League of Posts, Inaugural Season

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pmchem: Jan 22, 2010

Welcome to the League of Posts! This is a free league with auction draft, keepers, and ppr scoring.

It also has a special rule.

To stay in the league, you have to post in this thread once per calendar week during the league season. The post has to be relevant to the league or the NFL and not just dead space. If you miss a weekly post, your league spot is up for grabs! The goal is to create a low barrier-to-entry, deep league with a chatty culture that may last some number of years.

League link and details:
http://posts.league.fantasy.nfl.com/
League ID: 3332748
League Password: goonposts

ROSTER: QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, TE, K, DEF, 1 RB/WR flex, 1 WR/TE flex, 1 IDP, 5 bench, 1 reserve. Deep league!
SCORING: PPR, 5pt passing TD, 1pt/25 yd return yardage, otherwise pretty standard.

OWNERS / TEAMS (this is not a standings list):

pmchem / Chem's Crusaders
evilweasel / Brady Lives Matter
dabigredboat / The Big Red Goats
Sweeper / Bolton Wanderers
TheKman / Dixie Wrecked
Veritek83 / Can't Feel My Fingertips
RVProfootballer / Juliopeno Poppers
Blimpkin / The Robot Walruses
aegisalpha / Heaviside's Hotties
Daedra / Undead Steve McNair
vyst / Tebows Before Ho's
Ninja Bob / Poppin' Bortles
Kazah_Hstan / Jed York Super Dork
Boon / A Sorry Bunch of Scrubs

HALL OF GLORY:

2015 champion RVProfootballer (claimed his team mid-season!), runner-up pmchem

WAITLIST: empty; only relevant in offseasons. Mid-season, you claim spots via posting (see rules below).

Past members: blarzgh, Samarium, OBR, Time, TNG, ForeverBWFC, wtf242

Boilerplate rules to keep things on the up and up:

quote:

KEEPERS
You may keep up to 3 players. If a player's cost in year Y was X, their cost in year Y+1 will be (X+5)*1.1. Players may be kept up to two consecutive years. Players MUST HAVE BEEN DRAFTED (or kept) in the prior year in order to be kept -- that ensures we get nice baseline prices. Keeper declaration deadline will be a week or two before the draft. We'll sort out the details on that in mid-2016 when people are returning. Rounding on keeper cost will be done according to Python 3 round() rules: https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#round
CALENDAR WEEK? WHEN DO I HAVE TO POST?
Sunday to Saturday, inclusive, during the calendar weeks which contain a Sunday game that scores fantasy points for this league. That includes our fantasy playoffs, even if you're eliminated.
GAMING THE POST REQUIREMENT: JUST DON'T
Don't try and game the weekly posting requirement by repeatedly posting trivial stuff that people don't enjoy reading and won't want to reply to. Example: "aaron rodgers is somehow gayer than i am" for 16 weeks. Warnings will be given if your posts are borderline, so there isn't a surprise replacement of an owner.
REPLACEMENT PROCESS
If an owner misses their weekly post, I will make a post announcing that fact in thread after I've tallied everyone up. Then, the next person to reply in-thread claiming the spot by its owner or team name gets it (which could be the same person who missed making their post!). I will work with the new owner to ensure they can claim the team on NFL.com under their NFL.com account.
TRADES
Trades will be approved within 36 hours by the commissioner. Only trades that are deemed harmful to the overall integrity of the league will be rejected. Collusive trades (such as 'loaning' players for a week or two) fall under this category. Note, the commissioner is human, and if players' gametime is under 36 hours from the trade, it may not be reviewed in time for that week.
DISPUTES
If a problem arises which cannot be resolved by the commissioner to the acceptance of both parties, a vote will be put forth to the league, with plurality ruling. In case of a tie, the commissioner's solution will be used. If the dispute is with NFL.com mechanics or scoring, NFL.com's results will be final.
DEAD TEAMS
If a team does not change their roster (to fill-in for bye week or injured players), answer email or otherwise show any interest in their franchise or the league for a period of two weeks (14 days), the commissioner of that league will make one last concerted effort to contact the franchise owner. If no response and/or improved effort is received over the next 7 days, the franchise in question will be considered a �Dead Team�. Once considered �Dead�, the owner of that franchise will be locked out of the league indefinitely. The team�s roster and starting line-up will also be locked until such time as suitable replacement owner can be found. Communication will be initiated through the SA thread or NFL league mail -- ensure you can receive mail via whatever you registered on NFL.com.
UNETHICAL PRACTICES
Participating in any of the following practices may result in your dismissal from the league. If your actions are deemed unethical and detrimental to the league by the commissioner, a vote will then be taken by your fellow owners regarding your continued participation in the league. Owners will have a period of 2 days to cast their vote; at the end of that period plurality rules with commissioner as tiebreak.
COLLUSION
Agreement between two or more competitors that restrains competition and intends to deceive or otherwise defraud the league through unethical methods. This includes two owners collaborating to help one of them win via the trade 'loan' of a player.
CHURNING
Picking up and then immediately dropping players with no evident purpose other than 'locking' them and thus preventing other owners from acquiring them during that free agency period. I understand owners change their minds, so this only includes frequent and repeated abuse.
WILLFUL DESTRUCTION
Includes dumping quality players via waivers or trades with no explainable rationale or gain; purposely starting hurt, benched, or bye week players while sitting other viable options; etc...
OTHER
Any other activities deemed unethical or detrimental to the integrity of the league as a whole.

