Activity Rewards

Virtual Jarmo · Post by **Virtual Jarmo** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:33 pm

Things have gone pretty dry around here. Guess I have to incentivize posting a little bit.

Criteria:

1. Make at least 10 quality posts by January 31 at 11:59 pm PST, including one team news forum post (minimum 250 words) about your team's current situation. (just posting one or two words does not count) *Requirement subject to change depending on topics that may come up* (re: new NZT poll w/ mandatory vote(?))
2. You must send lines/instructions at least three times (if no changes need to be made, just use the GMCP to send an email that says "No changes." or something to that effect) A tally will be kept in the hidden Committee forums to keep track of who sends what.

Reward:

Two qualifying GMs will be randomly selected to receive one of two awards.

1. 20 ceiling points to a 5th round or lower prospect from either of the 2010 or 2011 drafts. 10 points for one OF category, 10 points for one DF category. (prospect to be chosen at random, GM choice on attributes)

2. The right to add 20 ceiling points to a 5th round or lower prospect from the 2012 draft. 10 points for one OF category, 10 points for one DF category. (prospect & attributes to be chosen at time of draft selection)

The objective here is to get the boards re-invigorated, not to just post stupid bullshit. Pictures and videos in game result threads are fine so long as I've never seen them before and they are actually entertaining. Unless a 7th rounder gets randomly selected, the odds are likely that 10 ceiling points will boost one attribute by at least 6 points, so this worth your while. Also, boosters are eligible.

In time, the hope is that we can expand these to create scenarios where 6th/7th rounders become surprise contributors like some NHL players. That's up to you. I'll try to continue doing these because the chatter on the boards seems to have been suffering for a while and if I have to coax posts out of GMs with some small rewards, that's fine. I expect activity to pick up as we near the trade deadline as well.

I'll try to focus on long-term criteria rather than short-term as I know some of you are really busy. Initially, I had 5 posts in 4 days, but 10 posts in 15 days seems more reasonable.

Also, I'll have another announcement shortly.

Commish Bub(NYR) · Post by **Commish Bub(NYR)** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:24 pm

Pretty cool. I like this.

I suppose I can't just type "We Suck" 125 times as a team update?

Virtual Jarmo · Post by **Virtual Jarmo** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:25 pm

Bub(NYR) wrote:Pretty cool. I like this.

I suppose I can't just type "We Suck" 125 times as a team update?

If that's your idea of quality, that would be why your team sucks.

Commish Bub(NYR) · Post by **Commish Bub(NYR)** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:26 pm

GM Office Q · Post by **GM Office Q** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:38 pm

Virtual Jarmo · Post by **Virtual Jarmo** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:00 pm

Just a note, the at least three times sending lines/instructions thing is from now until the end of the month. Not three times in the entire month.

Virtual Jarmo · Post by **Virtual Jarmo** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:18 pm

Also, quality posts do include managing your team, such as demotions or trades. It's about league activity, not Pulitzer prizes.

Calgary.Flames · Post by **Calgary.Flames** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:06 pm

I can't write long and entertaining texts like let's say SJ does cause of the language barrier. But I can write this from my cell phone and I most likely send instructions/change lines two times a day.
I'm a geek, yeah. Who cares?

Virtual Jarmo · Post by **Virtual Jarmo** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:09 pm

To be clear, sending multiple lines/instructions per sim doesn't count. Three individual days. I'm pretty sure everyone plays more than 3 times over 15 days. Or at least exactly 3 days.

Jets GM · Post by **Jets GM** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:34 pm

Just a note re: NZT. Personally as someone who is strongly against any sort of regulation, establishing that limiting the amount of time is a looser regulation then removing it as a tactic available for a 1st line is very important. Since so many GMs are for regulation I'm beginning to accept it as a an eventual reality; however, it's clearly no where in the same league as HNG so its regulation should reflect that imo.

side note: 4 of the top 5 teams currently are NOT using NZT on their top two lines.

TorontoGM · Post by **TorontoGM** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:30 am

December GM of the Month?

Virtual Jarmo · Post by **Virtual Jarmo** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:38 am

TorontoGM wrote:December GM of the Month?

Tommy had been putting those polls together. I'll see if he wants to keep doing that. If not, I'll look it over tomorrow.

