[quote author=Ralphis link=topic=528.msg5302#msg5302 date=1320958923]I don&#039;t personally think that non-players should spend time representing active players on the IDL Board, however that does not mean I think they are incapable of doing it right. My only issue with this is that non-players tend to become relatively more inactive than those who are still on active rosters.[/quote]<br /><br />I didn&#039;t raise this before but now it seems Xen and Mike are not playing this season?&nbsp; So we&#039;ll have a 2/5 of board members who aren&#039;t active players.&nbsp; I&#039;m not saying it can&#039;t work but it seems a bit fucked up.&nbsp; The most often reason people give for not playing IDL is lack of interest or lack of time.&nbsp; How exactly can you be an effective board member if you lack interest or lack time?&nbsp; I think you should either play or resign from the board.<br /><br />[quote author=Ralphis link=topic=528.msg5302#msg5302 date=1320958923]<br />The plus side is that they will often have much less conflict of interest.<br />[/quote]<br /><br />In theory but this isn&#039;t anyone&#039;s job, no one is getting paid here.&nbsp; Our conflict of interests are different.&nbsp; I&#039;d say there&#039;d be a big conflict of interest with their effort/time/interest going to other things if they aren&#039;t playing.&nbsp; They&#039;d also be more likely to be out of touch.&nbsp; Do we really want inactive guys having so much say?&nbsp; That&#039;s basically how ZD is run and it&#039;s not like people who aren&#039;t playing still can&#039;t post a lot on the forums to make sure they get heard.