Rules/Tips for Running a Successful GM Mock Draft

[EaglesPeteC]

First the rules -
1. Max of three topics per GM draft.
2. Don't recruit GMs in any other FF forum or via PM.
3. Don't recruit GMs to be in a league/draft on another medium (AIM or other forums).
4. Make sure you follow all the forum rules - http://www.footballsfuture.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=9338

If you want to run a successful GM mock draft I suggest the following tips.

1. Give your mock a short unique name and add that to the subject of any topics about that mock. For example
[LSUSAINT] Rules, Info, and Sign up
[LSUSAINT] Draft Thread
[LSUSAINT] Trade Talk

Also, you can edit your topic names any time you want. Use this to your advantage.

2. Take your time organizing it. So many people get excited about starting a GM mock, they want to draft right away. They end up not even finishing it.

3. Plan a time for the draft. Either have everyone online at the same time during the draft or break down the picks by time. If you just say we'll start the draft on Friday and everyone has 2 hours between picks, you'll have a lot of missed picks. Make sure time slots are clear and make sure you are consistant and upfront with how you want to handle missed picks.

4. In order to have a good time running/participating in these, it takes some dedication by everyone involved. Make sure you choose dedicated members to join your draft. This doesn't mean you should base it on post count or join date, but you should be able to get a feel for someones commitment to your GM draft early on. Also, anyone caught posting garbage to boost their post count will receive an automatic permanent ban.

5. Before you create a GM Mock Draft , take the time to look around to see if there is already one going on. It would be better to join an already existing league if they need members then to create an entirely new one.

Credit goes to Webmaster and The Killer Nacho for most of this post.