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So I'm trying to sign up for the all level community skate in AV. There are still 4 spots left but when I try to sign up, I'm told its full for my level... why are there only certain numbers of skaters per level when this is a community skate? Does this mean I can't skate this game now? I've never had this issue before signing up for this game. Thanks.
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kmd 
- Kevin Dilks (kmd)
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Posted 04 February 2012 - 09:09 PM
timplu, on 04 February 2012 - 07:19 PM, said:
So I'm trying to sign up for the all level community skate in AV. There are still 4 spots left but when I try to sign up, I'm told its full for my level... why are there only certain numbers of skaters per level when this is a community skate? Does this mean I can't skate this game now? I've never had this issue before signing up for this game. Thanks.
It's set up that way so the community skates can't get massively imbalanced. It wouldn't be a very good skate if you had, say, 10 Level 5 skaters and 10 Level 1 skaters. Unless somebody at your level drops, you probably won't be able to sign up. If you happen to be rated at Levels 4 and 5 (unlikely, since there was an effort made to move 4/5 players down to 4 or up to 5), then you can e-mail support@jmshockey.com , and they might give you an override into the game, since Level 5 spots are still available (if you rate at multiple levels, I think the quota system automatically counts you as the lower of the two).
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Austin
- Austin Lindstrom (Austin)
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Posted 05 February 2012 - 12:43 AM
http://www.jmshockey.com/faq/
What is a Community Session?
Community Sessions give players a chance to mix with friends at different levels. With these games open to players of any level, the Community Sessions will give all players more opportunities for icetime.
The Community Sessions are a more laid-back environment for social hockey. Sometimes, you want to get your exercise in a tough but rewarding run... and sometimes you want to get your exercise walking around the lake while you chat with a friend. Community Sessions are like that: working your body, but not hard, and more about fun than fatburning.
Community Sessions will always have a local watering hole indicated so participants can decamp to drink, talk, network and brag. We want these to be an opportunity to get to know other folks in the JMS community.
We have discussed multi-level sessions for years, but the main arguments against them were that people would use mixed level sessions to demand access to a level they really should not have, and also that making sure everyone "plays nice" is tough. I think we can address these challenges now.
As non-parity games, we will not make any parity evaluations at the Community Sessions, nor will we make any level changes as a result of a Community Session. With such a wide spectrum of players, we just can't make accurate parity assessments, so we'll exclusively leave those for the parity sessions.
Level distribution will be controlled, so the session won't have ten L5s and ten Level 1 players; a Community Session may have three roster spots open, but if the Level 5 quota is already reached, then Level 5 players won't be able to sign up for the skate. We want to keep things balanced.
With a variety of levels, skaters at both ends of the continuum will need to remember to play nice and that the objective is having fun. This means the Level 5 player not going coast to coast incessantly and scoring 17 times, but it also means the Level 1 player should not get huffy and hacky when the puck is stolen off his stick.
Because this is JMS and we expect participants to remember our motto: Hockey for Everyone. We will be monitoring the sessions and if someone demonstrates he just can't play with this range of abilities, and remember the point is for everyone to have fun, then we will return him to the parity-only sessions. Skating the Community Sessions is a privilege.
What is a Community Session?
Community Sessions give players a chance to mix with friends at different levels. With these games open to players of any level, the Community Sessions will give all players more opportunities for icetime.
The Community Sessions are a more laid-back environment for social hockey. Sometimes, you want to get your exercise in a tough but rewarding run... and sometimes you want to get your exercise walking around the lake while you chat with a friend. Community Sessions are like that: working your body, but not hard, and more about fun than fatburning.
Community Sessions will always have a local watering hole indicated so participants can decamp to drink, talk, network and brag. We want these to be an opportunity to get to know other folks in the JMS community.
We have discussed multi-level sessions for years, but the main arguments against them were that people would use mixed level sessions to demand access to a level they really should not have, and also that making sure everyone "plays nice" is tough. I think we can address these challenges now.
As non-parity games, we will not make any parity evaluations at the Community Sessions, nor will we make any level changes as a result of a Community Session. With such a wide spectrum of players, we just can't make accurate parity assessments, so we'll exclusively leave those for the parity sessions.
Level distribution will be controlled, so the session won't have ten L5s and ten Level 1 players; a Community Session may have three roster spots open, but if the Level 5 quota is already reached, then Level 5 players won't be able to sign up for the skate. We want to keep things balanced.
With a variety of levels, skaters at both ends of the continuum will need to remember to play nice and that the objective is having fun. This means the Level 5 player not going coast to coast incessantly and scoring 17 times, but it also means the Level 1 player should not get huffy and hacky when the puck is stolen off his stick.
Because this is JMS and we expect participants to remember our motto: Hockey for Everyone. We will be monitoring the sessions and if someone demonstrates he just can't play with this range of abilities, and remember the point is for everyone to have fun, then we will return him to the parity-only sessions. Skating the Community Sessions is a privilege.
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