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- Completely different suggestion - I think we need a sort of welcoming committee to new members to the league. The Rockies first two trades brought quite an ire out of several members and could have been avoided if he had someone to discuss them with - I know personally I have several friends that I can get their opinion on a trade that I am contemplating. I think that option should be there for new members until they get into the swing of things.It is one thing for members to look out for other members and treat them with courtesy and respect, but as Howe said this is a competition...unless we all just want to do away with records.
I think the griping over the TC is similar to griping over the rules ... FGM has been around long enough now that the honeymoon period is over, people have developed a sense of entitlement and personal grudges are influencing our decisions. At some point, we need to put a foot down and say this is FGM, it is what it is, if you don't like it don't play. We can make minor adjustments along the way, but the constant churning of rules is getting out of hand. How far do we go down this path until we lose what made the league so great in the first place?
I agree with Ben, Dan, and am glad Jon chimed in. One idea that I had last year was a professional TC endorsed by ProFSL used by multiple leagues. Participating leagues would move trades to a special board. Pro TC members who have a knowledge of the rules of participating leagues as well as their scoring systems would vote on the trade and provide reasons why they approve or veto. Trades do not necessarily have to have equal value as everyone values players differently. The TC is paid in the form of ProFSL points for that sport's Invitational. Once a decision is made, the trade thread is moved back to the transactions board of the league. Players involved in the pending trade may not be moved while trade is in the voting stage. The TC board could be ten people deep with perhaps only four approvals needed so that a trade doesn't need to wait for every TC member to vote. This speeds up the process for all leagues and adds a governing body outside the league.