or other content that does not comply with the Behavior Guidelines. Admins and mods may require players to change their name if it does not follow the Behavior Guidelines.

    • 2.3.5.5 Players may change their name once per season. For this purpose, a season is considered to start at the beginning of the preceding offseason.

 

2.4 CS:GO Bans

  • 2.4.1 Players with banned accounts must disclose them to CSC during signups. Some banned accounts may cause the player to be ineligible to play.

  • 2.4.2 Players actively or formerly banned by Valve, Faceit, or ESEA may be eligible to play in CSC if the account in question falls under these categories:

    • 2.4.2.1 It is a Valve, Faceit, or ESEA account that was banned over three years ago.

    • 2.4.2.2 It is a banned account that was successfully appealed (proof of the successful appeal is required).

    • 2.4.2.3 The account is not banned for cheating or ban evasion (proof of this is required)

    • 2.4.2.4 If a banned account is not reported, but would not warrant a ban from the league or a change in the players MMR, the player will be suspended for 2 regular season match days.

  • 2.4.3 If there is a wave of inaccurate bans (evidence of this must be verifiable somewhere) admins may, at their discretion, allow players to play despite bans.

  • 2.4.4 If the banned account does not fall under the above exceptions then that player is ineligible to play in CSC. If franchised, the offending player will also be forced onto IR (Inactive Reserve) until that ban is removed in order to allow the possibility for appeal (this does not count towards the amount of players a franchise can have on IR). Each off-season, offending players that have played on IR in this way may be either reinstated or banned from future play indefinitely based upon the status of any appeals through the party through which they are banned. Attempting to circumvent this may result in match bans. Repeat attempts may result in your removal from the league.

  • 2.4.5 After a banned player is placed on IR or removed from the league, league members may submit evidence of prior suspicious gameplay from CSC games where the offending player might have cheated. At the discretion of the admins, the results of those games may be void, and the team of the offending player will FF retroactively. Admins will publicly display the evidence along with their reasoning of any decisions within a week after evidence is formally submitted by a GM.

 

2.5 Alternate Accounts

  • 2.5.1 Players may declare alternate faceit and steam accounts in the signup form when joining the league, or by sending a message to an Admin at any time.

    • 2.5.1.1 Alternate accounts are collected to ensure everyone is given a fair MMR value in the league.

  • 2.5.2 If a player is found to have an alternate account they did not declare that would impact their MMR value, they are subject to punishment at Admin discretion.

    • 2.5.2.1 These punishments include, but are not limited to, match day or season long suspensions, depending on the found discrepancy in MMR.

 

2.6 League Roles

  • 2.6.1 A person who plays in the league is referred to in these rules as a player.

  • 2.6.2 The league is led by the 5 Admins of CSC, who primarily work with long-term decisions and projects.

    • 2.6.2.1 An admin candidate must meet certain criteria in order to be an eligible candidate.

      • 2.6.2.1.1  You must be backed by the Backer Pool. This group will consist of any willing GM, Committee Head, or former/outgoing admin (for two backer cycles from the end of their most recent term) who is not running and also satisfies 2.6.2.1.2-4. In order to be officially backed by the pool, you must gain a vote of at least 40% of the pool (rounded up).

        • 2.6.2.1.1.1 Each backer simply decides whether or not they think each applicant should be a candidate. They need to do this for all candidates and should provide explanation to the pool as appropriate.

        • 2.6.2.1.1.2 Once the backing process is concluded, approved candidates will continue the process into admin election discussions without any information on the backing process given out to the public except for the fact they were approved by the backer pool.

        • 2.6.2.1.1.3 The backer pool will write a short rationale to send to any rejected applicants. Members of the backer pool may also discuss their own judgement with any rejected applicants, but may not discuss any specific sensitive info/incidents or the opinions/experiences of other pool members.

      • 2.6.2.1.2 You must have participated in at least one season of CSC

      • 2.6.2.1.3 You may not currently have any serious strikes or more than two normal strikes.

      • 2.6.2.1.4 You must not have been removed (or resigned to avoid removal) as admin in the past three seasons

      • 2.6.2.1.5 Admin candidates that pass the Backer Pool will have their strike counts for each strike category published by the mod committee.

    • 2.6.2.2 Only CSC members who participated in the previous season as a player or staff member are eligible to vote in the admin election.

    • 2.6.2.3 If there is suspected abuse, severe inactivity to the detriment of the league, or misuse of power or authority by an admin, then an investigation for possible removal shall be made.

      • 2.6.2.3.1 The members of the group who will take part in that investigation are:

        • The Server Owner
        • Admins not under investigation
        • The head of the Moderation Committee
        • The head of Arbiters
        • The GM representative (who also serves as GM RC rep)
        • The Committee Head Representative, for committees not already included

      • 2.6.2.3.2 An investigation will only be started when the Server Owner, any admin, or at least 3 Committee Heads or GMs request the investigation begins.

      • 2.6.2.3.3 After this point the uninvestigated Admins will work with the Server Owner and any involved parties to collect any relevant evidence to present to the pool.

      • 2.6.2.3.4 After the evidence is gathered the pool will discuss and all non-recused members of the pool shall vote on admin removal. Each of the six bodies listed above votes as one. (If the admin body is tied it will be a vote against removal). A 2/3 majority vote is needed for removal.

        • 2.6.2.3.4.1 Any members that are close friends to the admin in question will recuse themselves. Upon recusal of a member who was not an admin or the server owner, the recused will be replaced by the next most senior member in that group.

  • 2.6.3 The league’s day-to-day activities are directed by Admins.

