Kieran Gunn
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| 09/17/2008 2:29 PM |
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Just like in everyday life, you're judged in the fantasy world by your actions and the way you conduct yourself with other people.
Do you play well with others or are you the kid everybody avoids in the sand box?
If you know you're the latter (or if you just think everybody else sucks, which might be a clue you're in denial) then there are some really easy steps you can take to remedy that situation.
But Chris, who cares? It's freaking fantasy sports. What does it matter what people think of me?
Well, aside from wanting to actually be a relatively solid citizen in this world; being viewed as a good fantasy owner can actually help you to achieve more for your team. If you're hungry to win and want to have every available tool to help you realize that goal, then the "Do Unto Others" golden rule can help.
League etiquette really does matter.
BURN BABY BURN
The key point you should always keep in mind early on is you don't want to burn any bridges, à la K-Lowe and Burkie.
Thanks to the internet it's really easy to be an anonymous loud mouth; but why in the world would you want to aggressively cross off potential trading partners with useless bravado?
It's an unfortunate fact in most fantasy leagues that you'll have at least a few owners who don't pay any attention to their team after the first month anyway, so why add to that list of potentially helpful players you'll never get your hands on by needlessly alienating yourself?
Granted, some people are just idiots.
If you're in a league with strangers though, you're better off not sending that zinger of an email or bulletin board post because Murphy's Law says that putz will have several of his friends in the same league. Then you can count on one hand the teams that will actually trade with you - not a good situation.
The other aspect of that is you do NOT want to give other owners ammunition to dig in and try even harder against you. In real life athletes try to avoid giving the other team those famous bulletin board quotes - the same thing applies in fantasy.
I've run into a few legendary jerks in various fantasy leagues over the years and it always gives me no greater pleasure than to find that extra motivation and trounce their sorry behinds. Dancing on their fantasy graves in April is sweet revenge... so maintain a low profile and keep your eye on the prize.
written by Chris Nichols (sportsnet.ca about hockey pool Etiquette)
Etiquette, one aspect of decorum, is a code that governs the expectations of social behavior, according to the contemporary conventional norm within a society, social class, or group. Usually unwritten, it may be codified in written form. Etiquette usually reflects formulas of conduct in which society or tradition have invested. An etiquette may reflect an underlying ethical code, or it may grow more as a fashion, as in eighteenth century Britain where apparently pointless acts like the manner in which a tea cup was held became associated with the upper class. Like "culture", it is a word that has gradually grown plural, especially in a multi-ethnic society with many clashing expectations. Thus, it is now possible to refer to "an etiquette" or "a culture", realizing that these may not be universal. In Britain, though, the word etiquette has its roots in the eighteenth century, becoming a universal force in the nineteenth century to the extent that it has been described as the one word that aptly describes life during the reign of Queen Victoria
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