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RE: (S30) Offseason Point Task - jeffie43 - 07-09-2021
@Vexatious Thank you for being my first friend in the ISFL. It was a blast being teammates with you back in Myrtle Beach and I hope to see you come back someday <3
@scorycory Fk u bum. Jk, thanks for taking a chance on me way back when in the S21 Draft. There are no guarantees I would have remained as active as I was if I didn't have all that fun in Myrtle Beach. @Frostbite thanks for being a cool and funny guy. If I didn't get to bully you as much as I did, I don't know if I would've stuck around for all those seasons.
@Frostbite Thanks for taking a chance on me with the 4th overall pick in the DSFL Draft. It was a fun couple of seasons in MB and it still kinda stings that some people decided to shit on what was easily the best LR in the league and a really special place for a lot of us. Our TPE race probably kept me going a lot longer than I should've tbh and hey I appreciate that. Congrats on your Ultimus and it's kinda nice to see you do well at the ISFL level. I hope you've learned from your mistakes when you didn't let me switch to QB for the Ultimini.
@Gwdjohnson @Briedaqueduc @RotticusScott @Sushi Thank you to my SHL friendos for everything. You guys have always been there for me when I was knee deep in shit here and have always been super supportive. Our time together has been nothing short of entertaining and its been incredible hanging out with you guys everyday.
@Revolution5 @Laser Thank you guys so much for trading up and taking me 1OA in the S21 Draft. It meant the world to me and even though I may not have lived up to the expectations I'm still glad we got to spend all those exhausting but fun seasons together. You guys were a special pair of GMs and although I would've loved to see you guys stick together for longer, I guess the rest of the league deserved a break from OCO dominance.
@speculadora Where the fuck do I start with you... I honestly don't know if words can summarize how much you mean to me or my PT would look a lot more like Tesla's. The day I woke up and saw your retirement thread/post or whatever I honestly came really close to crying lol. You've done so much for me and never ever hesitated to reach out and check on me whenever I wasn't feeling too great. I know you didn't want to come back to OCO and all that but the LR would not be the same without you. To me you basically represented what it was like to be an OCO player as cheesy as it sounds. There's a reason why it's still hard to hate on OCO and it's because of so many likeable people like you and many others that have been on this team in the past. You also helped me out so much during my time as a GM and always kept me in check even though dealing with other GMs in GM Chat or constant testing would fry my brain and thank you for all that <3. Also congrats on the new car!
@Blasoon Thank you so much for everything you've done for OCO. I know what I left behind wasn't exactly the greatest team and to top things off I went IA as well and I'm really sorry for that. But you've managed to do an amazing job with rebuilding the LR and drafting well aside from that Korin baboon. I'm still grateful you decided to join us in OCO in FA. You've been a great friend even though you cheer for irrelevant PL teams, you've always given me an ear when needed and have been super chill about everything and man, I appreciate that
@Memento Mori What the fuck do I even start with. I guess for starters, fuck you for opting out and giving me a major panic attack. Tbh, I was debating going to the fake London to beat you but hey it all worked out in the end, I guess. I appreciate you and your decision to join OCO because who knows how much longer I'd have to have been GM without you. Anyways, all memes aside, you're a super cool guy and I still remember when you supported me through that whole "tampering" fiasco. It really meant a lot to me tbh and I'm still appreciative of all that till this day. Also thank you for supporting me throughout that hectic season when I was GM. You've always been one of the nicer people in this league despite being a british chap and that's pretty nice I guess.
@Thor I know we haven't spoken as much because of IRL stuff always getting in our way but I appreciate you being a great dude. You've always been super nice and open to everything and someone I could always reach out to when needed. It was always fun shit talking AZ with you in MB and I hope your family and the lovely doggos are doing well!
@Nhamlet @ReverendOReily For the two of you I just wanted to tell you guys that both of you are amazing individuals and I'm sorry I didn't get to GM either of you after you guys got the chance to play for OCO (Maybe that's a good thing tbh). But I just wanted to let the both of you know that you are some of the most wholesome individuals I've met in sim leagues and to never change.
Rev, it's always been a treat talking to you as you are such a sweet person to talk to. I'm still so glad I made the rash decision to add you to the War Room as one of my last actions as GM, I'm sure you've been putting in great work behind the scenes.
Nham, you literally stole my job and probably the stats I needed for HoF but I'm glad I got to tamper the FUCK outta you that one season and that was some fun times. That group chat was fucking hilarious even if it was just us throwing the shit. But either way I'm glad you joined us in OCO, it's been a wild ride and I'm glad your player's got the recognition he deserved in the last couple of seasons.
@Starboy @GlimsTC I love you both so much my weeb friendos. VCing late into the night with the both of you has been fun as fuck. Playing NCAA and stuff was great, whether it was getting Glims to finally swear or just talking about Star's next weeb render, it's always been super fun talking to you both and I appreciate those nights a ton <3
@Bayley AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA WE'RE FINALLY TOGETHER!!! It's been a long time in the making but holy fuck I'm so excited to share an LR with you where we don't have to keep our relationship private <3 <3 I'm so excited to play for you and have you as a GM because you're such a special individual. Ever since you mentioned your history with the Caps I knew we were gonna get along well and here we are. I love you so much and I'm so excited to play with you on the Butchers.
