Our first big debate of this league was how to handle late signups, and how to interpret the circumstance of one of these signups in particular.
It was the league's initial belief that Cwater's late signup was a deliberate spite to the league host. We viewed this more harshly than leagues have before because it is absolutely our intention to crack down on the unfortunately characteristic toxic behavior of our community, at least for the duration of the league. This intention has not changed. However, Cwater has repeatedly assured us that the late signup was neither intentional nor spiteful, but the result of unfortunate events, miscommunications, and the unusual length of time we set between the deadline and the draft itself.
As such, and in light of our initial intention to be flexible with the signup deadline, we are amending our stance on the issue. Our official position now is that we all had legitimate greivances that could have been much more painlessly resolved, but more importantly, that the punishment does not fit the crime. Cwater, as well as Jorge and Whalefish, will be admitted, and the ratings board will get overtime pay tonight.
Our thanks to everybody involved for their input (except for the bastards we're going to pillory later, you know who you are), and to everybody participating for your patience. Draft day is tomorrow, and unless something changes, the results will be revealed on Tuesday.
