Post by Den Carter on Nov 8, 2010 12:27:53 GMT -5
i saw this list a few weeks ago, really enjoyed it, took some of them off that really didnt belong in this league and added a few new ones....
1. THOU SHALT PLAY OUT THE SEASON - I don't care if you're 0-12. set your best possible lineup in Week 13. It matters to the rest of the league. Have fantasy pride. Quitting is for wimps and people with no moral fiber. You made a commitment, stick to it. as teams get tough breaks or aren't winning, owners no longer play it out, leaving bye week and injured guy in their lineups and essentially handing their opponents crucial wins.
2. THOU SHALT SET YOUR LINEUP EVERY WEEK - Nothing is worse than seeing someone starting a lineup with guys on a bye and playing against a competitor you need to lose. Every game matters to everyone else in the league, so I don't care if your honeymoon is right smack in the middle of your season, you can't have a week off. If you know you're not gonna be able to play every week, then don't play at all. The Internet is everywhere. You can set your lineup days in advance and you can access your Fantasy team from any mobile phone. If you have to, you can ask a friend or the league commish to set your best possible lineup for you. There is no excuse.
3. THOU SHALT RESPOND TO TRADE OFFERS - Dude, it's common courtesy. Just a simple "No thanks" is fine. Just let us know you got it but you're not interested. no need to email the commish and bash the player who sent you an offer for days and weeks following an offer, just a simple rejection is good.
4. THOU SHALT TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER - A follow up to 3, if the person says no, then don't bombard them with a million other trade offers. One follow-up "Are you interested in talking trade at all?" or "is Player A at all available?" is allowed. But if they still say no, then let it be. Whether it's a girl or a trade, no means no. Period.
5. THOU SHALT ACT LIKE A NORMAL HUMAN BEING - Act in fantasy how you would in real life. If you agree to a deal, you go through with it. Unless your word means nothing in real life too. Then you're just a horrible human being. Smack talk is fine, but insulting or getting personal and saying things you'd never say to someone to their face? Save it, coward. Don't reneg on a bet or league fees you owe because the game or season didn't go the way you wanted. Don't offer a crappy trade you would never take if you were on the other side of it. Don't whine, bitch, complain or do anything that takes the fun out of the greatest game ever invented.
6. THOU SHALT NOT LOAN PLAYERS - Everyone knows at the beginning of the season what week their players have bye weeks, so we all have plenty of time to make changes, we had to implicate a stupid 5 week tradeback rule last season, hopefully we can get rid of that rule after this year.
7. THOU SHALT NOT DISMANTLE A TEAM - If your not 100% devoted to the Ultimate Football Championship for the future then you shouldnt make deals, the league will go on without you (i promise) so why be a jerk and make it harder for the person who takes over for you.
8. THOU SHALT PAY ON TIME - The date that the league fees are due on is posted way earlier than it should be but this is to give everyone plenty of time to put back your $30 for the following season (or $5 if you win your division the year before) Theres no reason anyone should ever ask for more time.
9. THOU SHALT NOT SAY "CHAMPIONSHIP" AFTER OBTAINING TJ HOUSHMANZADEH - It's an old joke. We've heard it a million times. Let it go.
10. THOU SHALT HAVE FUN - This is the greatest game ever invented and this is the best league I've ever been a part of, don't ruin it for anyone
1. THOU SHALT PLAY OUT THE SEASON - I don't care if you're 0-12. set your best possible lineup in Week 13. It matters to the rest of the league. Have fantasy pride. Quitting is for wimps and people with no moral fiber. You made a commitment, stick to it. as teams get tough breaks or aren't winning, owners no longer play it out, leaving bye week and injured guy in their lineups and essentially handing their opponents crucial wins.
2. THOU SHALT SET YOUR LINEUP EVERY WEEK - Nothing is worse than seeing someone starting a lineup with guys on a bye and playing against a competitor you need to lose. Every game matters to everyone else in the league, so I don't care if your honeymoon is right smack in the middle of your season, you can't have a week off. If you know you're not gonna be able to play every week, then don't play at all. The Internet is everywhere. You can set your lineup days in advance and you can access your Fantasy team from any mobile phone. If you have to, you can ask a friend or the league commish to set your best possible lineup for you. There is no excuse.
3. THOU SHALT RESPOND TO TRADE OFFERS - Dude, it's common courtesy. Just a simple "No thanks" is fine. Just let us know you got it but you're not interested. no need to email the commish and bash the player who sent you an offer for days and weeks following an offer, just a simple rejection is good.
4. THOU SHALT TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER - A follow up to 3, if the person says no, then don't bombard them with a million other trade offers. One follow-up "Are you interested in talking trade at all?" or "is Player A at all available?" is allowed. But if they still say no, then let it be. Whether it's a girl or a trade, no means no. Period.
5. THOU SHALT ACT LIKE A NORMAL HUMAN BEING - Act in fantasy how you would in real life. If you agree to a deal, you go through with it. Unless your word means nothing in real life too. Then you're just a horrible human being. Smack talk is fine, but insulting or getting personal and saying things you'd never say to someone to their face? Save it, coward. Don't reneg on a bet or league fees you owe because the game or season didn't go the way you wanted. Don't offer a crappy trade you would never take if you were on the other side of it. Don't whine, bitch, complain or do anything that takes the fun out of the greatest game ever invented.
6. THOU SHALT NOT LOAN PLAYERS - Everyone knows at the beginning of the season what week their players have bye weeks, so we all have plenty of time to make changes, we had to implicate a stupid 5 week tradeback rule last season, hopefully we can get rid of that rule after this year.
7. THOU SHALT NOT DISMANTLE A TEAM - If your not 100% devoted to the Ultimate Football Championship for the future then you shouldnt make deals, the league will go on without you (i promise) so why be a jerk and make it harder for the person who takes over for you.
8. THOU SHALT PAY ON TIME - The date that the league fees are due on is posted way earlier than it should be but this is to give everyone plenty of time to put back your $30 for the following season (or $5 if you win your division the year before) Theres no reason anyone should ever ask for more time.
9. THOU SHALT NOT SAY "CHAMPIONSHIP" AFTER OBTAINING TJ HOUSHMANZADEH - It's an old joke. We've heard it a million times. Let it go.
10. THOU SHALT HAVE FUN - This is the greatest game ever invented and this is the best league I've ever been a part of, don't ruin it for anyone