@TheCC I'm super appreciative that you took a shot in the dark and spent a pick on this 70 TPE IA RB. You're such a nice person and way better than Bayley tbh. I'm really looking forward to getting to know you better moving forward and I'm also excited to tear up the ISFL with you when I finally get the call-up
@Matty7478 , how you doing my man! Just wanted to tell you, @Matty7478 happy late birthday, um, I hope you're enjoying your day, @Matty7478 with your family, man, to celebrate another year of life, man, that's amazing, congrats to you, @Matty7478. Also, I just want to encourage you, @Matty7478 man, just, uh, keep your spirits high, man, I know this quarantine is putting a lot of us down because of isolation but it will get better man, just continue to practice, uh, good habits in terms of washing your hands, @Matty7478 and, and social distancing when you, @Matty7478 go out in public. And lastly man, congrats on winning, uh, your championship this year man, @Matty7478 your dad, Jeffie, said the coyotes did a great job, uh, so happy for you, @Matty7478 man, but like I said, keep your spirits high, @Matty7478 everything will get better soon and again, happy late birthday.
For the people I've missed you know who you are, I love you all and thank you for making my ISFL experience better. I'm really really sorry if I missed you guys but you guys know who you are <3
Also @Lime I just want you to know that you're not someone I forgot, I just don't appreciate you at all
RE: (S30) Offseason Point Task - Tesla - 07-09-2021
I am going to preface this with a sincere apology if I missed someone, or did not include someone as I am unfortunately only mortal most days. That said I promise that if we have conversed for any extended period of time that I am certain I enjoyed it and appreciated it. So I will start by saying thank you to all of the members of the league I have chatted with who have made my time here worthwhile.
If you were tagged in this and want to find your section I recommend using a find function as it is a long one. Thank you though even if you tune out before your name comes up!
Now moving on from that I am going to try to cover as many people as I can in an order that will make no sense to anyone else, but that makes perfect sense to the way I process things. So first on my list as I doubt they want to read that much is @slothfacekilla who I distinctly remember was involved in one of my first happy memories from the league in the form of sloth hour in the rookie Discord. Who I later became coworkers with in the media grading department where he was the best podcast grader I have ever encountered in my days in simulation sports, and an absolute delight of a coworker based on all of our interactions on the employee Discord. I was also lucky enough to later become his teammate on the New Orleans Second Line where I got to learn he was easily one of the gentlest souls I have encountered in my time traversing the world, and I am truly grateful for that fact as I have dozens of cherished memories of our interactions. Although my favorite that first pops to mind is 'why did I say that' as it was accompanied by a charming GIF.
Also involved in that sloth hour and someone who shared a surprisingly similar history with me is @Evok who was one of my fellow draftees to the Norfolk Seawolves back in S21. Where the kicker Sam Sidekick first started to make a name for themselves as one of the best to ever do it, and also possibly cursed me to draw his card more often than not in the future. A team player who I distinctly remember embracing their sidekick role to superb effect. Someone who also became a pretty good podcast grader for the media grading department, and a nice coworker to interact with in the employee Discord. My favorite memory of them is still them just popping into the rookie chat to ask general managers to draft them as that outgoing nature is part of why we first talked.
I do not have the ability to get into the finer details here, but I want to say thanks to @Buttersqauch101, @RainDelay, and @Starboy who were general managers/scouts who helped make my first foray into the league a fun experience. Also @DeadlyPlayer who despite not scouting me made rookie chat a more fun experience, and also turned out to be a pretty good teammate during our time together in Colorado.
The DSFL general managers who had the biggest impact on me though were of course @ScorpXCracker and @juniped also known as Scorp and Juni one of the best general manager pairs I have ever worked for thus far. They made my first season in simulation sports an absolutely amazing experience and I cannot thank them enough for getting me invested into the league. There are a number of magnificent memories I have from that season, but I think my favorite is when they trusted me enough to let me into the war room. Being brand new to sim leagues that was an experience and a half to go through, and it truly made my time there so much better.
The next team that I joined was the media grading team courtesy of winning a competition set up by @JKortesi81 who has been a good boss to me now for nine seasons. Although my favorite memory with him is wholly unrelated to my work with the media team as it is related to a Mega Man question on a podcast that I still fondly remember. If you are reading this Joe I hope you and Bayley have fantastic day!
That team has seen many members come and go, but I want to shout out @BaconBrother, @Fordhammer, @Memento Mori, @Mojojojo, and @PigSnout as members of the team who have been brilliant and also graded some of my media. Appreciate all of you for that! Also special shouts to PigSnout for now being a teammate of mine. However I thank everyone who has served on the grading team with me as I appreciate all of you making life easier for me!
Now there were a number of Seawolves who made my first season in the league a special one, and I would love to shout out all of them. Unfortunately there are only a few who I remember distinctly enough to also comfortably recall their user name on the site. That said I am going to cover them first starting with the two who had the biggest impact @J0EB and @Lightnoir who are still two of my favorite people I have gotten to meet courtesy of simulation sports. There are too many terrific conversations to cover, although as J0EB mentioned shadow babies can still make me smile today. The discussion Doug Norfolk and Neff Wonks is also up there, however my personal favorite is still the discussion of my recreate. It is still something I am looking forward to and the memory never fails to make me smile.
Now the rest of the S22 class that I can recall that have also made my time in the league an enjoyable one and are deserving of recognition are @Bauer my sim league son who helped introduce me to the PBE, @Blasoon a terrific quarterback who became a great general manager for the Seawolves with J0EB, @TheRocheLimit who was picked first overall in expansion which led to one of my favorite moments in sim leagues, @muse316 who was quietly kind in their tenure, and @xbijin who always makes me think of Snoopy.
