I&#039;m nice to new players so I don&#039;t think that is directed at me.&nbsp; I wrote a guide on ESR for instance years ago.&nbsp; I&#039;d be happy to help anyone if they are genuine with getting help.&nbsp; I brought Mike into the ZD fold for instance!<br /><br />I think my ideas are pretty evident.&nbsp; We should open the league up, get rid of franchising, remove captains or at least limit the influence of captains, and not turn players away.&nbsp; Remember each season we used to have reserve lists?&nbsp; Those people rarely got to play, we should have goal of having everyone who signs up and is willing onto a team and some play time.&nbsp; Why doesn&#039;t everyone go out and try to bring someone new to private CTF?&nbsp; Maybe someone you see on pubs or from another game or someone you know in real life.<br /><br />Ralphis you obviously agree growth is something everyone wants.&nbsp; It seems pretty clear trend given how the IDL is currently going the trend is loss of players.&nbsp; If what we are doing isn&#039;t working then something else should be tried.