Montreal Canadiens · Post by **Montreal Canadiens** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 3:33 am

Tampa Bay GM wrote:Just a note re: NZT. Personally as someone who is strongly against any sort of regulation, establishing that limiting the amount of time is a looser regulation then removing it as a tactic available for a 1st line is very important. Since so many GMs are for regulation I'm beginning to accept it as a an eventual reality; however, it's clearly no where in the same league as HNG so its regulation should reflect that imo.

side note: 4 of the top 5 teams currently are NOT using NZT on their top two lines.

I think CBS is a perfect example of how lethal NZT can be. They have skyrocketed ever since Adam put his top line on NZT. Also NYR has used NZT for the majority of this season so they have to be counted in the top 5 as using it.

GoJetsGo · Post by **GoJetsGo** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 4:29 am

Commissioner (CBJ) wrote:
TorontoGM wrote:December GM of the Month?
Tommy had been putting those polls together. I'll see if he wants to keep doing that. If not, I'll look it over tomorrow.

I'll dig up the spreadsheet I used for the prior months and get going on this. Should have looked at the standings after 12/31, makes things a lot easier.

Jets GM · Post by **Jets GM** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:45 pm

Montreal Canadiens wrote:
Tampa Bay GM wrote:Just a note re: NZT. Personally as someone who is strongly against any sort of regulation, establishing that limiting the amount of time is a looser regulation then removing it as a tactic available for a 1st line is very important. Since so many GMs are for regulation I'm beginning to accept it as a an eventual reality; however, it's clearly no where in the same league as HNG so its regulation should reflect that imo.

side note: 4 of the top 5 teams currently are NOT using NZT on their top two lines.
I think CBS is a perfect example of how lethal NZT can be. They have skyrocketed ever since Adam put his top line on NZT. Also NYR has used NZT for the majority of this season so they have to be counted in the top 5 as using it.

I'm going to thoroughly enjoy beating the tar out of your team's playoff hopes, then drafting someone in the top 15 with your 1st.

Montreal Canadiens · Post by **Montreal Canadiens** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:49 pm

My team just figured out how to play hockey a few days ago so we'll enjoy 3rd come April.

jamesredwings · Post by **jamesredwings** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:20 am

Columbus my division rivals are gaining the most from this NTZ crap?

Therefore a delay on the NTZ rule decision favors Columbus?

Am I suggesting anything here?

Post by **SharksGM** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:41 am

Yeah, it's pretty unfair that Columbus is the only team besides 29 others that is allowed to use NZT without restrictions.

Commish Bub(NYR) · Post by **Commish Bub(NYR)** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:43 pm

SharksGM wrote:Yeah, it's pretty unfair that Columbus is the only team besides 29 others that is allowed to use NZT without restrictions.

Word.

jamesredwings · Post by **jamesredwings** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:52 pm

Doesn't work for me NTZ. My players are too dumb

CapsGM · Post by **CapsGM** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 3:33 pm

SharksGM wrote:Yeah, it's pretty unfair that Columbus is the only team besides 29 others that is allowed to use NZT without restrictions.

this

Montreal Canadiens · Post by **Montreal Canadiens** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:32 pm

Seriously what is this NTZ shit you are referring to? New kind of performance enhancing drug?

GM Office Q · Post by **GM Office Q** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:41 pm

It's really not that surprising.

Virtual Jarmo · Post by **Virtual Jarmo** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:28 pm

BUMP.

Team News forum posts due by 11:59 PST (2:59 EST) if you want to be eligible for the activity rewards.

Along with 9 other posts (8 if you voted in the NZT poll), and sending of lines/instructions three times.

Virtual Jarmo · Post by **Virtual Jarmo** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:28 am

Six team news posts.

Better hurry up and get those written if you want to be eligible.

Parker · Post by **Parker** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 12:43 pm

Sorry guys, mine isn't happening. I'd spent about two hours writing up a team summary as well as scouting blurbs and letter grades for every player on my pro roster as well as all interesting farmers and prospects. All it needed was a couple finishing touches and a final proofread and it would've been done. Instead, I bought a new laptop (so I could give my existing one to the old lady so she could play The Old Republic with me) and it was the one file I forgot to back up because I'd saved it on my desktop instead of the documents folder. So yeah, that's gone now. Best of luck to everyone else in the activity rewards.

Fuckin' Star Wars.

Virtual Jarmo · Post by **Virtual Jarmo** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 3:11 pm

Parker wrote:Sorry guys, mine isn't happening. I'd spent about two hours writing up a team summary as well as scouting blurbs and letter grades for every player on my pro roster as well as all interesting farmers and prospects. All it needed was a couple finishing touches and a final proofread and it would've been done. Instead, I bought a new laptop (so I could give my existing one to the old lady so she could play The Old Republic with me) and it was the one file I forgot to back up because I'd saved it on my desktop instead of the documents folder. So yeah, that's gone now. Best of luck to everyone else in the activity rewards.