Before that season and since that season there have been many other Seawolves who have made my time in the league better. @hotdog stands out on account of popping up on my Twitter feed recently, but I have to respect what they brought to the team. @iamslm22 who brought the team back from contraction, gave the job of general manager to the best general manager in the history of the team, and who was an important mentor to the S22 Seawolves. @Jimi64 who is now a former general manager of the team and was terrific in his tenure in my honest opinion, and who is still a valued contributor to the war room. @TeyonSchavari who was a wonderful pickup for the team that I can recall, and who is involved in a specific sim league experience of mine that gets brought back up on a regular basis. (Hope you are faring better these days! Also I still appreciate your offered contract clause as it individually is my favorite of all the ones offered.) @TMosura the current general manager of the team and an excellent one at that who had been a great war room contributor beforehand. Also @ValorX77 who is an alumnus of the team, a former general manager, and has been a positive presence there the last several seasons. Plus the dynamic duo of @C9Van and @pauadrian who can bring an amazing amount of activity to any locker room they are a part of in my experience, and who I especially have fond memories of chatting with over in the SCFSL.
The first team to host Magnus after the Seawolves was the team I most wanted to go to in the S22 draft the New Orleans Second Line. Who thanks in part to general manager @TomHanks were willing to trade up to second overall to select me in that draft. I still say that duo that drafted me is one of the best that I have had the pleasure of working for in sim leagues, and that TomHanks is also still one of my favorite users in sim leagues. Now the DSFL Commissioner so technically my boss again as I am the Highlights Princess of the DSFL, although I am not entirely sure how the chain of command exactly works. Regardless I would never have a problem working for TomHanks and he is a part of many magnificent memories in the league for me, but my favorite would probably have to be his first podcast with Bex where he responded with 'oh Christ is this Tesla's forty questions' which still makes my heart sing.
There were several other members of the NOLA S22 class who made my tenure there better such as Magnus' ally on the defensive line @DrChops whose Macho Man Randy Savage style was always a welcome one. @JPach whose top meme character is still a favorite of mine, whose style I loved since I did my initial scouting before the prospect bowl, and whose response to my being drafted there is still one of my favorite league memories. @mithrandir who has since become the general manager of the team whose love of Lord of the Rings is the thing that stands out the most for me as a positive memory there.
Of course there were also a number of veterans on the team who made my experience there enjoyable the first who will get mentioned is @Nokazoa as I think that they would be bothered if they were not mentioned first, and because I absolutely love the charming style that they brought to the table. @Wombat who was a wonderful member of the team during my tenure, whose player is a fellow University of Washington graduate, and who I still fondly remember for being one of the first people to comment on one of my PBE media pieces. @Jay_Doctor who was also a DSFL general manager in my season there and was a pleasant scouting experience, but who I most fondly remember for posting one of my favorite comments ever in response to an article about the S22 class that was not kind towards several NOLA players. Genuinely that one comment is still one of the first things that comes to mind when I think of my time in NOLA, and it is still one of the most meaningful moments in the league for me even though I doubt Jay remembers it. Also the general manager that stepped down just before I was drafted @JuOSu who I only really got to know after joining the war room, but who was a wonderful person to get to know there and whose conversation on some certain happenings in another league with Adam remain part of one of my favorite experiences on that team. Cannot leave without mentioning @ddrector who was general manager for the majority of my time there, a fellow former Seawolf, and was always good for a fun conversation in either locker room in my experience.
One member of that team who I feel deserves more than just a quick shout out from me is @terriblehippo who just got drafted back there which broke my heart as I so hoped he would fall just a bit more. That said it was just a mistake by the teams ahead as Hippo is quite the opposite of his user name and easily one of the best people the league has to offer. His greetings to me when I was first drafted is still one of my favorites of any messages I have shared with a teammate, and his warm welcoming attitude is one that still makes me feel more comfortable being a member of the league. Just a delightful fellow who I wish all the best with his second career!
Now while I was there we drafted several amazing users, but the one who has meant the most to me is @GuitarMaster116 or @AdamS as I love them both too much to decide on one over the other. GuitarMaster116 has an incredibly positive and uplifting attitude that makes you happy to keep calm and carry on through the worst of things, and is also one of the reasons why he makes such a wonderful ally on the rookie mentor team. Easily one of the best selections by any team I have seen in the league. Adam meanwhile has a wealth of experience to draw upon, and a sense of humor whose equal is hard to find in the league. Quite possibly the biggest steal outside of the S22 class for any team in the league and who also had one of my favorite contract clauses over in the PBE. Two terrific users who I am thankful I got to be teammates with during my tenure in New Orleans.
They were not the only standout selections by New Orleans during my tenure there though as a few more individuals still stand out in my mind. @Birdman who was the user behind Magnus' partner in crime after the expansion draft, and who was a pleasant person to interact with throughout my tenure there. Always nice when you can get along with the user behind your player's partner. @MobiausGrander whose fiery spirit is easily one of the best of any user I have met in any online thing ever, and who I still fondly remember for their support of Xavien Howard. @SchoolboyShue who I admit I know better for their activities over in the PBE, who I admit to my key memories of them coming from an interaction about the PBE, but who I also distinctly remember as being a lovely teammate in New Orleans. Also I do not believe Magnus ever got to play with their player, but @Voltaqe was someone who came in with a great attitude which I still love.
Another group I would like to shout out before getting into the next set are the S22 Defensive Tackles who made my early time in the league more enjoyable, and who I had good conversations with since then. @BadLck who has unfortunately gone inactive, but who I still fondly remember. @Billybolo53 who now plays cornerback, but who has a terrific enough Twitter presence to make up for it. @Forty Jordy who quickly became a linebacker, but who is a fellow Detroit Demon and a delight. Also @thevoicelesscreator who I most remember from having late night chats with in Honolulu. Also special shout out to @ForSucksFake and @PMoney who are S22 members who switched to Defensive Tackle and have been terrific in all my interactions with them.
