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Originally Posted by PSUColonel
[It's tough to find a league] with everything you like.
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Yes, it is. Out of all the currently operating online leagues, there was only one that met all of my ideal criteria. If you want join a league that fits your exact preferences, you need to work hard to find that league, and then you must be prepared to wait for an opening.
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Originally Posted by PSUColonel
I have tried joining leagues in the past, but the commishes never seem to get their **** together, and it usually fizzles out before it begins.
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Many leagues fizzle out, but there are also many solid leagues that have been around for years.
I'm in five online leagues:
- FOBL: founded 2001 (8 years old)
- NPBL: founded Dec. 2002 (6+ years old)
- TCBA: founded June 2008 (15 mo. old)
- JL: founded July 2008 (14 mo. old)
- FL: founded January 2009 (8 mo. old)
Check out
this thread on long-running online
OOTP leagues. There are at least a dozen leagues that have going strong for 5+ years. Leagues that are at least a year old are fairly common.
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Originally Posted by PSUColonel
It's funny, I've been playing OOTP since it's beginnings, and yet have never been able to find a good online league.
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Considering all of the great, long-lasting, healthy online leagues out there, I'm shocked that you've been unable to find one that suits you.
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Originally Posted by kq76
When you start to have a long list of wants in an online league, it may be time to start your own.
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Being an owner in a league and being a Commissioner of your own league are two vastly different things. Commishing certainly isn't for everyone. But, since there was no league that was exactly, in every last detail, what I wanted, I started my own, just as KQ said. I'm no computer programmer, but I've learned enough to run my league and maintain a website. It's not an impossible task. If you want to run a league, being "good at web design" is not a requirement. Loads of leagues don't even have websites, beyond having a forum, and having league reports posted (although I intensely dislike that approach, and strongly recommend against it).