Regarding the poll: you are correct that we cannot control who votes in the poll.
[....] as we really only want those managers interested and HG to be able to vote for its name imo.
I totally agree with this, we need to restrict the voting right (at least in most, if not all cases) to managers who are participating to the league (or possibly in some cases, also to managers who have been granted a place at the league for the next season, which doesn't apply right now).
Also, regarding editing the initial post of a new thread: yes, once you have started a new thread, the manager who started the thread is the ONLY manager who can edit that first post. So, let's put it altogether:
1. Decide on the name (keep the tally and once it's clear, it's done)
2. Wagner, you cans tart a new thread using the newly agreed name as its title
Yes, I will start it on Global. But I'd like to ask first for the naming though, what do you guys think:A) Should we use only the abbreviation, or rather tiltle like Homegrown League (***ABBREVIATION HERE***). People might not get the idea (and not so easily click the link) from the abbreviation alone?
B) Do you guys (still?) agree it's a good idea establish a new forum thread to Homegrown league for each and every season, as that's what I suggested earlier?
It can use the same intro texts, links and such, so it creates only little added work to create it for each season.
It would be done to ensure a lot easier searching of essential/interesting information. It would benefit homegrown managers, all possibly interested (in homegrown teams) managers, and league Commissioner.
It would provide easier searchability for non-Supporters especially - otherwise it might be best to stick with the same forum thread from season to season, but like mentioned, it would become a navigational nightmare like this Homegrown teams II-thread has become). For instance MrJ agreed earlier that's it's a good idea.
C) We probably should add to beginning or end (latter?) of title 'Season 1' (***OR SEASON 68***?), yes?
D) Should we add something else to the title, such as word 'Official thread of' (Homegrown League)?
3. As Commissioner, Wagner, which has been determined now by enough votes, you can decide what goes into that first post and can edit it as you see fit.
While not critical as it can be edited later (but it affects my design choices), do you think it's better for me to write all those articles from the scratch, or should/could I place some links to for instance MrJ's posts? (Post about League system, What is a homegrown team, etc., or does it look lame if there are such links to forum posts instead of information presented in first few posts)?
What I have done in previous years, Wagner, knowing the first posts would be needed, was to put a 'TBA' (To Be Advised) label on the first post, or a couple posts after it, knowing they might need to be used specifically for the League.
For example, you start the new thread with a post about whatever. Then you quickly reply to that post (before anyone else does) and simply write TBA or maybe 'For future use' etc. You could do this with two or three posts immediately after the initial post. In this way, you may choose to have the first post as 'Information', the second post about 'League Game Results' etc etc. At least you then have options knowing you can't go back and add posts to the original.
This is very good advice indeed - that's definitely something worth doing. While it's obvious, I didn't come to think of it's importance as I have such a little experience on starting forum threads, especially the ones that benefit a lot from certain kind of structure -
I appreciate that 'pro tip'! (+1)
So anyone reading this, when you see the post for the new league being created by me, please don't comment to it before you´ll see intro plus 3-5 TBA posts from me![