First mention for the next group is @Frick_Nasty as they were the first to get in touch with me when free agency hit and they made a strong appeal for their team that made a team in a rough situation look like a nice landing spot, and for that I trust the team to be on the way up. @woelkers who I got to be teammates with in Colorado despite not accepting their offered terms, but whose New York made probably the second best appeal due in part to his enchanting way of handling it. That initial response to me admitting to be an official free agent is still one of my favorites and I will fondly recall it for ages. Also shout out to @zaynzk who was a big part of said New York appeal, and has since successfully led his team to an Ultimus win which is well deserved. @Dewalt27 one of my favorite updaters of all time who made a great appeal for their team with @Highhaschdi despite the fact that it would come with the loss of them as an amazing updater. @flyeaglesfly29 who was an updater for me in another league and who along with PMoney made a good appeal with the quality of the way they handle their team. Also @Attopax who showed an interest in why I was leaving almost certainly to prevent their own players from wanting to in the future, but who helped me a lot by allowing me to talk through it and process the situation myself which I still appreciate!
That brings me to @Sylphreni whose team made the strongest appeal in part to his lovely leadership. Interestingly enough in both of my money leagues my main general manager has an ego that would overflow a skyscraper, but I have to admit both deserve to have a considerable amount of confidence in their skills. Syl though stands out as the Podcast Archduke of course, but is also an amazing conversationalist on Discord. The word that comes to mind would be presidential, however I have no idea if any other brain will process that the way I mean it to be. His polite request that I not give him a thousand questions is still one of my favorite memories, although both After Hours podcasts are also good as the first for the many questions and the second on account of singing mostly. Thank you for your part in bringing me to Colorado.
Next is the other person who helped bring me to Colorado that I want to jump to early in @SDCore who I remember meeting way back when in the Detroit Demons locker room. However it was in part his unique appeal that helped convince me that Colorado was the team for me, and getting to know him even better as a member of the team has been one of my favorite parts of having joined Colorado. Always around with a pocketful of sunshine and a fun fact about a macabre subject that makes him just so lovely to be around.
Another person who had a hand in convincing me to come to Colorado is funnily enough someone who joined the same season I did @ConnorM123 who I adored from their tenure in Norfolk, and who has been a fun person to interact with for as long as I can remember. His great graphical work though stands out, although my favorite memory of him is not quite about his graphical work as much as my misinterpretation of it. His easygoing attitude is one that I love and the exact kind of thing you can never have enough of in leagues like these. Glad i got to know him as a part of my minor league team and even gladder that I now get to be on a team with him!
@Ephenssta was the first to welcome me into the war room in Colorado, and whose message in that regard is still one of my favorite messages I have ever seen on Discord. What really impresses me though is the fact that that welcoming attitude has never dissipated during our time together as Eph is easily one of the most active users I know and runs a really fun seasonal activity for the Yeti. There are too many other moments for me to pick one that I could point to an Eph message making my day better, and so I will just say thank you for brightening the Colorado locker room! May you find thrice as much joy there as you bring as you so richly deserve it!
@SwankyPants31 and @yonggarius are the next two I want to shout out as fellow members of the Colorado Yeti, fellow war room members, and fellow members of the massive S22 draft class. Swanky I knew earlier courtesy of their bold mock draft which is still one of my favorite memories of them as it just makes me smile every time I think about it. Yonggarius who I know better as Lim courtesy of Discord, and who I know best as being an absolutely amazing member of the rookie mentor team where they are aces at approvals. Both have a different energy about them, but are fabulous locker room presences that I am glad I have gotten the opportunity to get to know better.
I realize now if I gave a paragraph to all the great people in Colorado that I know that I would be working on this too long quite possibly and so I apologize to the rest of you, but I am going to have to speed run some of this. @37thchamber I loved working with you in the Wiki department, loved having you on the team in Norfolk, and am just as happy as can be to be on a team with you now in Colorado. Your fire is a fine and respectable one that I love getting to interact with more often, and I especially love your olive oil. @dahayn I admit we have not gotten to interact much to be honest, but I know you fairly well from your Twitter feed which is one of my favorites in the league. @FleshBagSoup Bagel one of the best of the rookie mentors that I have gotten to interact with to one of my favorite teammates, and of course the league lord of emojis. Pleased to be on a team with you now that you have retired from being a rookie mentor, and glad I get to still see your great gif selections. @katarn22 the nicest member of the team per what many members have said, although I think the pizza-est member of the team is more befitting. That said both facts are true and I am happy to have learned them to be true during our time together. @LancedJack whose work in Norfolk is still some of my favorite by any player ever in the history of ever, and who I love dearly for their work there is now my teammate in Colorado which is a wonderful turn of events for me. @Modern_Duke who I mostly remember for having bomb player names, but who is also a valued member that the team brought back during my tenure who I have since come to understand the value of as a member of the team. @nunccoepi who I admit I know better through our connection from me being part of the rookie mentor team, but who is easily one of the nicest users in the league and even more than that one of the most levelheaded members of the league in my experience. Which is a welcome combination to get to interact with whenever he is in the locker room.
@PersonMann who I also know better from elsewhere as we mostly interact in the PBE, but who I wanted to shout out a thanks to for answering my questions on their latest podcast which confirmed I can play what I want to play with my upcoming recreate. May you not have any trouble with flights for the foreseeable future friend! @pppaul317 who interestingly enough followed a similar route to me to end up in Colorado as they were a superb Seawolf that got drafted by New Orleans before joining Colorado in free agency, and is also someone I am glad did so as I have enjoyed what interactions we have had in my time in sim leagues. Finally @Rusfan who is one of the more active members of the locker room, and whose activity is a welcome presence in said locker room. A big time joker is how I would best describe him and an exciting entertainer in that way.