pmchem fucked around with this message at 18:04 on Dec 29, 2015

# ? Aug 9, 2015 19:29

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# ? Apr 24, 2024 09:04

evilweasel: Aug 24, 2002

the labor arbitration specialists will be crushing the rest of you scrubs, in court and on the field

# ? Aug 9, 2015 19:51

dabigredboat: Aug 9, 2008

Hi. I am dabigredboat and the Leader of Team The Big Red Goats. Please be advised that I will be winning this year and last year I was cheated I swear

# ? Aug 9, 2015 19:56

ForeverBWFC: Oct 19, 2011; Oh, the lads! You should've seen 'em running!
Ask 'em why and they reply the Bolton Boys are coming! All the lads and lasses, smiles upon their faces,

WALKING DOWN THE MANNY ROAD, TO SEE THE BURNDEN ACES!

ForeverBWFC - Bolton Wanderers. 1st time doing an American Football fantasy league!

# ? Aug 9, 2015 20:36

TheKman: Jan 3, 2010

Registered and setup / Team name is Dixie Wrecked

# ? Aug 9, 2015 20:40

pmchem: Jan 22, 2010

ForeverBWFC posted:

ForeverBWFC - Bolton Wanderers. 1st time doing an American Football fantasy league!

neat -- you in the UK? welcome, new guy!

# ? Aug 9, 2015 20:41

blarzgh: Apr 14, 2009; SNITCHIN' RANDY; Grimey Drawer

In line Sin:
Place-holder Team Name: Hootenanny Wingdingers

# ? Aug 9, 2015 20:43

TNG: Jan 4, 2001; by Lowtax

Hello, I am in my fourth year of Fantasy playing and I'd like to participate in more than one league this year. I hope to be able to get first round players on the waver wire, as that was my secret to success last year. Please do not use the waiver wire, as that would disrupt this strategy. TIA.

Team Name: The Descartes Wheels

TNG fucked around with this message at 21:05 on Aug 9, 2015

# ? Aug 9, 2015 21:00

wtf242: Jun 4, 2004; wtf?

Hi I just joined. Team name is The Robot Walruses. Thanks for setting this up!

# ? Aug 9, 2015 21:07

aegisalpha: Mar 18, 2003

Heaviside's Hotties rides again, and I'm happy there's actually a bench this year.

# ? Aug 9, 2015 21:42

Pimpcasso: Mar 13, 2002; VOLS BITCH

Undead Steve McNair here to swoop in and get a championship

# ? Aug 10, 2015 00:49

vyst: Aug 25, 2009

In as Tebows Before Ho's

# ? Aug 10, 2015 04:36

Samarium: Dec 15, 2005; The beauty of quitting is, now that I've quit, I can have one, 'cause I've quit.

I"d like to join as: RIP Rex Ryan's Sanchez Tattoo

# ? Aug 10, 2015 13:23

TNG: Jan 4, 2001; by Lowtax

Oh man, I've never played in a 14 man league before. I'm excited! I'll probably mess up the draft and designate guys as keepers who won't be anywhere near elite in a year, but fun nonetheless!

You're going down Daedra! The coach of my lovely team used to coach your lovely team.

# ? Aug 11, 2015 04:37

Kazak_Hstan: Apr 28, 2014; Grimey Drawer

Signed up as Jed York Super Dork

# ? Aug 11, 2015 11:23

pmchem: Jan 22, 2010

Kazak_Hstan posted:

Signed up as Jed York Super Dork

almost there... 13 of 14!

# ? Aug 12, 2015 01:28

OBR: Apr 9, 2009

PantsOnRTD fills the league.

# ? Aug 13, 2015 12:13

pmchem: Jan 22, 2010

14 of 14, hooray! If anyone wants to get on the waitlist, you can stake your claim. Should an owner not show up for the draft, and then not communicate afterward that they still want to play, we'll fill their team with a waitlister so that we know we have interested owners going into week 1 kickoff.

