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The Twin Galaxies Submission and Adjudication Process (TGSAP)


The Twin Galaxies Submission and Adjudication Process (TGSAP) is an innovative system created by Twin Galaxies to verify and record video game achievements. Its goal is to establish a highly reliable community-driven process that captures and authenticates gaming achievements, ensuring the integrity of records submitted. TGSAP has been designed to prevent fraud and ensure fair adjudication across various gaming platforms, with rules that account for the unique conditions and requirements of each one.

Key Components of TGSAP:


Submission of Evidence
Players submit evidence packages that document their gaming achievements. Each submission includes a video showing the gameplay and the specific achievement being claimed, such as a high score, speedrun, or other milestone.

Submissions must clearly show compliance with the specific rules of the track (leaderboard) they aim to be ranked on. Tracks have defined rulesets, so a submission must meet the exact conditions, such as using a particular game version, playing under specific time constraints, or refraining from using certain in-game glitches or cheats.

Each submission is organized by platform, game, and track, making it easy to locate and evaluate within the Twin Galaxies system.

Community-Driven Adjudication
Once submitted, each claim goes through a community-based adjudication process. In this system, Twin Galaxies members act as evaluators, watching the video evidence and assessing its legitimacy against the track's rules.

The system is designed to incentivize accurate evaluations by awarding points or penalizing users based on the quality and correctness of their judgments. Evaluators gain a reputation or credibility rating, which influences the weight of their votes. Only the most trusted users hold significant influence over final decisions, while newer users are encouraged to learn by gradually building their credibility.

Voting System
Users vote to accept or reject each submission based on their assessment of the evidence. Once a submission is verified through an accumulation of the applied credibility of the participating voters, it is accepted, and the achievement is added to Twin Galaxies' official records.

To prevent fraud and collusion, the system records and tracks voting patterns, ensuring that votes are cast in good faith and based on objective criteria. Votes from highly credible users hold more weight, discouraging inexperienced or ill-intentioned users from swaying results.

Dispute and Challenge Mechanism
TGSAP allows any accepted submission to be disputed if someone believes the decision was incorrect or that new evidence contradicts the legitimacy of a claim.

In the dispute process, other community members can review the original evidence along with any new information. This transparency fosters trust and allows Twin Galaxies to maintain a high standard of record accuracy.

If a dispute is found valid, the record may be overturned, and corrective actions are taken within the system to maintain the integrity of the record and the voting process.

Credibility and Ranking of Evaluators
Every user participating in adjudication has a credibility score that changes based on the accuracy of their adjudication decisions. Correct judgments increase credibility, while incorrect decisions reduce it.

High-credibility members contribute significantly to final adjudications, while low-credibility users are encouraged to observe and learn. This hierarchy ensures that adjudications reflect the most accurate consensus among trusted members.

Unique Value for Twin Galaxies
TGSAP's framework is exclusive to Twin Galaxies and provides a unique adjudication standard that competitors lack. This exclusivity, combined with Twin Galaxies' reputation as a gold standard in video game achievement verification, gives TGSAP substantial authority and reliability in the gaming community.

Integration with Theceplay
Twin Galaxies leverages TGSAP for its Theceplay platform, where brands can set challenges for participants within the games they already play. TGSAP ensures each challenge's results are accurately verified, and brands can be confident in the official recognition Twin Galaxies provides.
Theceplay's integration with TGSAP leverages Twin Galaxies' extensive history of adjudicating records, providing an additional layer of authenticity for brands and players alike.

Summary
TGSAP is more than a standard voting or verification system; it's a deeply structured, credibility-driven process that taps into the Twin Galaxies community's knowledge and dedication to maintain fair, accurate records of gaming achievements. This system has taken years to refine and involves rigorous checks, balances, and ongoing community engagement. The system allows Twin Galaxies to offer a reliable, official documentation of achievements and underpins products like Theceplay, where brands and players rely on Twin Galaxies' trustworthiness.


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