Also want to shout out a few of the newer members of the team who I am looking forward to interacting with more in the future @Alcott, @CommishDrip, @EricNCSU, and @Quail who have all been pleasant thus far. Plus huge shout outs to the latest draft class whose user names I do not recognize yet, but who I am also looking forward to getting to know. Special shout out to @SirBongo who I do know the user name of courtesy of their time in Norfolk where I learned they are a lovely person, and who I am looking forward to being on a team with in the future.
Now before I get into the trio that I saved for last I want to shout out some of the league workers that have made my stay here that much better. @Leafer the first updater I ever had and who handled most of Magnus' DSFL updates. @Lemon who is a fellow former Seawolf who made me more confident in my update format. @Laser who is getting mentioned with the other updaters, but is honestly someone I would consider a friend from all of our interactions across sim leagues he was an especially impressive updater as well though. A man who drafted my player over in the PBE and who has been part of a good conversation in every Discord I can recall us sharing. Also part of a couple of my favorite memories courtesy of curious conversations about Homer and about Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord. @pazuzu who handled my updates well between Laser and Dewalt27. @xTri and @tMuse who both stepped in on a couple of occasions and were polite with their handling of my updates. @Nhamlet who was the first to audit my update page. @slate who I remember complimenting the user name of back in rookie Discord, and who handled my second and fourth audits. @Tonzy who handled my third and sixth audits who is also the hero of hot salad apparently. @platanocat who I remember making big moves from the DSFL to the ISFL and who also stepped in to update Magnus once which I appreciate. @Trautner who has been my updater since I came to Colorado. @Asked Madden who handled my fifth audit, was kind enough to wish me well with my new team, and who has been a pleasant member of the media grading team with me. @Kyle who handled one of my recent updates and gave my second favorite reply to them I have encountered. Thank you all for making Magnus' journey what it is and for keeping the league running behind the scenes.
A few more names along those lines that I want to give thanks to whose names I know immediately are @Swanty who has been perfectly polite in every message I have seen from them, and who seems to be doing a wonderful job as a member of Head Office. @iStegosauruz who has not been perfectly polite in every message, but who has been a good Head Office member and more importantly to me a good teammate over in the PBE. Although I most fondly remember his hilarious responses as one of the cast members on the Sylphreni After Hours podcast, and also our conversations in Austin before the S22 draft. @Bigred1580 who was a member of Head Office when I joined the league or around then if memory serves, and has been another perfectly polite presence in all of my interactions with them. @infinitempg who I know better personally for being a vicious goose, most fondly remember for a dogekek react on a message about using bones as tools, but who also was an integral member of keeping the league functioning during my tenure here whom I appreciate for that fact. Finally @manicmav36 who my major interaction with that I can recall is a question on an old podcast that led to an incredibly kind compliment, but who has gotten enough praise from people I trust that I respect he was just as integral to the league as infinite to my knowledge who is deserving of respect for that fact. Thank you to all of you for making the league what it is whether actively now or actively in the past, and a special thanks to those league workers whose names I did not mention as even if I may not know your name off the top of my head you are still an important part of the league and I appreciate what you do! Sorry that I do not know your name to thank you personally, but sincerely thank you to everyone who has had a hand in making the league what it is today as one of the working parts of it and I hope that you get back more joy from the world than the work you put in as you so rightly deserve!
Now I just remembered a few more names that I could shout out, however I also just did a count and am at 97 according to my search with three more planned names to get to a perfect hundred. So unfortunately no named shout outs here, however I do want to specially thank the people who helped me with any of my media pieces during my tenure here and all of the rookie mentors I have worked with to date. Also all the people who have written nice things about the highlights series as I appreciate all the love that it has gotten. You are all amazing and we wish you well!
Okay these last three I saved as I knew if I needed to rush they would each understand as I could more than double what I have written thus far about any one of them individually. First of which is @SchwarzNarr who has already mentioned to me that she has gotten a few pings from this series, but who I can guarantee has not gotten enough given what a wonderful rookie mentor she has been so many times now. One of the most important things in simulation sports according to everyone I have talked to is the rookie experience and Schwarz is one of the best at making it a good one. Legitimately outside of the time with the largest draft class in potentially sim league sports history with S22 she has most succeeded in making rookie chat to be the place to be in my book. So for those of you fortunate enough to be allowed in do be sure to enjoy it while you can, and sorry to those who miss out on the magnificence.
However that is not what I most appreciate about Schwarz as she has been a truly fantastic friend to me since her time in Norfolk when her player was Daria Guava-Fresca and not the moose that murdered them. I recall an early conversation about beds with fondness, and her first direct message to me as one of the nicest I have gotten in sim leagues. She was part of the strong push to bring me to Colorado and honestly did an astounding job there as evidenced by the fact that Magnus is now a Yeti, but even that statement does not do her justice. A woman who made multiple media pieces comparing football to war, a choose your own adventure about gridiron football, and who did a wonderful piece on players playing D&D that I still contend should have been paid out in the first place. Honestly a woman after my own heart who is such an amazing teacher that she makes me envious of her students. Thank you Schwarz for not only being such a large part of bringing me to Colorado, but for being an amazing ally to me since we met.
@IsaStarcrossed the media king, one of the rare users to go first overall at both levels, but most importantly one of my best friends. I can clearly remember our first interaction way back when you first rejoined the league after your sabbatical and we both commented about creating fan clubs for one another. Doubt either of us could have foreseen the friendship that followed, but I can confidently say I am thankful for it. That said I could write thank you to you in all the different wordings and languages for it that I know and it still would not be enough as you have been so integral in making my time here worthwhile Isa.