After week 1 kickoff, we'll replace owners on a first-post, first-serve basis if an owner misses their weekly posts (as detailed in the OP).

# ? Aug 13, 2015 23:35

Kazak_Hstan: Apr 28, 2014; Grimey Drawer

Sam Bradford is not playing tonight. We're not even to the regular season and we're already on the cusp of Tebow time.

# ? Aug 14, 2015 22:50

TNG: Jan 4, 2001; by Lowtax

Well, I know who I'M targeting on the 23rd.

# ? Aug 14, 2015 23:54

pmchem: Jan 22, 2010

Had a request to move the draft up an hour to help east-coasters; moved it to 6pm ET.

Also made some minor rule tweaks and added one more bench slot. Details @ league home page.

# ? Aug 15, 2015 22:13

vyst: Aug 25, 2009

I cant do 6 so ill just be sure to set up my autodraft

# ? Aug 15, 2015 22:18

TheKman: Jan 3, 2010

Disappointing start for Mariota, being an Oregoon he better figure his poo poo out

# ? Aug 15, 2015 22:39

TNG: Jan 4, 2001; by Lowtax

The pre-season is always great for how people start to second guess themselves. CJ Andserson didn't do that well with his limited carries, so people are starting to talk themselves out of him for a variety of reasons. I feel sorry for all the people that draft before the last preseason game is over, since a lot of marginal guys are starting to get hurt or reveal injuries that were much worse than anticipated. CJ Spiller is getting his knee scoped for example.

# ? Aug 15, 2015 23:20

Pimpcasso: Mar 13, 2002; VOLS BITCH

vyst posted:

I cant do 6 so ill just be sure to set up my autodraft

Yeah I'll have to do the same as I don't get off work till 630.

# ? Aug 16, 2015 09:52

pmchem: Jan 22, 2010

If more people are impacted by the 6pm start than the 7pm, I'll just push it back to 7. Any additional people have an issue with 7 making the draft run too late?

# ? Aug 16, 2015 16:16

Samarium: Dec 15, 2005; The beauty of quitting is, now that I've quit, I can have one, 'cause I've quit.

The original time of 7pm is much better for me than 6pm.

# ? Aug 16, 2015 18:23

evilweasel: Aug 24, 2002

7 is way better for me as well.

# ? Aug 16, 2015 18:49

pmchem: Jan 22, 2010

7pm it is, I'll change it back.

# ? Aug 16, 2015 22:32

Kazak_Hstan: Apr 28, 2014; Grimey Drawer

Just got back from four days in the field and it appears absolutely nothing happened in the NFL. Preseason is dumb.

# ? Aug 18, 2015 07:32

OBR: Apr 9, 2009

6 or 7 does not really matter to me, because it's either 1am or 2am over here.

# ? Aug 19, 2015 14:34

TNG: Jan 4, 2001; by Lowtax

I have a wedding I'm going to go to on that day, but it's fine since I can just surreptitiously draft on my phone!

# ? Aug 21, 2015 23:54

Pimpcasso: Mar 13, 2002; VOLS BITCH

I will actually be driving home at 7pm tonight but hopefully things work out and I can delegate one of my children to pick who I want on my way home from my phone.

# ? Aug 23, 2015 15:25

TheKman: Jan 3, 2010

2.5 hours til draft, Hope everyone is good to go.

# ? Aug 23, 2015 21:20

pmchem: Jan 22, 2010

I'm so ready!

# ? Aug 23, 2015 22:09

pmchem: Jan 22, 2010

I'm rolling with buffalo chicken dip, salsa, and lots of chips. Plus a belgian tripel ale. What do you guys have lined up?

# ? Aug 23, 2015 22:39

Kazak_Hstan: Apr 28, 2014; Grimey Drawer

I am going to go catch a salmon to grill for the draft, gently caress with store food.

# ? Aug 23, 2015 22:45

Pimpcasso: Mar 13, 2002; VOLS BITCH

pmchem posted:

I'm rolling with buffalo chicken dip, salsa, and lots of chips. Plus a belgian tripel ale. What do you guys have lined up?

Well since plans changed and I'm home now I'm going to drink beer and eat whatever my wife makes!

# ? Aug 23, 2015 23:51

Kazak_Hstan: Apr 28, 2014; Grimey Drawer

loving Hughes Net. Can't get into the Miller Light (tm) draft client.

# ? Aug 24, 2015 00:25

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# ? Apr 24, 2024 09:04

Kazak_Hstan: Apr 28, 2014; Grimey Drawer

I hope the computer spends at least $50 on Jordy Nelson for me.

# ? Aug 24, 2015 00:37

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