Entry Deadline

Once the entry deadline passes, no new entries can be created.
Commissioners cannot manually add or invite new entrants after the deadline — and Splash cannot do this on a commissioner's behalf, before or after.
Members must join through the commissioner's invite link and complete their own entry setup.
Entrants already in the contest can continue making picks for upcoming weeks.

Pick Deadline

Slate formats: all picks for the current and next day must be made before any games start that day.
Once the deadline passes, no one — including the commissioner — can make or edit a pick.
A commissioner may submit one pick for a member, only before the deadline and only if the member hasn't already picked. This can't be repeated or edited once used.
Members don't receive an email confirmation after picking — a pop-up confirms it, and picks can be reviewed on the picks page.
Members can remove a future pick by deselecting the team and saving (desktop browser recommended; some removals don't work on mobile).
An "A" next to a pick on the standings page means it was submitted via Auto-Pick.

Scoring rules, pick settings, entry limits, contest size, and max entries per user can all be edited freely within regulatory limits.

All settings are locked: scoring rules, missed-pick penalties, revival rules, contest size, and max entries per user.
Pick deadlines and game results cannot be changed retroactively.
To change a locked setting (e.g. Picks per Week), all entries must be withdrawn and the contest cancelled and recreated.
Still allowed post-start: inviting members (if the entry deadline hasn't passed), reviving entries (if enabled), and viewing entrant information.

The payout structure and payout timing are both locked once the contest starts — this is a regulatory requirement and cannot be overridden, even by engineering or legal.
Payout structure can adjust automatically if entrant count changes significantly; this is system-driven, not manual.
Payment deadlines cannot be extended for any contest.
A contest created as Splash-Managed by mistake cannot be converted to Self-Managed — it must be deleted and recreated with the correct option.
Site credits cannot be withdrawn; only personal deposits or contest winnings can be withdrawn.

Used to send invite links, track pending invites, and resend invites.
An invite cannot force entry creation — the invitee must accept and complete setup before the entry deadline.
No new invites can be sent after the entry deadline passes.
If a member says they didn't get an invite: check spam/promotions and search for "noreply@e.splashsports.com"; the commissioner can also send the link from their personal email as a backup.

Commissioners can view entrant/entry status, email entrants, download entrant info, and add notes.
Commissioners cannot edit a member's personal details (name, email, entry info) — members must update their own account.
Commissioners can email their full list once every 24 hours; smaller subsets can be emailed more often within that window.

Commissioners can manually revive an eliminated entry if revivals are enabled, before the revive cutoff and before the next week's pick deadline.
Members can self-revive by paying a buy-back fee, if one is set.
A revive cannot be undone — the only fix is to remove the entry or pause it (if the member has just one entry).

Once a contest has started, a removed entry is permanent and cannot be recovered.
If the removal happened before the contest started, support@splashsports.com can un-boot it with the contest name and member email.
A removed member must be re-invited via the contest link to rejoin.

A paused member can't make picks until un-paused.
Pausing applies to all of a member's entries at once — individual entries can't be paused separately.
If a paused entry misses a pick deadline, that entry is deleted.

Commissioners cannot edit a pick after it's submitted, delete individual games, override results, or submit more than one pick per member before the deadline.

Leaderboard shows handles/usernames publicly (with an entry number, e.g. "username (1)") and live scores/records. Entry names appear only in Entrants Manager.
Search/filter by username or entry name is available; alphabetical sorting is coming soon.
Eliminated entries can still view the leaderboard via My Contest > Final.
Spectator Mode (letting non-entrants view standings) must be requested from support@splashsports.com.
Stats page shows pick distribution, survival percentages, high/low scoring, and pick history — updates automatically and can't be edited by commissioners.

Entries and members cannot be merged or transferred between accounts or between contests.
Members cannot delete their own entry once the contest has started — the commissioner must remove it via Entrants Manager.
Co-commissioners aren't supported yet
Entry limits: freely adjustable before entries exist; increase-only after entries exist (pre-start); fully locked once the contest starts.