Starting in Norfolk Isa was one of the most active members of the locker room as soon as he rejoined it and helped to make it the place I most wanted to be. Then courtesy of the interactions there and his presence in NOLA he unintentionally insured that would be the only place I would want to be as well, and did me the favor of getting the rest of the war room on board with the idea. (Shout out to Hippo and Sloth here though who were both quick to agree, and who as stated above are amazing people.) Unfortunately his time in New Orleans ended on a sour note and our time together there was short, but thankfully Norfolk was still a place that we could playfully palaver. Especially with the arrival of the aforementioned Schwarz as the two of them helped make Norfolk an amazing place to be.
All that said it is the most recent interactions that replay most in my mind as I write this recalling just how hard you worked to convince me that Colorado was where I should want to be, and just how grateful I am that you succeeded. One message that particularly stands out is one sent to the future with love should I ever see it that made me certain I had made the right decision. You are always quick to call me nice Isa, but in my mind you have been thrice as nice to me as I have been to anyone in the league and I want to thank you for that as best I am able to in these limited words. Thank you so much for so many things Isa!
They say to save the best for last and so now I am going to thank Head @bex In Charge without whom the league might not still exist. I cannot guarantee that part, but I can guarantee that without Bex I would not be here writing 5000 words about my appreciation of people in the league. Bex is not only the person whose advice made me decide to be more Discord active, but is also more importantly the person whose presence made me more comfortable being Discord active. No idea how often you have been pinged for this point task Bex, but just as I said for Schwarz I am absolutely certain it is less often than you deserve for all of the work that you have put in to make the league what it is today. Thank you sincerely for being an amazing commissioner of the league!
That is not enough for me though as there are other users who have done a lot for the league who received mostly passing praise from me. Honestly Bex stands out as a friend who similar to Isa made Norfolk the place I most wanted to be at the DSFL level, and then made NOLA the place I wanted to be at the ISFL level. Conversing with her has always been an absolute pleasure that I could not get enough of in a hundred lifetimes. What makes me especially confident of our friendship though is knowledge of the fact that she was willing to answer dozens of my questions on a podcast not once, but twice courtesy of her first podcast with TomHanks and the After Hours podcast with Sylphreni. The fact she did not wring my neck after either incident I think is proof positive that we get along, although it is just the tip of the iceberg of the nice things that I could say here.
Legitimately Bex I want to thank you for all of the kind words you have said, but most importantly I want to thank you for the confident words you have said in the war rooms that we have shared that have made me most certain that this is the type of place I want to be in the wilderness that is the internet. You do an amazing job as a person of making the places you are pleasant to be and I sincerely appreciate that about you. Hope we get to share a space in that way again, but even if not I hope only good things for your future friend.
Honestly I hope the joy that all of you have brought so many be returned to you in excess friends!
Now I have one more person to shout out, but I do not know the name of the last person I am going to thank so technically the previous stands as the best for last. That said whoever is reading this to grade it for PT purposes I want to thank you! I know the Player Progression Team has seen some scrutiny recently and I just want you to know that I appreciate the work that you have done. Just like most work in the league it often goes unappreciated, but thank you for doing it regardless and I wish you well with it!
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Task: In at least 300 words, talk about users that have made a positive effect on your time in the league. Whether it’s people that helped you when you started out, or people you talk to on a daily basis, there are many ways to go with this. Please write new things if you had posted in that thread, we will be checking. Try to tag the people you talked to, spread the positivity Heart.The issue with a task like this is that I am 100% going to forget atleast 90% of the people that I could mention. I have been a part of this site and its community for over 4 years now. I have seen countless people come and go to and from this league. Over these 4 years I have chatted to so many people who at one point in time have uplifted me on a bad day. So instead of tagging a ton of people and leaving out a ton of people I am just going to group everyone together because that is a nice thing to do.
Firstly the Baltimore Hawks. I was a part of this franchise since day one of the league (well not day one, but after the first draft ya know) and continued to be a part of it till I left the team to start up the expansion team the Honolulu Hahalua. That was 21 seasons of action in Baltimore which is like almost 3 years? That is 21 drafts, 20 FA periods and a whole lot of people who came and left. Baltimore in the early days was such a tight knit group of people and was extremely enjoyable. Since then most of the early members have gone on and are now a part of differnt teams as the ebb and flow of this league will do. No one can take away the great memories in Baltimore though. Through all the years of hardship in the league, a lot of cupless finals to our very first cup win that just sparked a whole bunch of joy. I would be hard pressed to tag everyone who was a part of this team over all those years. If you are reading this and thinking hey I was part of Baltimore in the same period you were. Then hey, I appreciate ya.
Second, the Honolulu Hahalua. It is no secret I do not think back greatly of my time as the gm there, but I did bring on a ton of great people in Honolulu. People who to this day are still part of the locker room and some who have moved on and left the team. I appreciate most of the people in the locker room and ever draft we seem to get more and more amazing people around.
Lastly, the bank team. 4 years of banking and I am still at it, bank team is great.
RE: (S30) Offseason Point Task - TheDangaZone - 07-09-2021
Much like the SHL PT this week I have to say that if given the time and space I could probably write a thousand words easily on this subject but I am inevitably going to miss someone and I apologize for that now.
To the users in New Orleans while I was there. You all made that locker room a blast and I had so much fun while I was there doing nothing on the way to our Ultimus win. I can not explain how fun that locker room was for me during those seasons and I am so grateful to have spent time with each of you in there. @slothfacekilla @bex @TomHanks @ddrector @Wombat and so many more that I'm forgetting right now.
Tijuana you guys were what really brought me back to being semi active again when I first recreated. Had I ended up in any other locker room I fear that I wouldn't have stuck it out as much as I did with my last few players and maybe had gone IA yet again like I do in so many of these leagues. Sloth again, @huck24 @nunccoepi @iseedoug there are so many users from there I am just blanking on right now as it's been like 20 seasons and my old man brain is really not wanting to work. But just know that everyone in those seasons really allowed me to stick it out and enjoy this league again to really light the flame (even if I half ass it) to stick it out and be around. Y'all made being in this league worth it and being on discord for this league even more worth it.
