Which is fair, but the VHL Fan article did actually get noticed by GM's as well as myself so unless you've talked to every GM about that it still weighs in on your player. Like I mentioned multiple things come into play. Heck, look at Doughty. I know Jala is a good TPE earning and I personally would've put him #2 on the list but his past tenure here ended as he stopped visiting the site. I don't hold that over someones head as a member (despite what you think) but it does weigh into the current players rankings because of that uncertainty.
In the NFL players who are coming off injuries or have legal issues get bounced down a few spots in the draft (I know you know that), but it is in a way similar to here. If a member has played 3 seasons and retired with his first 3 players, safe for me to assume he might do that again. Much like if HabsFanFromOntario came here to recreate I wouldn't put him high on the mock draft because I know he'll recreate in a season. It's simply a battle of the members history as well as what Ive seen in other leagues with trends. Feel free to prove my rankings wrong, in fact I want everyone to prove them wrong if they weren't ranked at #1. I think people forget that I actually do want to see the league grow, so you proving me wrong is actually beneficial to everyone including myself.