jacobcarson877 2,521 Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 (edited) Nothing like quitting being a GM to get your activity back up! I know that’s not normally people’s experience but I quit before I was unable to do a good job, I quit when I accomplished my goals as a GM. And now I can get myself back to the basics, the things that got me excited about being a prominent member in this league in the first place! I’m back to questioning why we do the things we do, proposing a million ideas for how we could do things better, trying to figure out how to maximize the return on each new member entering our community, finding the pitfalls and confusions that people have, and trying to present information in the easiest to consume manner, so that more people can be inspired to be prominent members of our community and carry on the legacy of our league for as long as we can. --- BOG has been the most active I’ve ever seen it. I won’t spoil what we’re talking about, since well there’s a lot of things, and no real consensus yet, but just know that we are seeing, we are experiencing, and we are working to make things better. There will always be inefficiencies, there will always be barriers, and there will always be trolls, but we’re working hard to explore as many options as we can to make the league a better place. I’m hoping to continue to rise the activity leaderboard for this year, and get back to a place where I was at before I was focused on winning a Cup and crunching salary numbers. So what should you expect from me this season? Well I’ll be working on some secret projects for the BOG, in order to help us work towards some solutions to perennial issues that plague us. I’ll be hunting down the sources of issues, getting some real objective data, and using that to narrow down solutions. --- I’m also hoping to get myself into a place where I can act as more of a mentor for our newbies than I have been in recent seasons. This starts with a project that I’ve been working on recently where I’m hoping to give some inspiration for PTs and .com articles to those who need a bit of a creative nudge. I’m going through press conferences, other league PTs, my own writing endeavors, some brainstorming sessions, and trying to make a long list of prompts that I can dispense week to week that can help fill the gap between Theme Week and our regular weeks. I’ll also be doing my best to see more forum content again and leave some encouragement in the form of a reaction and/or comment. Especially for those putting their toes in the water for the first time, some positive reinforcement goes a long way, and I encourage everyone to join in with me on that to the extent they’re able to! Oh and I’ve always done my best to give my players the best VHFL, Super Coach and Predictions advice that I can, and I hope to open that some of that up to the whole forum going forward. Sure I may lose a TPE here or there, but if more people do VHFL, Super Coach, and Predictions, that’s a win in my books! Maybe I’ll even try to extend it to Fantasy Zone. --- Some other ideas that I have that may be more than I can chew every week, but if other people are interested but don’t know where to start, here you go! I’m hoping to try to acknowledge each of the players hitting 100TPE, 200TPE and 400TPE each week. Give them some recognition for their accomplishments, and encourage them to keep up the good work! This could even be turned into TPE from Reviewing! Just be encouraging! Along a similar vein, I’d love to get back to some First Gen shoutouts. I really love @Smarch‘s Player Spotlight series, and think it’s really inspiring. Perhaps these spotlights and milestone shoutouts can inspire some of our graphics members as well! I heard that someone, I think it was @BOOM or @OrbitingDeath used to make player graphics for each player hitting 100TPE. Obviously somewhere along the line that became too many players for one to responsibly handle, but if the community were in on it, perhaps we could split the load a bit! This one might be a little too close to handing out Trivia answers, which we cracked down on a lot a while ago, but someone could certainly write about the history behind the 2 Trivia questions they got that week. This would help fill the actual education gap that Trivia currently has and inspire some people to take in the context of the answers, and not just the immediate TPE. And well, this one isn’t super insightful, but I’d love to see more people do Game Recaps! Look at the games, look at other teams! Come up with fun storylines and trends! What better way to find fun things to write about? --- We as a league get so caught up in doing PTs, that we forget that Supplemental TPE is just as valuable, if not more. PTs only get you 2 more, than your standard Welfare, and 10 Capped TPE per week, is much better than 4 from just doing Welfare, or 6 from doing a PT! Explore the forum, be kind, see what secrets you can find, and share them with the community! You don’t have to write about how your player is doing every week. And you especially don’t have to give up on trying some things if you aren’t up to a PT! So get out there my friends! Try something new, say something nice, make some new friends. It’s our job to grow this community organically, and embrace the things that make us unique! Make some @frescoelmo , I mean forum content, and lets bring some new life to this place! People will sign up, but if we can blow them away by how much creativity we’re displaying and community we’re having, they’ll be called to stick around, and contribute. --- Happy S95 everyone, and I’m excited to be back! Edited July 31 by jacobcarson877 Aimee, tcookie, Triller and 6 others 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissioner Beketov 9,004 Posted July 31 Commissioner Share Posted July 31 2 minutes ago, jacobcarson877 said: I think it was @BOOM or @OrbitingDeath used to make player graphics for each player hitting 100TPE. @STZ actually. STZ and jacobcarson877 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enorama 2,037 Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 5 minutes ago, jacobcarson877 said: PTs only get you 2 more, than your standard Welfare All the more reason to #abolishwelfare JardyB10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Moderator frescoelmo 1,275 Posted July 31 Head Moderator Share Posted July 31 bring back grading love me some 5.25/6's JardyB10 and jacobcarson877 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobcarson877 2,521 Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 Just now, frescoelmo said: bring back grading love me some 5.25/6's As much as grading is a pain in the butt, super subjective and makes people (sometimes reasonably) super salty, it did really help inspire better forum content, and came with built in reviewing and engagement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smarch 3,144 Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Didn't think anyone would notice my VHL.com articles. I'm always happy to highlight new members as its a grind to get to be a star in the league and some mentions along the way might help those new members out sadie, Triller, OblivionWalker and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twists 402 Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Welfare/Pension was the best invention this league has ever made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garsh 1,179 Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 2 hours ago, Enorama said: All the more reason to #abolishwelfare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triller 1,650 Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 I am very excited to hear about what the BOG is cooking up. Change is exciting and keeps things fresh. You end up with people still wanting it how it used to be but I think you really renew some energy in people who might be drifting away. Props to you Jacob for having a plan and fighting the good fight when it comes to recognizing new members and players. I always try to react to new graphic creators and writers. Most people probably don't care much about the reputation points on the forum but as a new member, speaking on my experience, it means a bit more when you see a long time member with a high rep leave a comment or even just react. I won't have a player for a bit but if there is anything you are doing that my skillset could contribute to, hit me up! I will do what I can as you are one of those members who really want this place to live forever and I support it! jacobcarson877 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblivionWalker 231 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 4 hours ago, Smarch said: Didn't think anyone would notice my VHL.com articles. I'm always happy to highlight new members as its a grind to get to be a star in the league and some mentions along the way might help those new members out I was honestly shocked to have my boy Slava as the subject of one such article and it warmed the cockles of my heart honestly. Smarch, jacobcarson877 and sadie 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrbitingDeath 3,181 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 And sigwise, anyone that wants one can just use my request thread i just need a filled in template to join the queue ^^ jacobcarson877 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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