LogFAQs > #912839501

Introduced last season were measures to prevent users from gaming the system. I blame myself for it getting out of control, but I had hoped that would nip all those problems in the bud. What I never did was have measures in place to prevent users from taking advantage of other users, whether it is intentional or not.

Sure there is the veto system in place, but it is very clear that I view things differently, mostly perhaps due to my role as commissioner and my vast history with the game. As some already know, I think that a good chunk of the trades being made are kind of bad, whether in terms of value, sense, and/or present and future ramifications. I would estimate that even as high as 90% of the trades being done have at least one side that if I were in their shoes, I would have walked away from the deal. I tend to keep quiet publicly on most trades with the occasional chiming in to express my thoughts and ask pertinent questions from both sides that neither may have asked themselves or each other. I know that because of The Trade perhaps my reputation took a bit of a hit, but out of the hundreds of trades that have been made across 10+ seasons, I have actually only used my commish powers to nix two outright with a couple others being pseudo-rejected and ultimately have the parameters restructured after further explanation cleared things up for all the parties involved.

I honestly feel that for the size and scope of this project, I am an extremely lenient commissioner. I ultimately want everyone to have fun and share success while shaping their team in the vision of their choosing, and I feel that I let everyone do that 99.9% of the time. I am more than willing to impart any knowledge that I have to aid everyone including giving in-depth analysis and advice for virtually anything. I sincerely hope that people feel that I have done a great job running this and always feel that they can come to me for anything. I know that this project entirely hinges on my word as there's no stream, video uploads, or even screenshots shown, and the moment that faith is lost in me is the moment that I know the the present and future of B8NFLL is in trouble.

With that being said, I feel obligated to do a better job of protecting certain users, namely those that tend to be very agreeable. I know that it can be hard to say no when someone tries to engage you in trade talks or outright makes a proposal to you, and I hope nobody has said yes to one of my trade requests just because I'm a commissioner or they are afraid of telling someone no. I feel like I'm never pushy, and I'd like to think that if I feel like someone has very little to no interested at all but are being overly courteous as to try to not and hurt my feelings, I usually end things quickly in a way so they don't feel like they strung me along and wasted everyone's time. I also feel like I am very transparent when I do trade talks and explain how I viewed the trades from both sides and the big picture.

I don't really know how other people go about trading with other users though. On occasion, I am given a heads up on a potential trade just so they can get my thoughts on it, but for the most part, I am totally out of the loop how everyone conducts their trade business. I have noticed in recent seasons an uptick in trades that I have suspected one user was being taken advantage of, but as I mentioned earlier I don't really know if it was intentional or not. I never came out and said it but instead entered with a different angle asking questions about how they came up with their value, why the trade was being made, and questions of that sort.
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