First things first: I don't know that I would go so far as to say that this is a "failure" or that HO is "hypocritical", but I do feel that HO should be squinting harder at the conversation here and be looking for the ways it can improve in the future. I think we, the non-HO members of the league (that's most of us), are looking for transparency and accountability here. We don't need HO to be perfect, but we do deserve to know what's happening AND why it's happening. I'm not arguing against the decision that's been made; I'm saying that I shouldn't have to hear third hand what the relevant precedent for the decision is, or why a decision is being made when it goes against precedent or has no precedent to be based on. And, of course, maybe this discussion post doesn't even come to the forums, or maybe the incident doesn't happen in the first place, if members feel they can go to HO with their concerns directly.
Second, I want to echo Teyon; while numbers isn't wrong to say that RM isn't a difficult job, it is blatantly unfair to say that even a person with a job that is seemingly so simple does not deserve any direction. Maybe we don't need to direct every person in this league to the rule book, but hell, it would be nice if the exact procedure for approving a new rookie were laid out explicitly somewhere instead of being frankensteined together every time we hire a new RM. And it would be especially nice if we had access to everything we needed to perform the job; I still don't know where to find the waiver wire, assuming I even have access. I realize that that might not fall directly on HO, but I do believe HO should play a role in ensuring that the individuals in every league job are receiving the support they need for this league to be successful.
Third, I can tell even from the original post that DD intended no offense by this, even if the title is unfair. We're all adults or relatively mature teenagers here, so we should be able to have a civil conversation in this thread, give people the benefit of the doubt, and try to move this league forward in a direction we can all feel good about.
Second, I want to echo Teyon; while numbers isn't wrong to say that RM isn't a difficult job, it is blatantly unfair to say that even a person with a job that is seemingly so simple does not deserve any direction. Maybe we don't need to direct every person in this league to the rule book, but hell, it would be nice if the exact procedure for approving a new rookie were laid out explicitly somewhere instead of being frankensteined together every time we hire a new RM. And it would be especially nice if we had access to everything we needed to perform the job; I still don't know where to find the waiver wire, assuming I even have access. I realize that that might not fall directly on HO, but I do believe HO should play a role in ensuring that the individuals in every league job are receiving the support they need for this league to be successful.
Third, I can tell even from the original post that DD intended no offense by this, even if the title is unfair. We're all adults or relatively mature teenagers here, so we should be able to have a civil conversation in this thread, give people the benefit of the doubt, and try to move this league forward in a direction we can all feel good about.