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 04/11/2010 11:22:35 AM · #401
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by yanko:
I wonder how many people realize that the percentile cap was probably set too high. Case in point, Team X Factor was able to assemble 10 members with a combine total of 102 ribbons, which pretty much makes them the Ribbon Hogs Partie Trois.


We on Team Arabesque have 10 members with 116 ribbons. 89 of those ribbons are in the hands of 3 players; Judi, Doc, and Ursula. But Doc, for example, hasn't ribboned in the last year, and Ursula only once since 2007;


I wish everyone could some day be a Ribbon Hog, cause:
- Once a Ribbon Hog, hardly again a Ribbon Hog. It's full of examples out there. You quickly realize that a good pic it's much more important for you than a Ribbon, and let me tell you: - Winning a Ribbon it's so easy!!! but shooting a really "good" photograph it's a completely different story, and a "good" pic, here at DPC, usually don't have enough recognition for winning a Ribbon :(

So, there's no reason to be concerned with all these old Ribbon Hogs ;)

Message edited by author 2010-04-11 11:30:40.
 04/11/2010 11:34:26 AM · #402
Originally posted by De Sousa:

I wish everyone could some day be a Ribbon Hog, cause:
- Once a Ribbon Hog, hardly again a Ribbon Hog. It's full of examples out there. You quickly realize that a good pic it's much more important for you than a Ribbon, and let me tell you: - Winning a Ribbon it's so easy!!! but shooting a really "good" photograph it's a completely different story, and a "good" pic, here at DPC, usually don't have enough recognition for winning a Ribbon :(

So, there's no reason to be concerned with all these old Ribbon Hogs ;)


You know you are success when your site average drops a full point during the DPL! That should be your goal. ;)
 04/11/2010 11:35:03 AM · #403
It's now 13 hours to go and things are not looking good to get 48 teams finalized. That's such a shame with 114 willing players still left in the pool! We need just five more teams to get to 48 and there are six unfinished teams created. Two of them have just one person which makes me wonder if the creators are even actively recruiting?
To the site Council:
I know you don't want to strip the pool of talent for the captains that are frantically trying to recruit at the moment. But things are getting down to the wire. Pretty soon here it might be acceptable to all involved if you guys stepped in as temporary captains of a couple of newly created teams. You could just fill the teams with willing people selected from the pool and then let them decide who will be permanent captain once they are grouped together. Just a thought, and again I realize there are still captains trying to recruit from that pool...

Message edited by author 2010-04-11 11:38:04.
 04/11/2010 11:45:06 AM · #404
There are 8 teams that have yet be finalized... of those, 5 of them appear to actually have a chance, which would bring the team count to the exact number needed. If push comes to shove, I will either force finalize those teams or manually add users from the free agent pool so that they can be finalized naturally.

For the remaining Free Agents, teams with only 7 members can still fill up their team during the season if they choose to do so.
 04/11/2010 11:48:49 AM · #405
Originally posted by langdon:
There are 8 teams that have yet be finalized... of those, 5 of them appear to actually have a chance, which would bring the team count to the exact number needed. If push comes to shove, I will either force finalize those teams or manually add users from the free agent pool so that they can be finalized naturally.

For the remaining Free Agents, teams with only 7 members can still fill up their team during the season if they choose to do so.


Thanks for that info Langdon! Feeling much more optimistic about getting to 48 now :-)
 04/11/2010 12:58:23 PM · #406
When will we get our private threads and what challenge announcements will begin the first week?

Matt
 04/11/2010 01:12:33 PM · #407
Originally posted by MattO:
When will we get our private threads and what challenge announcements will begin the first week?

Matt


as well as the divisions and schedules
 04/11/2010 01:24:05 PM · #408
Everything happens tonight... private threads, division break up, match up schedule, and the first challenge.
 04/11/2010 01:32:52 PM · #409
Are we still going with the top four scores, or will that number be increased based on larger team sizes?
04/11/2010 01:51:46 PM · #410
Originally posted by Melethia:
Are we still going with the top four scores, or will that number be increased based on larger team sizes?

At this point, the top 5 scores will be used.
 04/11/2010 01:54:08 PM · #411
Originally posted by langdon:
Everything happens tonight...


this is it, kids!
 04/11/2010 02:53:25 PM · #412
Originally posted by Shadowi6:
Originally posted by langdon:
- Teams will be capped at 80% percentile average to avoid stacked teams (aka Ribbon Hogs)


It is capped, perhaps too high but really does it matter? None of us complain when our footy team blitzes the competition, but it does make the others work harder


Oh I'm not complaining. It's nice seeing the old faces. Besides, if memory serves me right they rarely win it all anyway.
04/11/2010 03:31:26 PM · #413
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by yanko:
I wonder how many people realize that the percentile cap was probably set too high. Case in point, Team X Factor was able to assemble 10 members with a combine total of 102 ribbons, which pretty much makes them the Ribbon Hogs Partie Trois.


We on Team Arabesque have 10 members with 116 ribbons. 89 of those ribbons are in the hands of 3 players; Judi, Doc, and Ursula. But Doc, for example, hasn't ribboned in the last year, and Ursula only once since 2007; so total ribbons can be deceptive as far as calculated averages go. We were nowhere NEAR the cap.

The cap is calculated on current rankings (as it should be), not lifetime rankings.

What I find interesting is that many of us would LOVE to see two sets of stats: lifetime stats (what we have now) and quarterly, or even monthly, stats (more like what they used to calculate the cap). That's how we do it in our game-playing league. I'm a "ribbon hog" in yahoo spades, I been playing in the league (eliters.com) for 10 years, and very few people have a chance of catching me or the couple people ahead of me. But in the quarterly stats, it's a new game every 3 months, and that keeps interest up.