  • 2.6.4 The structures of the league are operated by Staff. There are several different roles that fall under the heading of Staff.

  • 2.6.5 The teams of the league are led by General Managers (GMs). Each GM is in charge of a grouping of teams known as a franchise. Some GMs have additional roles. GMs can be players; however, special rules apply to these circumstances.

    • 2.6.5.1 A GM or AGM may have any Staff job other than Transaction Manager, Admin.

      • 2.6.5.1.1 A GM or AGM in Numbers Committee may not be involved in the manual MMR adjustments of players, but may still work on the technical or formula side.

    • 2.6.5.2 If a GM is a player, this rule supersedes the rules for players becoming Staff. The restrictions on which jobs may be taken still apply in addition to the restrictions in this rule.

  • 2.6.6 Captains are players who have been tasked by their GM to lead a team. There are no specific responsibilities or privileges associated with being a Captain, other than what their specific GM grants them. Captains are not permitted to see privileged information.

  • 2.6.7 Assistant GMs (AGMs) are players who are tasked with assisting their GM in various tasks. There is no requirement as to what tier they must be in.

    • 2.6.7.1 AGMs can remain with a franchise if they are not playing the following season(s). Conditions: The AGM must have been involved in at least 1 season with CSC and the AGM cannot be on another franchise or a free agent.

    • 2.6.7.2 AGMs may be staff, but no AGM may hold the Transaction Manager role, due to potential conflict of interests

  • 2.6.8 Committee Handbooks

    • 2.6.8.1 Each committee will make a public document outlining committee structure and procedures, not including information deemed sensitive/proprietary, which will only be referenced by name (i.e. "numbers formula").

    • 2.6.8.2 Rules within the rulebook when applicable supersede policies made by committee handbooks or decisions made at the committee level.

    • 2.6.8.3 In the event a committee requires an emergency policy change that conflicts with the rulebook, a committee may supersede the policy with majority approval by admins.

  • 2.6.9 Election ranking and replacement

    • 2.6.9.1 Elections in CSC unless otherwise stated shall use Ranked Choice Vote to rank candidates.

    • 2.6.9.2 A committee may have a vote of no confidence towards their committee head, which is a petition with 10% of the committee to hold a re-election for the role.

    • 2.6.9.3 In the event of a staff member removal, voluntary or otherwise, the following procedures will be used depending on the position.

      • If an admin spot is vacant: During the first half of the season the previous election will be used to select a new candidate. In the second half of the season no replacement shall occur for a single admin.
      • If there are less than 4 active admins: a full admin election for replacing the inactive or empty spots shall be ran.
      • If a Committee Head position is vacant: admins shall run an immediate election for replacement, unless the committee makeup is deemed a significant issue preventing an election, in which case the replacement shall be chosen by admins for the remainder of the term.
      • If an arbiter spot is vacant, the last election will be used to select a replacement for the remainder of the season.
      • If a player rules rep is vacant: the vacant position shall be replaced in the next election.
      • If a gm rules rep is vacant: admins shall hold an election for a replacement representative for the remainder of the season.
      • If a committee rules rep is vacant: The committee head for that committee shall take over until they designate a new representative if they choose to do so.

 

2.7 Transactions (see Section 5 for relevant rules)

  • 2.7.1 A player under contract with a franchise may be cut and placed on waivers. A player on waivers may have their contract claimed by another franchise. Several different circumstances may lead to a player being on waivers.

  • 2.7.2 A trade is a type of transaction where two GMs make an exchange of players from one franchise to another. Other assets may also be traded, such as draft picks. All trades are subject to Admin review and approval.

  • 2.7.3 A pickup is a type of transaction where a GM signs a contract with a Free Agent or a player currently on waivers. The player is then a part of that GM’s franchise.

  • 2.7.4 A cut is a type of transaction where a GM ends a contract with a player before the expiration date of that contract. The player leaves the franchise and is placed on waivers; if they are not picked up while on waivers, they will become a Free Agent.

  • 2.7.5 Promotion and relegation refer to moving players between teams within a franchise.

  • 2.7.6 Roster Lock is the deadline for GMs to submit initial tier rosters to League Staff. This is the day before the first regular season match day starts following the draft, at a time set by the Admins.

  • 2.7.7 A game is a single game of Counter Strike, played between two teams. In CSC, all games are played using the default rules for a standard 5v5 CSGO match and any map permitted in competitive playlists.

  • 2.7.8 When both teams are ready to play, the match will begin.

 

2.8 Clarifications

  • 2.8.1 The rules here and elsewhere are ultimately defined and interpreted by the Admins of CSC. The Admins may fill in for any other role for decision-making as necessary.

  • 2.8.2 The phrase “Admins and Staff” or similar is frequently used. It should be noted that Admins are included in Staff (all Admins are Staff), but not the opposite (not all Staff are Admins). Admins and Staff is, therefore, slightly redundant (though it does indicate where decisions or actions are more likely to involve Admins versus just non-Admin Staff).

 

2.9 Terms to Know

  • 2.9.1 A tier is a group of teams who play against each other during the season.

  • 2.9.2 A franchise is a group of teams led by a General Manager.

  • 2.9.3 A team is a group of five (5) players or subset of those players within a franchise.

  • 2.9.4 A free agent is someone who can substitute on a team, or sign with a team.

  • 2.9.5 A Permanent Free Agent can substitute for a team, but not sign to a team.

  • 2.9.6 Inactive Reserve (IR) is for players who have to take extended breaks from the league.

  • 2.9.7 A player in an “elevated role” includes General Managers, AGM’s, Admins, or anyone in a committee position