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satchel · 11-06-2009, 08:03 PM

Yours is a good post, and I apologize for over-reacting.

I agree that it's possible for a GM to take on too much responsibility, by joining too many leagues, but I don't think that "overburdening" is the source of much low-quality GMing. I don't think that poor management of a team is usually due to any genuine shortage of time, or any other resource (and I include "mental capacity" here as a resource).

When an owner neglects his team, it's not due to a shortage of time, but due to a shortage of commitment. If playing in online OOTP leagues is someone's principal hobby, it would be entirely possible to manage seven teams effectively.

The "Online Leagues" forum is just a dangerous place to disparage involvement in Online leagues, even if it does seem as if someone is overdoing it. Those who are inexperienced, or un-knowledgeable, concerning online leagues, might become intimidated, thinking that running a team in a league (or maybe that running more than one team) is so demanding that they shouldn't try it.

My perception is not that sub-par owners are exerting too much effort, in too many locations, to be effective in any one place: they're simply not exerting enough effort, at any place, to be effective.

If your comments apply specifically to the MightyQuinn, because you have observed this behavior in him firsthand, I add another apology to my first. I missed this, if it's the case. For anyone who "mails it in" to an online league, a word of reprimand is well-due.

11-06-2009, 08:03 PM	#15 (permalink)
satchel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ft Smith AR Posts: 2,680 Thanked 48x in 26 posts	Yours is a good post, and I apologize for over-reacting. I agree that it's possible for a GM to take on too much responsibility, by joining too many leagues, but I don't think that "overburdening" is the source of much low-quality GMing. I don't think that poor management of a team is usually due to any genuine shortage of time, or any other resource (and I include "mental capacity" here as a resource). When an owner neglects his team, it's not due to a shortage of time, but due to a shortage of commitment. If playing in online OOTP leagues is someone's principal hobby, it would be entirely possible to manage seven teams effectively. The "Online Leagues" forum is just a dangerous place to disparage involvement in Online leagues, even if it does seem as if someone is overdoing it. Those who are inexperienced, or un-knowledgeable, concerning online leagues, might become intimidated, thinking that running a team in a league (or maybe that running more than one team) is so demanding that they shouldn't try it. My perception is not that sub-par owners are exerting too much effort, in too many locations, to be effective in any one place: they're simply not exerting enough effort, at any place, to be effective. If your comments apply specifically to the MightyQuinn, because you have observed this behavior in him firsthand, I add another apology to my first. I missed this, if it's the case. For anyone who "mails it in" to an online league, a word of reprimand is well-due.