From: tom@soda.berkeley.edu (Tom Holub)
Newsgroups: rec.games.netrek
Subject: Fall INL Application Instructions
Date: 15 Sep 1992 07:02:43 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley, CS Undergraduate Association
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: soda.berkeley.edu


If you are interested in joining the Fall International Netrek 
League, please read this message in its entirety.

The INL is a collection of teams made up of players from the U.S.
and Canada who are interested in playing organized games of netrek.
A team consists of 8 or more players, one of whom will act as the 
team captain; there is no limit to the number of players on a team,
but no one may play on more than one team in a season.

The newly revised INL Rulebook will be released at the beginning of
the season; it will be based on the previous rulebook, although there
are substantial changes.

POTENTIAL TEAM CAPTAINS READ THIS:

The job of team captain takes a lot of time; if you are 
pressed for time now, we suggest that you don't volunteer to 
be a captain.  There is much secretarial work involved in captaining
a team, especially an at-large team; if you hate secretarial work, 
don't become a captain.  The other team captains will be counting 
on you to schedule all your games, so this is not a position to 
accept lightly.  If you just want to play some high-quality 
games, you are welcome to put a team together to scrimmage 
INL teams; the INL, however, is reserved for teams who plan 
to be dedicated to the game and who will complete their 
schedule.  There *will* be deadlines for all games, and most missed
deadlines will result in double forfeits, so smart teams will
get their games done early.  Please consider this when applying for 
membership in the INL.  

It's a good idea to have more than 8 people on your roster; 
most INL players are college students with college students'
schedules, so it can be difficult to muster a full team.

POTENTIAL TEAM MEMBERS READ THIS:

Your team will be counting on you to show up for all your 
games; if your team has fewer than 8 players for a game, 
they may be forced to play shorthanded or forfeit the game.
There will be at least 6 games on the schedule this fall, 
plus practices your team plans; if you can't dedicate this 
kind of time to netrek, don't offer to be on a team.  The 
league is supposed to be fun, first and foremost, but many 
people take it quite seriously, and will be quite angry with 
you if you fail your team.

HOW TO JOIN:

Send your team's complete roster along with your team's name 
(please try to think of one before you ask to be in the league, 
it cuts down on the confusion later) to inlcouncil@cs.montana.edu.
Please include the words 'INL Council Application' in the title
of your mail.  It is recommended that each player use his most 
recognizable name for INL games; however, it is permissible to 
register under a different name.  If a player registers under a 
different name, he must also provide his most recognizable name.
A format something like the below would be appreciated if you
are planning a team concept.

INL name		Most recognizable name
Heath Bar Crunch	Mojo Riser
Cherry Garcia		Spaceace!
etc.


The INL Council reserves the right to approve all weird names.

Applications will be open until 23:59 PDT, Monday September 21st.
The fall rulebook and schedule will be put out within a couple days
after that, and the leage will end on or before December 6th.


Welcome to the league!

Tom Holub (tom@soda.berkeley.edu), on behalf of the INL Council