[Kodos]

It seems like the pace of these leagues has slowed to a crawl over the past year. Last season, the Ladder Week 1 through Bowl Season ran from 5/28 to 11/23. The American ran from 5/22 to 11/16. We took just under 6 months to get through the season--longer than it takes real-life football. One game a week seems like a reasonable standard to me, yet we almost never get through a game week that quickly anymore. We had a game week that lasted about a month no so long ago. I realize that my introduction of multiple leagues was part of the problem, as people became spread too thin. And obviously, work and other real-life events can cause major issues with scheduling, especially for human vs. human games. I was hoping that the elimination of the Pyramid would help the remaining two leagues move along better, but that doesn't seem to be the case. We've run through 4 weeks since December 19th in the Ladder.

I'm open to suggestions for what we can do. Honestly, the slow pace is draining a lot of my enjoyment out of these leagues. I've tried to remain patient, but patience has never been my strong suit. I understand when real-life makes human vs. human games hard to schedule once in a while. I try to be accommodating when those situations arise. Is there something we can do to move things along better? Is it a matter of people communicating better? In the Ladder, I checked in a week after the deadline had passed, and it seemed like neither party had made much of an effort to schedule their game. I love these leagues and don't want to run anyone off, but is there a way we can do better than we've been doing? Can people make an effort to check in on this subforum once a day or every couple of days?

I'm willing to work with people, but you guys need to work with me and with others too. Try to schedule your game early on rather than waiting for the deadline to pass and for me to come knocking. It's easier to wait when you know guys are trying to get their game in. Communicate in the threads so people know you are working on it. It is aggravating to see the deadline pass, give guys extra time to work their game in, and then find out a week after the deadline that they haven't made a real effort to get together.