To my Baltimore people now. When I got drafted there I thought I was going to not enjoy it, the team was kind of in a weird spot and I really thought it would be a team that I would end up IA on yet again on my way out. However there was a lot that happened and a lot of turnover right after I joined and we ended up with new GMs and a rebuild. It was a scary time to be on a new team, however, I couldn't be happier that I stuck it out to see how this rebuild would go. You guys have made this league so fun and I know I don't update near as much as I should or could but I have had so much in this locker room and through this rebuild. You each have made me enjoy it every day even if I don't talk I enjoy coming in when I do to be able to contribute to an amazing group of people who are very special to me in this league now. @Frick_Nasty @Hallmonitor_20 @infinitempg @Bigred1580 @Tomasnz @King Jellyfish@Thiath @Shiny @fever95 @UltimateYeehaw @shadyshoelace
RE: (S30) Offseason Point Task - Jangorhino - 07-09-2021
ayyo
preamble
first and foremost @Dewalt27 is my day one ride or die on hood. my other dsfl gm @CLG Rampage turned out to be a more steadying and constructive influence with me on this journey than anyone else. for whatever reason this fella right here has always had my best intrest in mind. He kept my intrest in my mind in the way that helped me feel heard. being heard is so vital for some reason. CLG had a way to make me feel heard but also could check my bullshit w/out me freaking out. so for all that im really greatful and im lucky to have dude in my corner.
after dewey and clg theres a laundry list of role players
chapter 1
like @Nokazoa who was very helpful in the pursuit of whatever the hell it is im trying to do. @enigmaticwas my inspiration. watching that user churn out killer shit really motivated me. TY to both!! @bex and @infinitempg were in my dm probably too much in the beginning as i learned to adjust to life on the internet here. @Hallmonitor_20 was a monster and though shit got weird i feel this user has helped me a lot.
@BenDover is a beast and really set the bar for me with eraning and being a pro at this.
@Bayleyand @Mufordtook a shot on me, so thanks.
@mithrandir has been huge for me over the last year. he's def been one of the folks around here i could count on to give me the benefit of the doubt and also a chance.
@RussDrivesTheBus and @thevoicelesscreator were always great with me!
@DarknessRising is a pro and intent on doing some super cool things with/for me.
@"AirCrou"has been great
to all my teamates i ever had with the a couple exceptions*, thanks for being rad!!!
chapter 2
The thing about everyone ive mentioned so far is they were good influences in the league and shit, but they wouldnt be a co-d or accomplice as much as these users. banana boat for life
@SomeSay... @ForSucksFake@TheCC @Tyluswould all incriminate themselves with me doing some goofy shit for sure and im into that. reaper and i hit it off big time and maybe its becasue we're both vets but we just clicked and that dude is in my corner for sure and vice versa. fsf is one of the coolest dudes ive met on the internet and super funny and just the right amount of fucking silly to really snap up my interest wholesale. CC is a real cool charachter and our relationship has done a couple evolutions. from the start he's been one of the few people ive met irl or internet that seems to get me for some reason. always seemed to understand if not relate where i was coming from with my interactions and intention. Tylus is that real clever type of person who you sleep on a little, but let me assure you this guy is always on his shit. very funny and down to earth and insightful.
PS * exceptions--- there's a couple users who fall on the other side of the coin re: this discussion. @Memento Mori and @LimJahey but im learning holding grudges is counterproductive in a team sense and personally. so im sorry for not liking you two and its all good these days. olive branches and shit. im sure neither one of you think of me but i got a NTC for a reason and what not. hopefully i can continue to grow and let all the nonsense go cuz this shit is supposed to be all fun.
RE: (S30) Offseason Point Task - xTri - 07-09-2021
Everyone on the outlaws essentially specifically actually basically mostly for the most part are amazing, or so they really for the most part generally particularly literally for all intents and purposes literally thought in a fairly basically really particularly definitely for all intents and purposes big way, which for all intents and purposes literally is quite significant, or so they specifically generally thought in a subtle way, or so they basically thought. The basically definitely kind of basically sort of sort of general managers literally essentially for all intents and purposes really generally for the most part for all intents and purposes are amazing, the players really definitely actually actually for the most part kind of kind of are amazing and the locker room literally particularly really kind of actually is generally pretty basically definitely generally pretty great in a definitely fairly pretty kind of particularly really major way, kind of fairly for all intents and purposes sort of contrary to popular belief in a fairly particularly fairly major way, which kind of literally for all intents and purposes for all intents and purposes kind of is quite significant, which specifically definitely basically is fairly significant, very basically contrary to popular belief in a subtle way, or so they actually thought. I literally for all intents and purposes for all intents and purposes mostly generally kind of am definitely happy to mostly particularly actually basically generally for the most part be drafted to a sort of very really very basically generally definitely great team, or so they essentially thought, basically very basically contrary to popular belief, which for the most part for the most part is fairly significant in a very actually big way. Hopefully we can basically particularly kind of really win an ultimus very soon in a generally particularly generally fairly pretty kind of really sort of major way in a subtle way, for all intents and purposes kind of really kind of for all intents and purposes contrary to popular belief, which definitely actually essentially is fairly significant, or so they actually really thought.
RE: (S30) Offseason Point Task - Fronk - 07-09-2021
I want to start this thank you journey with the person that started my ISFL journey. Big thanks to @ddrector . We work together IRL and board game together. I am grateful I spoke up when you and slothman07 were talking about the league during our game nights. Now I am fully invested and having the best time meeting people. So thank you @Slothman07 as well.
