Poll #22: Open Discussion about Referees
Concerning 1) - I am all in favor of refs being able to compete in other matches.
Concerning 2) - I also think the refs should be compensated. But how much is the issue because they aren't actually fighting. The issue is how to decide how much meaningful work the ref is doing and according them the correct about of bp. Going into each match and manually deciding how much work a ref has done is excessive. But giving refs flat bp amounts, while a good solution, I believe a better one is out there. Flat bp amounts aren't ideal because a ref who simply opens a match and closes a match that lasts 2 rounds shouldn't be compensated the same amount as a ref who is engaged in rule discussions for a match that lasts 20 rounds. In my opinion, the best of both worlds is 10/15 bp per week the match lasts. In a sense, the longer a match lasts, the more work a ref likely put into it. It's the most steamlined version of deciding how much work a ref put into something without going into each match and quantifying it. So, if the match lasts 1 week, the ref gets 10/15 bp. If the match lasts 2 weeks, the ref gets 20/30 bp, etc. Additionally, at the end of the match when the ref is declaring winners and losers, the ref can always put Match length: 2 weeks so the GM knows how much to award the ref.
This is similar to Thraxis' idea.
This message was last edited by the player at 03:47, Mon 09 May 2016.