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Date Posted: 18:15:28 11/24/01 Sat
Author: JFF
Subject: Re: Spicing things up?
In reply to: Andrew 's message, "Spicing things up?" on 20:51:20 11/22/01 Thu

I'm personaly opposed to #1. I don't think that writing these kinds of previews should be a "job" to the point that the team's future is affected.

Besides, being newer, I don't know all the team histories and rivalries and so on and it would be difficult for me to do something along those lines. Sure I can go back and see old scores but that won't tell me the story behind them. So that would be difficult for me to do. Also, I've written a short article that was never used (I think Whispers didn't come out that week) and that doesn't motivate me to sit down and create more.

I'm indifferent to #2. If the league went this way, I'd shrug and say "okay then".

I like #3 best though I'd like to hear more info on it. Would only certain GM's be chosen, or would you suggest that a deadline be set and those who don't meet it simply miss out? The latter seems to make more sense to me.

Anyway, as usual, I'll play along with whatever comes about.

JFF


>Hello fellow FWLers,
>
>I am the only one who thinks things have been a bit
>tame
>for the last couple of seasons? It used to be that
>every
>few days there would be 'press release' from one team
>or
>another, stating how badly/well they were playing and
>how
>so-and-so was up for trade/knighthood. Now, these seem
>to
>have just about dried up. Apart from the 'Whispers'
>there's only a handful of GMs who regularly contribute.
>
>I'm not exactly a shining example. I haven't sent
>anything
>in for a while. But, in my defence, I did write game
>reports
>for two seasons (for which no-one but Mario and Paul
>ever
>seemed grateful). I'll admit they weren't much good,
>but I
>had to write them during my lunch-hour whilst
>practising at
>FIFA 2000 so I didn't get beat by my office-mates every
>time! At least I tried!
>
>So, how can we spice things up? A couple of ideas :-
>
>1. the home GM in every game has to write a game
>report, or they start forfeiting draft-picks or
>free-agent allocations.
>If the reports are biased, all the better!
>
>2. Go back to one game every two weeks to give GMs a
>chance to write 'press releases' and make more trades
>and
>roster changes. Not sure about this one!
>
>3. A supplementary draft in which only the more active
>GMs can take part.
>
>I know that being active in the league takes time, and
>we
>all have others to do (I hope), but the league runs the
>risk of stagnating if people start losing interest.
>
>Just a thought
>
>Andrew
>Paris - aiming to reach 3-11.

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