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mrbill · 03-11-2008, 04:55 PM

I run a league (OOTP 5) and refuse to add to my league a reward for participation, or even join a league that does it.

My primary responsibility (as I see it) is to run my team to the best of my ability. I chat when I have time, I don't when I don't. I don't have time to manage my team AND maintain a baseline of activity that's as high as everyone else in the league, when that baseline might actually be pretty high.

I also don't expect to be able to constantly recruit people who have that much free time, so I don't want to build in an implicit penalty for not doing extra stuff.

The leagues I've been in get chatty with the right set of owners anyway.

And, as it is, the people who have the most time are likely already doing more for their teams than the ones who don't, as they spend time researching for trades, drafts, articles and the like. It's most likely a 'rich get richer' scenario in many ways.

03-11-2008, 04:55 PM	#13 (permalink)
mrbill All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 967	I run a league (OOTP 5) and refuse to add to my league a reward for participation, or even join a league that does it. My primary responsibility (as I see it) is to run my team to the best of my ability. I chat when I have time, I don't when I don't. I don't have time to manage my team AND maintain a baseline of activity that's as high as everyone else in the league, when that baseline might actually be pretty high. I also don't expect to be able to constantly recruit people who have that much free time, so I don't want to build in an implicit penalty for not doing extra stuff. The leagues I've been in get chatty with the right set of owners anyway. And, as it is, the people who have the most time are likely already doing more for their teams than the ones who don't, as they spend time researching for trades, drafts, articles and the like. It's most likely a 'rich get richer' scenario in many ways. __________________ LBB - Detroit Tigers/Commish: 14 seasons, 13 straight AL Central titles, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2015 Champs! UBL - Los Angeles Dodgers: 3 seasons, nothing to show. NGBL (dead) - Texas Rangers: 10 seasons, 4 AL South titles, 2 Wild Cards, one WS app SWBL (dead) - Gifu Gashouse Gang: 10 seasons, 7 division titles, 3 wild cards, no titles WLB (retired) - 193-131, 1 division title & league-best record WWBL (dead) - 7 seasons: 699-435, 6 division titles, 4 WS apps, 2 titles Last edited by mrbill : 03-11-2008 at 04:57 PM.