The "TEAMS" (FAQ rev. 8.15.08)

What are the "TEAMS"? It was a cold rainy night ... a few of us gals got together and thought it would be fun to form a small group to play in private tourneys! We formed the Well, one thing led to another and we decided the "Queens" needed some "Kings" to play with! And so the hunt was on! Before long, we'd captured our "Kings" and the concept of the "TEAMs" was born! We all wanted small, friendly games. After the "TEAM" formation there were many requests to join our little group. Since we had Kings and Queens already, we opened it up to form a full deck of cards plus Jokers. They were banging the door down! It filled up quickly! WE ARE NOW PLAYING WITH A "FULL DECK" ! How do the "TEAMS" work? The TEAMS are made up of 4 members - each member representing a suit. SPADE HEART CLUB DIAMOND We are not a Clan, but rather a "TEAM". The difference being is that each TEAM can only be comprised of 4 members, plus a registered "alternate". There are no leaders or co-leaders, however each team will have a "contact person". To be a TEAM member means making a commitment to that TEAM, to show up for BOTT events (Battle of the TEAMs) and to be active within your TEAM. All we ask is that you are polite to all TEAM members and refrain from verbal abuse, animosity, and in general, just mean-spirited chat. This is our "BOTT", but it still abides by the F.T.P. rules and if a member acts in any way that is in opposition to F.T.P. rules, any member of the TEAMS may report the "abuse" to F.T.P.. We started the "TEAMS" to have nice friendly games with our other RB members and we believe every member feels the same way. Be supportive of YOUR team members, but also of ALL our TEAM members. Disclaimer In order to keep the team collective small we must keep the maximum number of members to 56 (2s – As, & Jokers), each represented by one person per suit. IF YOU HAVE ANY CHANGES IN YOUR TEAMS, THEY MUST BE REPORTED SO THAT WE CAN REFLECT THAT CHANGE IN THE FAQ (such as a new member or a member leaving the Team.) All individual personal team matters will be handled within their own respective team (as long as it is within the scope of the FAQ). HOWEVER... every group needs “representation” in order to accomplish certain tasks. It is the responsibility of the Founding Members (Ks & Qs) to accomplish those tasks for the “TEAM” as a whole. These responsibilities include but are not limited to, forming and scheduling BOTTs, setting up dates and times, making any necessary arrangements with the poker site to host the event, updating the Team Roster, blogging the BOTT information, and helping facilitate any matters that may affect the “TEAM” as a whole or Railbirds as a community IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS or COMMENTS REGARDING THIS FAQ OR THE TEAM ROSTER, you can PM me at steph1488