Next I want to give a big shoutout to @IceBear32 . When ddrector told me about the league, I did not think I could commit as much as I have, but I knew the perfect candidate for starting up a player. Icebear32 jumped right in and took off. I knew his enthusiasm would light a fire under my ass and now we’ve been captains on the same Ultimini Championship Grey Ducks and starting a media write up team: The ULTIMATE FAN EXPERIENCE -ence -ence. An idea we came up with probably 10 years ago IRL.
I next want to thank @Gragg9 . He scouted me first and asked me about my original position of OL and I told him that I just wanted to be like the coolest NFL player I could think of (Quenton “Big Q” Nelson) and we connected as mutual Colts fans. I later learned he was also a Kansas City Chiefs fan and moved him down a few pegs.
I would not have made it to Minnesota without @RussDrivesTheBus and @Crodyman and want to thank them for ushering me to the best team and locker room (and guiding me to the ways of a Running Back). These guys put in the time to this team and league and truly set the mark high.
Thank you to my teammates in Minnesota. @KenitohMenara, @Bauer, @Sloths1, @Dewalt27, @Dukemarriot, @Painted, @goodfortunecoffee, @Muford, @nylarthepheonix, @Oles, @mango8154, @CLG Rampage, @JaytheGreat, @Dextaria, @shrub02, @UpperNet, @Lukstins88, @.duckszy, @jackkmart, @pazuzu. @kmatt, and any others I missed.
Thanks to my new teammates in Sarasota and thanks to my new GMs @Frostbite, @sakrosankt and @Mojojojo
And a special thank you to all the DSFL GMs of S29
RE: (S30) Offseason Point Task - Dagumpa - 07-09-2021
She's probably gonna be mentioned a lot in here, but @bex was the first person who told me that this league existed and helped me create my player. I've always been reassured about this league with her at the driver's seat. There are few people who are as kind and caring about others as she is. @Dewalt27 was my GM twice and I still consider him my favorite I've ever had. He led the most legendary Minnesota Grey Ducks team of all time in S22 and went up to GM in Baltimore at the same time I got called up the next season. It's impossible not to feel loved when he's your GM. The LR in Minnesota was popping day and night, and I was not a major contributor. Despite that, he still made sure I felt involved and comfortable within the team at all times. Really anyone on that S22 Grey Ducks team deserves a shoutout. It's been a while since I've talked to a lot of those guys but crossing their paths throughout the last few seasons has always made for great interactions. I've never formally played with him, but @MN_Moosey is one of the best people I know in this, or any, league. He does a shitton of work on the draft sigs and even took time to handdraw Dex Kennedy's render. I still feel kinda like shit that I didn't sign with NY, but knowing he's still my friend despite that has made me feel like the luckiest man on earth. But the team I did sign with made me feel extremely welcome and involved. @Amidships and @Kyle are two of the nicest and hardest working people I know in the ISFL. They hooked me on Austin and, while our success was limited, I still feel like it was the right choice signing there. I've also never played with him in this league, but @supertardis101 is my bestest friend from the PBE and I'm happy he's found plenty of success in this league.
RE: (S30) Offseason Point Task - JuOSu - 07-09-2021
The list of people I love in this league is very long but I will try to talk about a few. Let's start with my NOLA crew. We were just able to draft the incredible terriblehippo again, who was previously a long time NOLA war room member and legendary player. Him and I were always very close because I drafted him and he kinda stepped into the role my old player had had. Sadly we were not able to draft Tom Hanks, who was taken first overall, very deservedly so. I remember people told me I had drafted him too high when I took him in the second round back in the day. How wrong they were! Bex as the commish is an awesome human being as well and I loved the time we were able to play together. I adore my two GMs, drector and Smith who are doing a good job carrying on a legacy that I was a part of previously. I want to highlight some new people, I really have enjoyed my friend Mobiaus who brings the most electrifying energy to the locker room and always wants to win. Being buddies at DE has really ramped up my engagement with the position. I always have to bring up the owner of the website in slm, who has done a great job in his time here as a player and in other roles and now brings great history to the league with his podcasts. I can always count on him to talk some good league facts. Slothfacekilla is another awesome user on NOLA who is our QB now. Toivo is a great friend of mine for a long time and is also on NOLA still. Dudeman is an awesome and dedicated member, he actually won most dedicated member just now, who is maybe in the newer generation but still awesome.
RE: (S30) Offseason Point Task - Blasoon - 07-09-2021
There are a whole bunch of people to thank for my time here, but I'm gonna save that for the retirement when it happens soon. So until then, you're getting more of a general thanks, league type of thing.
I want to thank the good folks at Norfolk for helping me get started. I didn't get much early attention, but yours was all I needed, and it's been fun to develop with the team, and to now see the team developing once again under new leadership.
I'm incredibly thankful to the Liberty for giving me my first shot and teaching me just way too much about the league. I really didn't think that I had all that much to contribute to your team as an eighth round draft pick but you proved me wrong, and let me help out as much as I wanted.
Otters, man there's so much I need to say to all of you. You've all just made me feel so welcome and with each new day, and each new player that we add, man I just feel even better and that I'm really building something great for y'all. And I hope you do know that I try my hardest. I promise you I'm trying my hardest for you lot. You guys have really made me find a place that I can build to be my own. And man, I'm trying not to name any specific people because I want to go longer later haha. But you guys really make this league enjoyable for me and I'm truly so thankful for you all.
Finally, I'd just like to say thank you to the league, in general. Y'all really did a lot to take a lot of the stress and pressure off of a dude who was struggling with his master's dissertation and with quarantine. Man, I remember being in the library writing my first piece of media instead of writing an essay. Man that was so much fun.
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