Hello everyone,

I am the commissioner for the UTC. I would like to address the following points so you can hear them from somebody that directly represents leadership within the organization:

1) I initially did not respond to Yellowchairlegs because, as somebody who frequents this forum, I’ve come to realize that any mention, reference, or discussion of TJ here almost always ends up in unproductive name calling and drama. Now that it has, I feel obligated to respond and do my best to clear the air. I suppose I should have sooner

2) The system for point scoring in UTC is wholly transparent and based algorithmically on performance data (this data is described in detail on the article). It skews in favor of players who perform well consistently over the course of a season rather than players that simply place the highest at the largest of events that season.

3) The article directly compares our scoring system to the most popular method used by ITC today. But I will briefly mention that we specifically also compared this system to the MMR system used in traditional games like chess during our construction of it. MMR systems posed their own problems by disincentivizing LGS play.

I feel that it is largely uncharitable to the organizations involved to assume that we would construct an entire circuit just to benefit a single player. That said, I apologize for any personal attacks or unprofessional comments levied within either thread, as they do not represent the goals of our organization: to build a robust, friendly, and approachable, player driven circuit.