Fuckin' Star Wars.

If I was a teacher and this was a homework assignment, I'd call bullshit.

Post by **SharksGM** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 3:44 pm

Maybe if you hadn't spent more than half of those 2 hours writing [s]erotic fanfiction about[/s] an extremely thorough investigation into the qualities of Shane Doan you would have finished earlier.

This post might have been funnier if the strikethrough tag worked. Probably not.

Parker · Post by **Parker** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 5:16 pm

Adam: it totally sounds like the modern "dog ate my homework" excuse, but it's not like I'm asking for an extension or anything. Also, when I make shit up I normally try to spin it in a way that doesn't make me look like a fucking retard.

Dan: I'm not gonna lie, man. I think there might have been three paragraphs out of twelve that didn't involve some kind of gushy superlative praise for Doan:

"Connolly benefits directly from the space Shane Doan creates on the ice."

"Boedker, despite not playing on an even-strength assignment with Doan, is enjoying a breakout season. Moreover, Phoenix's second scoring line as a whole has consistently outperformed expectations due to the toll taken on the opposition's checking lines in their futile attempts to keep Shane Doan contained."

Etc.

Virtual Jarmo · Post by **Virtual Jarmo** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 5:21 pm

Parker wrote:Adam: it totally sounds like the modern "dog ate my homework" excuse, but it's not like I'm asking for an extension or anything. Also, when I make shit up I normally try to spin it in a way that doesn't make me look like a fucking retard.

If you hadn't hit on every draft pick you made in 2010, I'd let you be in on the rewards anyway.

Shit, I ought to let you in on it because you had to drop $1200 or so on a new laptop just to benefit your wife.

Parker · Post by **Parker** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:22 pm

Commissioner (CBJ) wrote:If you hadn't hit on every draft pick you made in 2010, I'd let you be in on the rewards anyway.

Shit, I ought to let you in on it because you had to drop $1200 or so on a new laptop just to benefit your wife.

Why wouldn't I hit on those picks? It's all just math. I do think it's fucking awesome though that later round picks from that draft actually have a shot at NHL careers... guys like Gal Koren, Quinton Howden, and Max Gardiner will definitely find homes on my 4th line. I do admit I was fortunate to have a couple extra picks (especially Calgary's 1st) but I think my 2011 draft has a chance to be better. If both Serville and Labate boost to 7X, it's not even close.

The new laptop was $1800, but I didn't HAVE to do it... she's just no good at spending money on herself so I knew she'd just suffer with her crappy old notebook if I didn't do anything about it.

Virtual Jarmo · Post by **Virtual Jarmo** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:51 pm

You had to do it, but you didn't have to do it. Those of us who are married/in long term relationships know what I mean.

It is just math. You're right.

Parker · Post by **Parker** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:11 pm

Also, both purchases were made as business expenses, so technically it's every Canadian taxpayer who paid for my new laptop. Thanks guys.

Virtual Jarmo · Post by **Virtual Jarmo** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:16 pm

Parker wrote:Also, both purchases were made as business expenses, so technically it's every Canadian taxpayer who paid for my new laptop. Thanks guys.

Can I have one?

Parker · Post by **Parker** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:30 pm

You can have the old lady's piece of shit Toshiba notebook.

Virtual Jarmo · Post by **Virtual Jarmo** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:25 pm

Parker wrote:You can have the old lady's piece of shit Toshiba notebook.

How piece of shit are we talking?

Parker · Post by **Parker** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:27 am

Commissioner (CBJ) wrote:How piece of shit are we talking?

She's had it since before I met her, so I know it's at least 3 years old. It'll play WoW on the lowest detail settings but it's not much fun. I could probably get detailed specs but I suspect the computer isn't worth much more than what it'd cost to ship it to you.

Virtual Jarmo · Post by **Virtual Jarmo** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:33 pm

Will announce the winners before 3 pm.

Virtual Jarmo · Post by **Virtual Jarmo** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 5:28 pm

The 7 eligible teams are: PIT, NYR, CBJ, SJ, TOR, BOS, DET.

