Accountability Should Not Come at the Cost of Competitive Fairness
—Why we, the domain holders, decided to detach our domains from mcsrranked.com and tell you our opinions
A statement on edcr's Season 11 Playoffs disqualification.
We do not defend edcr's past comments. They were wrong, and it is reasonable for the community to condemn them.
However, edcr has publicly acknowledged what he said, apologized for it, and taken responsibility. As far as the public evidence shows, he has not repeated comparable behavior since then. People should be held accountable for what they do, but they should also be allowed to demonstrate that they have changed.
Our main objection is therefore not to accountability, but to how MCSR Ranked handled this case.
The Season 11 Playoffs had already begun. edcr had already played and defeated Joomz 3-2. Disqualifying him only afterward resulted in Feinberg receiving a sudden bye into the semifinals. Regardless of anyone's opinion of edcr, changing the competitive situation in the middle of an ongoing playoff bracket damages the fairness and integrity of the tournament.
This would be a much fairer way to repair the bracket after edcr's disqualification.
More importantly, MCSR Ranked should publish clear and detailed rules for future cases involving historical or off-platform conduct: what evidence is required, how old incidents are treated, when reports must be submitted, when a punishment can take effect, whether appeals are possible, and how an ongoing bracket should be repaired.
Without such rules, late reports can be weaponized—or at least reasonably appear to be weaponized—as targeted attacks against particular players at strategically important moments.
Accountability matters. So does rehabilitation. And competitive integrity must apply to everyone.