[USML Announce] USML/CBS update
Bbuddhas at aol.com
Bbuddhas at aol.com
Sun Apr 13 22:34:57 EDT 2008
My mixed league has used CBS for years and it works very well I think. For
the money it can't be beat. Seems silly in a league with a $100 buy in that
we pay $50 for a stat service.
In a message dated 4/13/2008 10:31:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
MBBlocker at aol.com writes:
Gang:
Here is where we stand on the website issues. First, as reported earlier,
it appears that everything functioned normally this weekend. Most
importantly, the FAAB bidding appears to have worked properly. I have not yet heard
from anyone indicating that their lineup moves did not go through.
As you may recall, a year ago when we switched from TQ Stats to All Star
Stats, we also had some start-up issues. I checked my e-mail archives from
last year, and those e-mails indicate that we were having problems all the way
through early May. Even when we got most of the main problems resolved, we
continued to have periodic issues throughout the year, especially arising from
the inputting of retroactive moves.
Given that it is only mid-April and we already appear to have things
working through the CBS system, I am now on the fence about the need to switch
back to All Star Stats. For starters, its more expensive, but aside from the
cost, there is no guarantee that we will not experience similar start-up issue,
putting us back at square one. Moreover, the manual labor is roughly
equivalent on CBS and All-Star, so I do not see a huge benefit to going back.
There are two principal differences that we will have to get used to if we
remain on CBS. First, as I have reported several times, to see your
currently active roster, you need to look at the correct week. This is now week 3.
The system will default to the roster for current week plus one (i.e., week
4), so you need to look back by clicking on the correct week. You can also
see your active roster on the live scoring function. Second, the reporting of
competing FAAB bids does not exist. On All-Star Stats, you could inspect
the bids by looking at the "evaluator" function. On CBS, even the Commissioner
cannot see the competing bids. This means that we will have to rely on
distributions of e-mails by bidders, as Andy suggested early last week.
To me, these two difference seem minor, and I think once we get used to
the system, we will not notice. I am interested in the impressions others have
as we get used to this different system, so please feel free to e-mail me.
-- Mark B.
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