Have you gotten tired of staring at that black hole of lameness staring at you from your schedule? Frustrated that your biggest rival edges you out only to let some also-ran trample them six weeks later? Do you say it is unacceptable that good teams are cut off in their prime by the scourge of indolence? Well then this is the movement you've been waiting for!
As the plague of bot-dom invades our serene and beautiful country, I say we can no longer stand by and do nothing!
We must take back our leagues from slackers and shirkers! We must preserve the competition that has made Buzzerbeater USA the best and nerdiest text-based basketball manager simulation nation to play in. We must stand up to those who would make our game less fun and say: "Abandoning your team is not cool, dude!" and "Feel social pressure to stop pretending you're less geeky than the rest of us." So I ask you to join the movement that is making a difference in the simulated lives of numbers with associated names and cartoon faces and in the lives of the managers who love them!
You may say, "But Simon, I'm just one little manager. What can I do?" Well I'll tell you what you can do:
Start a Neighborhood Botwatch in your league today! Warn teams that show signs of inactivity. Hold your league mates accountable. Publicly shame those who would lower your league's level of competition.
If you're looking for a model, check out the one I made for IV.28 here:
(259502.1)And be sure to respond to this message with a link to your league's
Neighborhood Botwatch thread, so I can list it here.
Neighborhood Botwatch DirectoryIV.28
(259502.1)Last edited by rhyminsimon at 6/17/2014 3:46:27 AM