This is an issue I've been thinking about for a while that I think should finally be brought up with CAP 26's process just starting up.
I believe that the fact that the TL only has 1 -1 is an issue. Why? You may ask. I believe it's an issue because it makes slates very easy to "manipulate", because it forces the TL to pick between 2 bad options and leave the other 1. An example of this that other people have brought up would be Deck Knight's Smokomodo spread (this isn't an attack to Deck Knight or his spread), because there was very little support for Deck Knight's spread when compared to the other spreads, other than gibygiby's, which frankly shouldn't have been slated to begin with. This isn't to suggest that jas manipulated the slate to favor Deck Knight, as he may believe that it was a good spread and the right choice. Instead of solely looking at this one example, though, it is an important issue to address looking forward so that this will not happen maliciously.
Now that I've explained the issue, I'd like to propose a change in the system. I think that the best way to adress this issue is by giving the TL the ability to remove additional slated submissions on top of their -1 if deemed necessary. Removing additional options from the slate would require more rigorous justification, possible arguments would be: unsupported in the thread, breaks x y and z, which are on the C&C list etc..
I believe that the fact that the TL only has 1 -1 is an issue. Why? You may ask. I believe it's an issue because it makes slates very easy to "manipulate", because it forces the TL to pick between 2 bad options and leave the other 1. An example of this that other people have brought up would be Deck Knight's Smokomodo spread (this isn't an attack to Deck Knight or his spread), because there was very little support for Deck Knight's spread when compared to the other spreads, other than gibygiby's, which frankly shouldn't have been slated to begin with. This isn't to suggest that jas manipulated the slate to favor Deck Knight, as he may believe that it was a good spread and the right choice. Instead of solely looking at this one example, though, it is an important issue to address looking forward so that this will not happen maliciously.
Now that I've explained the issue, I'd like to propose a change in the system. I think that the best way to adress this issue is by giving the TL the ability to remove additional slated submissions on top of their -1 if deemed necessary. Removing additional options from the slate would require more rigorous justification, possible arguments would be: unsupported in the thread, breaks x y and z, which are on the C&C list etc..