R.


Well I figured most of your ribbons were held by Ursula and Jason. I overlooked your team because I didn't realize Judi has so many ribbons now. I remember a time when I had around the same number as her, Irene and Timfy. I guess that's what happens when you stand still.
 04/11/2010 05:29:25 PM · #414
Currently there are 115 users in the free agent pool.
A total of 50 teams have been created so far, and 43 of those are finalized.
Note: Just 6 hours and 36 minutes to go until sign-ups close.

5 more teams need to be finalized in about 6 hours!!! Maybe it's time for that suggestion made a while back about combining two teams?

I'm in a team finalized in the first 24 but I'd hate to see so many people not get to play so come on you last five teams get in there and get it done.
 04/11/2010 05:35:41 PM · #415
Originally posted by Sheryll:
Currently there are 115 users in the free agent pool.
A total of 50 teams have been created so far, and 43 of those are finalized.
Note: Just 6 hours and 36 minutes to go until sign-ups close.

5 more teams need to be finalized in about 6 hours!!! Maybe it's time for that suggestion made a while back about combining two teams?

I'm in a team finalized in the first 24 but I'd hate to see so many people not get to play so come on you last five teams get in there and get it done.


is there a list somewhere of the teams being formed right now?
 04/11/2010 05:43:46 PM · #416
Originally posted by langdon:
There are 8 teams that have yet be finalized... of those, 5 of them appear to actually have a chance, which would bring the team count to the exact number needed. If push comes to shove, I will either force finalize those teams or manually add users from the free agent pool so that they can be finalized naturally.

For the remaining Free Agents, teams with only 7 members can still fill up their team during the season if they choose to do so.


I wouldn't worry. Langdon has it in hand. there will be 48 Teams!
 04/11/2010 05:44:55 PM · #417
Originally posted by briantammy:
Originally posted by Sheryll:
Currently there are 115 users in the free agent pool.
A total of 50 teams have been created so far, and 43 of those are finalized.
Note: Just 6 hours and 36 minutes to go until sign-ups close.

5 more teams need to be finalized in about 6 hours!!! Maybe it's time for that suggestion made a while back about combining two teams?

I'm in a team finalized in the first 24 but I'd hate to see so many people not get to play so come on you last five teams get in there and get it done.


is there a list somewhere of the teams being formed right now?


Click on League link on header then click on the 50 teams being formed, scroll to the bottom to see teams that are not filled.
 04/11/2010 05:56:14 PM · #418
Originally posted by rocket:
Originally posted by langdon:
There are 8 teams that have yet be finalized... of those, 5 of them appear to actually have a chance, which would bring the team count to the exact number needed. If push comes to shove, I will either force finalize those teams or manually add users from the free agent pool so that they can be finalized naturally.

For the remaining Free Agents, teams with only 7 members can still fill up their team during the season if they choose to do so.


I wouldn't worry. Langdon has it in hand. there will be 48 Teams!


Langdon Rocks!!
 04/11/2010 05:57:43 PM · #419
It's just bizarre that so many are signed up in the free agent pool, but team creation/finalization has stalled so completely.

(and yes, I know Langdon will get those 48 teams done, but he shouldn't have had to, I mean, DANG.)

Message edited by author 2010-04-11 17:58:22.
 04/11/2010 06:12:06 PM · #420
Originally posted by K10DGuy:
It's just bizarre that so many are signed up in the free agent pool, but team creation/finalization has stalled so completely.

(and yes, I know Langdon will get those 48 teams done, but he shouldn't have had to, I mean, DANG.)


It is bizarre! must be frustrating for the people in the free agent pool. Maybe some of them should get together quickly and form there own team and beat those captains who seem to be stalling.

Message edited by author 2010-04-11 18:17:27.
 04/11/2010 06:12:27 PM · #421
Originally posted by PapaBob:
Originally posted by briantammy:
Originally posted by Sheryll:
Currently there are 115 users in the free agent pool.
A total of 50 teams have been created so far, and 43 of those are finalized.
Note: Just 6 hours and 36 minutes to go until sign-ups close.

5 more teams need to be finalized in about 6 hours!!! Maybe it's time for that suggestion made a while back about combining two teams?

I'm in a team finalized in the first 24 but I'd hate to see so many people not get to play so come on you last five teams get in there and get it done.


is there a list somewhere of the teams being formed right now?


Click on League link on header then click on the 50 teams being formed, scroll to the bottom to see teams that are not filled.


found it, thanks.
 04/11/2010 06:55:19 PM · #422
I suspect given that nothing has changed at all in the last few hours there may be a glitch of some kind? Hopefully that will get sorted!
 04/11/2010 07:06:30 PM · #423
Originally posted by yanko:


I wonder how many people realize that the percentile cap was probably set too high. Case in point, Team X Factor was able to assemble 10 members with a combine total of 102 ribbons, which pretty much makes them the Ribbon Hogs Partie Trois.


The original Ribbon hogs had 205 ribbons with only 7 members and their group percentile finish is above 87%. There are several teams with over a 100+ ribbons but there is no real ribbon hog team like last time, where they ran through the league with and average of 6.94 as a team. I think the cap was set high but not too high. It will be competitive for the championship this season, where last time it was never a doubt.
 04/11/2010 07:23:56 PM · #424
Currently there are 114 users in the free agent pool.

A total of 50 teams have been created so far, and 44 of those are finalized.

Note: Just 4 hours and 37 minutes to go until sign-ups close.

only four more teams left.....who will miss out?
 04/11/2010 07:28:19 PM · #425
I was/am really lousy at math.
Would someone tell me exactly what this "Cap" business means?

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