The rewards:

1. 20 ceiling points to a 5th round or lower prospect from either of the 2010 or 2011 drafts. 10 points for one OF category, 10 points for one DF category. (prospect to be chosen at random, GM choice on attributes)

2. The right to add 20 ceiling points to a 5th round or lower prospect from the 2012 draft. 10 points for one OF category, 10 points for one DF category. (prospect & attributes to be chosen at time of draft selection)

The winners:

1. Detroit (prospect: Lukas Kozak)
2. New York Rangers

James, please tell me what 1 OF category and 1 DF category you would like the 10 ceiling points to go to for Lukas Kozak.

Parker · Post by **Parker** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 7:21 pm

Congrats, guys.

Commish Bub(NYR) · Post by **Commish Bub(NYR)** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:12 pm

Woot!

Now let's just see if I remember this when the draft rolls around...

Post by **SharksGM** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 2:27 am

Well, at least the ceiling boost went to a guy with 10 PE who can't do much worse than terrorizing the AHL. Now all we have to do is make sure all of the good pot boosters are gone by the time Bub gets to his first 5th round pick and nobody wins!

Commish Bub(NYR) · Post by **Commish Bub(NYR)** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:21 am

SharksGM wrote:Well, at least the ceiling boost went to a guy with 10 PE who can't do much worse than terrorizing the AHL. Now all we have to do is make sure all of the good pot boosters are gone by the time Bub gets to his first 5th round pick and nobody wins!

Meanie.

jamesredwings · Post by **jamesredwings** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 2:45 pm

If you can`t win the Cup, might as well win the consolation prize...

How about playmaking and checking Adam?

Virtual Jarmo · Post by **Virtual Jarmo** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:38 am

jamesredwings wrote:How about playmaking and checking Adam?

Done.

I hope to do some activity rewards for February as well, I just haven't gotten around to it yet.

Virtual Jarmo · Post by **Virtual Jarmo** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:33 pm

Activity Rewards for February:

Just like last year, we will be doing a Live Trade Deadline chat on the main page for both the NHL Trade Deadline and also our EHEC Trade Deadline. The NHL Trade Deadline is, as it always is, at 3 pm EST, on February 27. Our deadline will also be that day, with the deadline being 11 pm EST.

We will have a front-page chat from 12 pm-3 pm, I'll have to leave around 2 for a few minutes to take my fiance to work. Our EHEC Trade Deadline chat will be sometime that evening, probably 8-11 PM EST or so.

To be eligible for this month's activity rewards, you will have to attend one of these two live chats and check in with me. GMs who stick around and are contributing members (at my discretion) will each get two entries for the rewards while any GM who just checks in and is mostly quiet will receive just one entry.

I will announce the rewards in the EHEC Trade Deadline chat on the night of February 27.

It's good to get together and talk with the GMs and I imagine most of you will be looking at last minute trade possibilities, so I hope we make this a good time.

Penguin · Post by **Penguin** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:02 pm

Commissioner (CBJ) wrote:Activity Rewards for February:

Just like last year, we will be doing a Live Trade Deadline chat on the main page for both the NHL Trade Deadline and also our EHEC Trade Deadline. The NHL Trade Deadline is, as it always is, at 3 pm EST, on February 27. Our deadline will also be that day, with the deadline being 11 pm EST.

We will have a front-page chat from 12 pm-3 pm, I'll have to leave around 2 for a few minutes to take my fiance to work. Our EHEC Trade Deadline chat will be sometime that evening, probably 8-11 PM EST or so.

To be eligible for this month's activity rewards, you will have to attend one of these two live chats and check in with me. GMs who stick around and are contributing members (at my discretion) will each get two entries for the rewards while any GM who just checks in and is mostly quiet will receive just one entry.

I will announce the rewards in the EHEC Trade Deadline chat on the night of February 27.

It's good to get together and talk with the GMs and I imagine most of you will be looking at last minute trade possibilities, so I hope we make this a good time.

Last year was pretty jokes I gotta admit.

Be there or be gay!

MinnesotaGM · Post by **MinnesotaGM** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:31 pm

Hey mish if you want i can check with the mish in my other league to use there chatroom . I dont see a problem using it for the deadline shoot a pm if interested

Virtual Jarmo · Post by **Virtual Jarmo** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:32 pm

MinnesotaGM wrote:Hey mish if you want i can check with the mish in my other league to use there chatroom . I dont see a problem using it for the deadline shoot a pm if interested

I've got an account for one that works just fine. But thanks for the offer.

MinnesotaGM · Post by **MinnesotaGM** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:34 pm

not a problem, is this chat room open all the time?