Draft Discussion, Chatter, etc Thread (Files updated thru 7.21)

[Argot]

I want the first two rounds live...Everyone in the chat room...5 minutes per pick...2 and 1/2 hours per round...then go to utility. 5 hour committment...Shoot...I'd do that. I'd make it an appointment in my calender even... : )

[JesterBlaze]

So here are my questions:

1. What is too slow? Is a 7 day draft too slow? Is a 10 day draft too slow?

2. How do we increase predictability with the utility to maximize owner ability to make picks and trade picks?

3. How do we reduce missed picks?

4. If we have specific owners that are regularly a problem then lets name them and talk about it. Lets find out what causes the missed picks.

5. Is the goal to reduce the missed picks or is the goal to get the missed pick owner off the clock and quickly skip him so others can make their picks?

Just some food for thought.

First, thanks for further getting to potentially constructive point(s) as this could've easily continued degenerating, myself as much to blame as anyone.

1) "Inaction" is too slow moreso than a time in minutes or hours. I actually think in regards to the top 5 every season "Tease me! I don't want it if it's that easy!".

When the person on the clock is on the board I feel like "strip baby, strip!! (and do it slowly)". When the person on the clock is not to be found I feel like "you fuckin' bitch!! I'm standing here in the rain in uncomfortable shoes alone!".

2) Now my date is asking me "Does this mirror make me look fat?". The utility merely reflects. It doesn't dictate predictibility.

I don't enjoy quickly going from the utility to FOF repeatedly to mark of a run of players so I'd have no problem with a 2-5 minute "dramatic delay" before each pick in the utility to slow down the streaks.

3) haha My personal answer to this will set us back a few pages

4) I already have the names of some but don't feel that calling them out will benefit anything/anyone, especially when there isn't anyone outside of HA that I'd really want out of the league (j/k HA - there are others... j/continuiously/k HA ). I do want a system that forces draft progress though and if the result is a penalty for some then I choose draft progress.

5) The idealistic goal is for every owner to be enthusiastic about the draft. The realistic goal is to limit the spoilage from the bad seeds.