Lady Christina said:
I actually agree with this as well, a league should have trust in each other, and have goals to move forward with, i agree that you shouldn't have to spend money to gain more respect in the league and i encourage all of my members to find other ways to get saphs and work as a team so that we can all get them, we don't have a lot of coiners in our league ,, however we work together for everything, no person in our league is less then the other, each member has a say, and our captains vote together,, when we resolve an issue we give credit to those who deserve,, i also give credit to the league continuously. the one thing i have learned being a marshal for a couple of years is that everyone's ego needs a boost, this encourages members to continue to do things for the league as members love the recognition, and it gives incentive to do more for the league,, as well as helping our lower level players build up faster. and encourages everyone to teach each other the ins and outs of the game with little to no saphs. These servers are getting harder for new leagues to start especially with the big coiners coming in and wiping them out right away, it deters players from even playing the game,, we try to get those players strong and if/when they choose to go open a new league at least they have a small fighting chance, I hate to say this but money players have forgotten what its like to actually play the game, we teach our members how to play so they don't loose that aspect and we have members to play with, because eventually the coiners will kill the game by killing off new members/leagues
These is a good advice Lady Christina. Trust is the fundamental of a working functioning league. Without trust, the is a guarantee that someday the league will fail.
There isn't a fodder of limitless players out there, Players are finite, and you must trust each one in your league.
You also introduced a very important aspect of earning trust. Credit. Trust must be nurtured once earned, because it can die. And like love, it needs constant reminder that it exist. And the best way of doing it is by giving players credit.
It might not seem like a big thing, but players crave credit, for the little they do. While I was in my last league the Marshal would stop everyday in chat and thank players for the little they did, For earning 10 points in league PvP, for going extra mile and chatting to a sick player in the league. PM a player and thank him for saying condelences to a player who lost his dog.
Credit also facilitate competition, and make players become more active.