The Spring 1996 INL season has already started. Players may be added to any INL roster at any time during the season, provided that they are not listed on another INL roster (if they are, they cannot be traded after the trade deadline; see the Schedules file). If you are looking for a team, try posting to rec.games.netrek, or mailing one of the captains in the Teams_Seeking_Players file (currently non-existent, I'm working on it). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: tom@soda.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU (Tom Holub) Date: 9 Jan 1996 08:48:47 -0800 If you are interested in joining the Spring 1996 International Netrek League, please read this message in its entirety. The INL is a collection of teams made up of players from around the world 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 be listed on more than one roster. The INL Rulebook and all INL-related documents may be obtained by anonymous FTP from ftp.csua.berkeley.edu in the /pub/netrek/INL directory. The INL Rulebook has has some small updates for this season (mostly stuff that we've been doing already). 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. 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. If you are interested in playing but don't have a team, mail tom@csua.berkeley.edu. Include your common netrek name(s), e-mail address, and anything else you want potential captains to know about you. You can also look on ftp.csua.berkeley.edu at /pub/netrek/INL/Teams_Seeking_Players to get in touch with potential captains. 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 (no, we don't know exactly how the scheduling is going to work). 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. Also, in each of the past three seasons a number of teams have dropped out of the league; this inconveniences the INL Council and all the teams you were scheduled to play. Don't apply if you don't plan to finish the season. If you are looking for players for your team, mail tom@csua.berkeley.edu. Include your e-mail address and an idea of how many and what type of players you are looking for, and any other relevant comments. You can also look at /pub/netrek/INL/Players_Seeking_Teams on ftp.csua. 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@csua.berkeley.edu. Please include the words 'INL Team 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. Most recognizable name e-mail INL name Mojo Riser tom@csua.berkeley.edu Asshole! Akira kb32@andrew.cmu.edu Weenie! etc. The INL Council reserves the right to approve all weird names. E-mail addresses of your team members are appreciated, but not required. Please indicate with your application if someone other than the listed captain will handle the scheduling for the team, or if there is a team mail alias you'd rather people use. Applications will be open until 23:59 Pacific time, Wedensday, January 31st. If you don't have a final team roster by that time, please mail us with a provisional roster and an estimated date when it will be final. Welcome to the league! Tom Holub (tom@csua.berkeley.edu), on behalf of the INL Council.