HOPDG rules
- HOPDG nominees cannot be in a Hall of Fame, with an Oscar, or recipients of the AFI lifetime achievement award/ Kennedy Center Award.
- If an inductee is elected to a one of the qualifying entities above, they are removed from the inductee list and put into the “they went home” category.
- An inductee cannot be removed from Induction.
- Fans vote the nominees into the HOPDG.
- There will be an induction every 90 days. One inductee will be chosen per session. Furthermore, the bottom vote earners in a category are available for replacement. (One-year eligibility before replacement.)
- Candidates will be screened via social media for nomination. Candidates may be suggested by the Otters and can repeat as a candidate if not selected for nomination in a given session.
- The commissioner reserves the right to induct any nominee who may pass away during their nomination period. (The Cliff Robinson Rule.)
- Every “Otter” is given 6 votes per category. Additional votes may be obtained through a number of ways.
- Any nominee that is within 2 votes for first place are Inducted. (The “bad wifi rule”)
- Any nominee whom the commissioner can meet in person can be officially inducted at that moment.
- The commissioner is allowed to choose special nominees without prior notification to the fan base in the categories of sports, film/tv, and music. This will be called the Commissioner Award.
- The commissioner is allowed ONE reprieve per session if he/she believes the nominee up for elimination has shown 1) strong voter presence from past sessions, 2) strong statical arguments, 3) the “top fan” consortium concurs with his/her intent.
- Nominees are allowed a “fan rep” to argue their case for induction and help with their induction process.
- Any fan rep who has their nominee inducted is also inducted in HOPDG. Furthermore, each successful fan rep may nominate a song in the Song Category.