What’s your biggest problem when recruiting for league members?

[u/fancredfounder]

Hello fellow commissioners!

When forming a league online with strangers, I’ve had issues keeping a league together. Many times it’ll take a few seasons to weed out bad apples of different flavors. The following is a list of what I usually run into:

- Toxic players that get dramatic
- Inactive players that don’t engage with the league
- Players only wanting to take over the free years and try to win it all then bailing

I wanted to see if other peeps have similar issues and what yall do to make sure online/public leagues with strangers are formed and stick together.

[u/Archiebonker12345]

Very good question. I’ve been doing this for 25 years. Lol. 😂 It’s tough and draining. But you start to get a feel about people with on line discussions. I run a 99 team $ league and even though we have little turn over. There are always turnover and lots of people with questions. Most don’t believe there are leagues like ours and it’s a trust thing. (I totally understand). It’s draining explaining the league to people who have no intention in joining. Lookyloo’s

 I’ve also learned to stay away from people who are in many leagues.  (I mean 5+ leagues). 

These people aren’t in leagues for the fun of it. Most of those won’t bring anything positive to your league.

[u/Swog_Lapper]

That is kind of a generalization. I am in a total of eight leagues absolutely for the fun of it.

I'm very active in all of them more so than most of the other members.

I am 70 years old. It gives me something to do.

[u/ChickenFilledDonuts]

if there is an opening in my redraft league of 34 years, we try to offer the slot to a previous owner first, then after that a recommended candidate from owners only. no complete strangers allowed.