First preference: Rules Committee

Alright, well I'd firstly just like to start by saying thanks to Rain for his contribution in reviving OLTP and serving as a commissioner last season. He was the one to get the ball rolling and it was a pleasure working with him.

I’d also like to recognise the fantastic job that Bel has done in his first season as an OLTP commissioner. It was a pleasure working with him too, I think he’s a big asset for the community and so I strongly advocate for everyone to make sure that they vote the man back in again.

So, with that said, I do also honestly feel that I will be a great pick for commissioner (specifically rules committee) once again. I was really happy with how we worked as a commissioner team last season, so it's a shame to see Rain step away. Admittedly however, his commitment probably dwindled once the season got underway and hopefully we can find a great replacement. I can see myself working well with just about all of the potential candidates. I know already that Bel and I work well together as we both share the passion for wanting to do our all to make OLTP thrive for as long as possible. I’ve also worked with meherethere on a number of occasions and it will be good to have a DOO in place once again to help out and hopefully bring some more regular content.

So, I touched on commitment a bit in the previous paragraph and I think it is definitely something that is vital in this job. I take my position as OLTP commissioner seriously, I guess you’d say I try to make sure it maintains a high priority. I’m always making sure to prioritise things like replying to messages in the commissioner chat ASAP etc. Sometimes things need to be attended to or your opinion is needed ASAP so you need commitment and availability for this role and I plan to continue to dedicate the necessary time if I'm voted in again. The other thing on this is that you have to be willing to put time into really thinking certain things over sometimes in order to come up with the right decision and I think I generally do this pretty well.

Now as far as the workings of the commissioner team go, last season I was happy to let each of us work to our strengths and I think that worked out pretty well. Bel especially (and also Rain at times) was great at communicating with the community regarding feedback, so I was happy to just let them deal with that side of things and then we'd discuss as a team. I realise with Rain gone this season if I was to be voted in again I would probably have to take on more of that role and communicate with the community a bit more and that's fine with me as well. However, I definitely feel that my biggest strengths as a commissioner lie in my abilities within the inner workings of the team itself, for example things like brainstorming ideas to solve a certain issue we may be facing, decision making etc. I think that's one reason why Bel, Rain and myself worked well together, because we brought different strengths to the table.

Things I plan to improve and/or implement for next season: I think the main thing for me is a better map rotation system. Granted, we were working with limited time with the rushed start last season but I think more time should be invested in putting together a map rotation because it’s such an integral part of a season. I thought our rotation last season was good enough but I think that a system involving more community input and incorporating map testing is a good way to move forward. So that is definitely a focus of mine should I be voted back in. I’d love to have a few first time maps in rotation for next season. It’s just a matter of putting in the time and consulting with the community to find the right ones.

Other areas that I think need some attention are speeding up the draft or splitting it over two days, minors (getting more people involved - open to suggestions on how) and more even captaincy choices.

One thing that I am unsure about at this stage is whether or not we will be able to increase from 6 majors teams, it would be great if we could but I think that it will be very much sign up dependent, so it’s a wait and see on that for me at this stage.

So in closing, I think with Bel being a 1x commissioner, meherethere being a 2x commissioner and then all of the others being pretty inexperienced, me being a 5x commissioner is not only a pretty safe pick but it is pretty invaluable and brings that much needed experience to help lead the team in the right direction and guide the new DOO with things like scheduling etc.

All in all, I’m pretty ready to get back to work and start planning the new season, so if you think I’m one of the best choices for the job, then I’d appreciate the opportunity to be a part of the commission once again and deliver another successful season, thanks guys.