Gustav

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Week 4 (interrupted by theme week stuff)

Week 2

I absolutely feel this and it's why I haven't read much recently. I like to tell myself that it's just because I'm busy, but in reality I just don't seem to have the attention span for it. Let me know what you think of The Hobbit--I tried to read it once and didn't get much out of it for the above reason.

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I think it's true that being active on Discord/super visible in the community can influence how someone is taken when they choose to take steps to be visible. Last year, I made a survey on moderation, complete with a corresponding article. I like to think it was civilized, and I like to think it did accomplish something (in terms of something specific, a major complaint seemed to be communication within the ban thread beyond just "x member broke x rule" and I think that was addressed after the fact). I won't act like league moderation is perfect--and I don't think it is at all--but I'm proud of being able to lead a constructive discussion on the topic. I practically KNOW for a fact that, had I been in the league for two weeks, my survey wouldn't have had as many responses, my article wouldn't have had as many replies, and nothing would have changed because nothing would have been taken seriously. Had that been you, as an established but more controversial member, which way would it have gone if you said and did exactly the same things? I'm not 100% sure myself, but I think it's fair to say that with all else being equal, you might be looked at differently, and I would agree that that wouldn't be OK. You've always brought up the idea of a retention crew, so I'm curious--how do you see the responsibilities of a retention crew differing from what the VHLM GMs are supposed to do in the first place? Already, a VHLM GM is supposed to be a mentor to their players, who cares about player development and...retention...and we run the VHLM with the idea in mind that a GM isn't doing their job right if they aren't doing the retention bit already. If there are ideas for retention that you think are missing on that level, I'd love to hear it--and if you're speaking in terms of acting outside of that level, how would you address the idea that players who have already progressed beyond the VHLM might not feel that they need to be actively helped? If you're actually serious about leaving for good, I hope you know that I do wish you the best. You alluded to the idea that leaving to prove a point might not accomplish much--and I'd honestly have to agree there--but I hope you know that even though you've said that you think the league has a lot of people who aren't willing to listen (which I wouldn't necessarily disagree with), we still have a lot who are.

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I feel like this stands in strong contrast to the electric sex pants article.

God I wish Early rumors have the money going straight into next year's blues' trip to Aruba though. Inflation really does a number on those travel expenses.

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Maybe we just need some time to see how this plays out. If we go a bit into the future and either a) we almost never see 9-season players, or b) it's clear that 8-season players and people who stayed down are performing better and having better careers, then we need to fix something. If it turns out that it doesn't make a difference, I'm willing to admit that I'm wrong. I personally do see this becoming a problem but it seems to be a slightly unpopular opinion...I'll suggest some stuff nonetheless but if nothing goes through in the short-term future it's still something to keep an eye on.

For sure. I'm just not sure "it's possible to do fine if you plan it out" invalidates the "you can avoid a 285-point depreciation hit by forgoing a rookie season that might not even be very impactful" argument. I think both of those can coexist, and I also think it's possible to work toward addressing the latter without making anything weird out of the former.

For the record, I do like this and hope your strategy is both realistic and accessible for those who want to take it. I still can’t help but think that an extra hit of 285 TPE is a lot, and would be completely avoided by killing your first season. Sure, you’re still finishing with a lot—and props to you for doing so—but I can still look at it from the lens of “I’m saving almost 2 full seasons of max earning by not doing this”, and I hope that doesn’t become the popular takeaway. What would you say to people who would rather play up, but consider your sheet an argument for staying down instead?