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Copied and posted my own post to the two sites it was relevant to. What a scandal.

Usually we get like 20-30 new recruits per season. This years, we got upwards of 100 new players (though like 20-30 were the type who just created and left). So, our "number of people online today" is inflated. Prior to this recruiting drive, it usually hovered around 130-150 daily.

I agree. One of the major issues is the different update scales, but I see no reason why we couldn't play like 4 games or something and have 2 of them be done under VHL rules and 2 under SHL rules. Keep the TPE totals about even (it's easier to get TPE in the SHL, so we'd have more 1,000 TPE guys, I assume) and have players who participate in it alter their player slightly to accommodate the different update scales.

Aww man, this got bumped over. Ignore the hatefest.

Oh and I posted this in the thunderdome, because I have no idea where to post it.

I had a long post that rambled a bit, but fucked up and wound up losing it all. Dammit. Thus, you will all be spared the long post and I will just post what the gist of it was (it turns out this was a lie, as this is still a pretty long post, just different from the original one, so you were not spared at all): I respect the efforts and accomplishments of the VHL. 40 seasons is an amazing accomplishment. I also respect the commissioners here, as guys like Victor, Jardy, Knight, and sterling, are phenomenal individuals who deserve the praise they get. Ultimately, however, both the VHL and SHL have a major problem. Both of us have members who are hostile when it comes to the other league and do nothing but trash it whenever a member from the other "side" comes to give the other a shot. This is undoubtedly due to preconceived notions about the other league and, at the end of the day, all it does is confirm those preconceived notions, which is too bad, as both leagues bring a lot to the table and have done a great job at capturing member bases. It is not easy to survive as a sim league, but both of us have done so and both look extremely likely to continue on the path we are on. In addition, some members from here will go on the SHL and do nothing but trash the SHL, even when they are using the pretense of giving their opinions on the way things are run. This hostility invites the aforementioned hostility, though it certainly does not excuse it. Same goes with SHL members joining the VHL (gorlab), who give their hostile takes on the league with no constructiveness and just pure hatred. What I want by posting this league is for both leagues to be able to be accepting of the other. If you went on the SHL and hated it, I'm sorry it was not for you. If you went on the VHL and hated it, I'm sorry it was not for you. Many enjoy both, however, so please be respectful to those who do. if you go to the other league and do not enjoy it, but wish to stay, please be constructive in your critcism of the other league. If you see somebody being unconstructive, do not respond with "lol the VHL sucks" or "lol the SHL is trash". Rather, either move on or attempt to respond to them in a constructive manner. Just because they are unconstructive does not mean you have to be too. (I am a huge violator of this, especially with Kendrick just tonight, so for that, I am sorry. I will attempt to improve that in the future.) At the end of the day, respect is the name of the game. Both of us have been around a long time and are both majorly popular leagues. Just because we are both hockey leagues does not mean we have to be locked in a dick measuring contest at every turn. Sorry if this makes no sense. I kind of rambled again here, but regardless, I hope that people here can respect the SHL and the way we run things, just as I wish people in the SHL can respect the way things happen over here. tl;dr (that bold thing is cool, btw) Be respectful of the other league. There is no reason for hostility, even if you did not enjoy it. Please rise above childishness and just enjoy what you enjoy, rather than being so focused on projecting negativity on something others enjoy, even if you do not. What you look like when you trash the other league and people who enjoy it:

Oh and your shit talking isn't even accurate. First off, Carlzner is not a coke addict. He's a college student who smokes weed, sure, but is not addicted to coke. We do not "accommodate child molesters". Fernando is banned, so how is that accommodation? We had 236 members on yesterday, as opposed to what I can only assume is like 60 here. You can rip our member retention, but we still are able to attract more members and have far more members than the VHL. We appeal to a larger audience than the VHL clearly. That is not a knock on the VHL or us, it's just the way it is. I do like the VHL. I respect the commissioners here and think they run a fine league. It was my top choice for a long time, but eventually, pretentious fucks like you who have nothing better to do than rip the SHL, a league I also enjoy and put a lot of time into, is when I decided to leave the VHL. Don't rip others efforts if you're not willing to put any time into changing things.

Got lots of anger in you about the SHL. If you hate it, leave. Don't be apart of something you so clearly despise. However, since you clearly don't hate it, go about suggesting changes to the things you do not enjoy, rather than just being some stuck up prick who believes VHLers to be above SHLers. Oh and if you wonder why you get shit over there for being from the VHL, it's because people like you go over there and toot the VHL's horn and are pretentious fucks who gloat about how superior you are to everybody else. As I said, if you hate it, leave. Since you stick around, then I suggest that you at least attempt to have peaceful discussions about the things you do not enjoy about the league, rather than just sitting there trashing it all the time.

Possibly best show ever. Also, I heard today that it sounds like the Pitt stuff was nothing but rumors. Whoever they get though will have big shoes to fill.

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I may be late, but I need to hear about this handjob.

Player Name: Mario Linguini Cash you have: 21mil Workout Name: the big one, the 20 tpe one Cost of Workout: 21 mil (im doing it three times) Cash Left: 0mil

Just got 49. So fucking pumped. Also just downloaded Candy Crush, am at level 18.

Because I don't like him.

Woo I-Pod! Was rooting against White so hard.

Spoiler alert this thread please for us Americans. Dat tape delay for everything seemingly. Dat NBC not showing ceremony yet while Canada has seen it twice.

i just got 3 and was rly happy

The movie was based on a book? Huh.

Part 1 is finished. For Part 2, he had a week left.

RIP, really sad. Loved him in Capote.

SoA my favorite show on television. Constantly manages to rip my heart out, spit on it, and piss on it, at the same time.

FISTED ANALLY BY A CIRCUS MONKEY

Taking a film class this semester as well as a philosophy course in which there will be some films shown. Film class films: Days of Heaven Barton Fink (seen this one, liked it) I Am Cuba The Graduate (seen this one, liked it) Wild at Heart Bicycle Thieves Dog Day Afternoon Rear Window Fog of War Adaptation Do the Right Thing (seen this one, hated it) Citizen Kane City of God Philosophy class films: Good Night, and Good Luck The Matrix Memento (seen this one, hated it) Crimes and Misdemeanors one more TBD

I want to take philosophy and film at some point, but right now, I'm set to take art of film. I'll let you guys know what we watch.