Events -- be they tournaments, leagues, marathons, or any other kind activity on the discord -- don't simply happen; members have to band together and plan events out. That takes work, and effort. It's a time consuming process that can, at times, be frustrating. Any time you put a few people together there will be strong egos at play. To help maintain peace, and ensure that events happen not only on a timely basis but also with a fun and welcoming atmosphere, we have put together a set of guidelines to aid committees in their very important role.
Please note, we greatly appreciate the work that our committees perform. We want everyone to come out of a committee having not only put together an event they can be proud of, but to also feel like they had a good experience during the process. Please follow these tips and rules to ensure everyone comes out of a committee with the best possible experience.
The goal of a committee is to plan out an event, whatever that event may be. That means they need to hit certain objectives to ensure the event happens on a timely basis:
While serving on the committee you are acting as a representative of the community. You are expected to comport yourself, within the channel and on the public channels, in an appropriate manner. You need to be considerate of the other members of the committee (and the community as well). Remember that you are one member of the committee; your ideas are appreciated, and will be listened to, but you have to pay the same level of respect to the other committee members. This isn't your committee, but a committee of equals (even when an admin is serving on it as well). If one of your ideas is shot down by the rest of the committee, it's best to accept that and go in the direction the other committee members wish to go. Do not double down simply because you “know” you're right.
By that same token, if there's something you want to do, or some idea you feel hasn't been explored, you can raise the issue. Not all ideas can be used during a specific event, but you can raise the point, and even collect data, and that can be used at the very least to inform the next time an event is held.
Whether you're serving on the committee or not, your feedback is appreciated. In some cases the committee will ask the community at large for thoughts or feelings on some ideas. If that occurs, be respectful as a community member. While your feedback can be negative, your attitude should not be.
Meanwhile, once an event is over the committee will provide a feedback form. You can provide thoughts and feelings about an event in that form. That data will then be used to aid the planning of the next version of the event.
Remember, at the end of the day, the volunteers on the committee are giving their time freely to plan this event. Everyone involved, from the committee members themselves to the community members as a whole, should be respectful for the work put in on an event.