Ralph Furley Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I had a couple of thoughts on the Fantasy Etiquette Article on the Huddle home page today...actually just two. I'm not saying that I disagree with some of the things, but I am wondering how many people follow some of the "etiquette rules". The two things that caught my attenetion: 1. DO have all owners vote on controversial trade proposals I have never had the owners vote on trades in my leagues. From what I have seen here at the Huddle, many people also think this is not a good idea. Is anyone involved in a league that does this? How does it work out? 2. DO switch commissioners Does anyone do this? I have been commish since the start of my league, and I couldn't imagine handing the reigns over to someone else. Although I think it's important for others to know what a pain in the arse it can be at times, I don't think I'd enjoy having a new commish every year. It is a great article, but I was just wondering what some of your thoughts were on the above two points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubfoothead Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 2. DO switch commissioners Does anyone do this? I have been commish since the start of my league, and I couldn't imagine handing the reigns over to someone else. Although I think it's important for others to know what a pain in the arse it can be at times, I don't think I'd enjoy having a new commish every year. It is a great article, but I was just wondering what some of your thoughts were on the above two points. 883603[/snapback] In my old local that I was in for almost forever, we alternated commish duties every year. Worked out pretty weel for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeohiostate Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I do not agree with having a voting process. In two of my locals we have always had the commish veto or accept all trade request, however in one of those leagues, 2 seasons ago we tried the voting process and after the first few trades got vetoed in was HELL SHIAT FIRE the rest of the season. It became very childish to say the least. I figure if someone doesn't like me as commish then they can be replaced next season I would imagine that the majority of leagues can have faith in their commish to do the right thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I'd love to give Staley for Manning ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 2. DO switch commissioners Does anyone do this? I have been commish since the start of my league, and I couldn't imagine handing the reigns over to someone else. Although I think it's important for others to know what a pain in the arse it can be at times, I don't think I'd enjoy having a new commish every year. It is a great article, but I was just wondering what some of your thoughts were on the above two points. 883603[/snapback] In my old local that I was in for almost forever, we alternated commish duties every year. Worked out pretty weel for us. 883613[/snapback] Yeah, in my oldest and most overall-experienced league, we rotate commish duties yearly. I've taken heat for this here in the past, but the reason we do this is 'cuz this league isn't run online. The guys in the league are all very good friends, and having it offline encourages us talking on the phone, trading emails, etc. The scoring system is pretty easy, and it's actually sort of fun calculating your scores up on Sunday night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziachild007 Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I'd love to give Staley for Manning ... 883630[/snapback] No comment And BTW, grandpa Favre came along too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Furley Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 I'd love to give Staley for Manning ... 883630[/snapback] That would be great... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I'd love to give Staley for Manning ... 883630[/snapback] And too many people barrage me with those type of trade offers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duchess Jack Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 We have recently changed trades to the league voting on whatever - with no overturn. As a player/commish - I did not want the pressure of saying yes or no - or having to overturn anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 We used to rotate the commissionership in my local ... but about 5 or 6 years ago it got stuck on me ... not sure why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikesVikes Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 (edited) DO drink! Of course that kind of goes against DO Keep track of who's gone. Unless it leads to drafting Steve Young or Emmitt Smith. Edited July 18, 2005 by MikesVikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trots Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Who was that article written for? It looks like one of those articles written in the beginning of a really crappy fantasy magazine, aimed at 10 year olds, women, and other fantasy slows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 (edited) DAMN! ... I WANTED HIM! Edited July 18, 2005 by Grits and Shins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 We used to rotate the commissionership in my local ... but about 5 or 6 years ago it got stuck on me ... not sure why 883642[/snapback] Same here. Probably because otherwise, nothing would ever get done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithkt Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 1. DO have all owners vote on controversial trade proposals I have never had the owners vote on trades in my leagues. From what I have seen here at the Huddle, many people also think this is not a good idea. Is anyone involved in a league that does this? How does it work out? 883603[/snapback] This is a little out of context. If you read the article again, you will see the author state that these votes should be initiated by the commish for contoversial trades, not a general voting policy for every trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhoops Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 We used to rotate the commissionership in my local ... but about 5 or 6 years ago it got stuck on me ... not sure why 883642[/snapback] My league has been around for 7 years now. I've been the commish for the last 3. We try to switch it around every couple of years. I haven't had any takers yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 My league has been around for 7 years now. I've been the commish for the last 3. We try to switch it around every couple of years. I haven't had any takers yet. 883758[/snapback] We even pay the commissioner's entry fee ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 1. DO have all owners vote on controversial trade proposals I have never had the owners vote on trades in my leagues. From what I have seen here at the Huddle, many people also think this is not a good idea. Is anyone involved in a league that does this? How does it work out? 883603[/snapback] I haven't read all the responses, so my apologies if this has been said. The key word here is "CONTROVERSIAL". I think the author is not implying that a vote should be made on every trade, just those that have a legitimate complaint/concern stated by a league owner should be brought up for a vote. In my leagues that I run, all trades are automatically processed, however, any owner can file a protest if they believe and can make a claim that there is collusion involved, at which point there would be a vote. This has happened once in 7 years and the trade passed overwhelmingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Furley Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 This is a little out of context. If you read the article again, you will see the author state that these votes should be initiated by the commish for contoversial trades, not a general voting policy for every trade. 883751[/snapback] Even so, if the commish doesn't have the balls to veto a trade, someone else should probably be commish. Even if it is controversial, why make the matter even worse by involving everyone? I feel it's the commish's job to settle these problems. Isn't that the job of the commish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boat_hacked Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 the high stakes league I play in, the commish is not an owner. We give him a cut of the purse to run the league. We've done this for about 9-10 years. Only on a rare occasion does a controversy raise its head. We've found this to be acceptable and our commish is happy and fair. In talking to him, the biggest pain he says is the few owners we have that don't access the online site to find which players are available and constantly email him who's available. Plus all the onwers like not being commish since every Thurs. night is bid nite for pick-ups and few of us want that part of the commish job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spain Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 And too many people barrage me with those type of trade offers. 883640[/snapback] You must be in Fusion!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhoops Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 We even pay the commissioner's entry fee ... 883764[/snapback] Nice.....Hey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithkt Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Even so, if the commish doesn't have the balls to veto a trade, someone else should probably be commish. Even if it is controversial, why make the matter even worse by involving everyone? I feel it's the commish's job to settle these problems. Isn't that the job of the commish? 883857[/snapback] I was mearly pointing out the way you represented the article's comment was incorrect. Yes, the commish should have the balls to veto a trade, but nobody is perfect. If an owner can make a persuasive argument which disagrees with the commish's view, is it THAT unreasonable to have a system in place to allow for the commish to solicit input from the rest of the owners? As long as the determination of when to have a vote is in the hands of the commish, I see no problem with this suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampnuts Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 My league has a competition committee, which consists of 4 owners and the commissioner. If a trade veto is requested by an owner or the commish, the competition committee votes and majority rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaw23 Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I am in two leagues, I co-commis one and each one handles the trade situation differently. One league we as commissioners allow or dissallow trades. Although we do post a poll letting everyone know of the trade and vote. If a few people disagree with the trade we will discuss it. Although final say is decided by us, as commissioners. The other league is strictly by voting process. Needless to say this has caused some big uproars in the past since some people vote "no" just because they feel like it. I have proposed to the commish changing this policy but he doesn't want to be the one taking the heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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