I think this could work, but I want to make sure I fully understand the proposition. It is nitpicking, but it’s always good to get the kinks out ahead of time. Most of all, I’d like to know exactly when the “On the Fence” rule goes into effect and when it expires. I’ll pose a few hypothetical situations and see how everthing works out. In order to avoid arguments on the merits of individual games, I will use fictional examples in the situations:
1. We vote in “Hello Kitty Island Adventure” for Theoretical LAN 1. It is the least attended tournament and goes on the fence. Still, we give it a second chance at Theoretical LAN 2. Miraculously, it is the most highly attended tournament. We vote it in for LAN 3, but again it comes in last. This means “Hello Kitty Island Adventure” has been put on the fence twice, but not consecutively. Would it be constitutionally sound to vote it in for LAN 4, or would we have to wait until LAN 5 for it to be a valid pick? What I am really asking is: does “on the fence” status reset if an “on the fence” game improves its attendance at the next LAN, or does it reset only after a game is made invalid for one LAN?
2. We vote in “Bible Trivia: The Game” for LAN 1. It comes in last and goes on the fence. We give it another go for LAN 2. It comes in last again. Obvously, it can’t be voted in for LAN 3. Would it still be considerable for LAN 4?
Also, if the “on the fence” rule gets approved at the next meeting, would it work retroactively, meaning would Gears and Street Fighter be on the chopping block at the next LAN or would they get two chances because the rule wasn’t in effect when the last LAN took place?