Broken Bat - Suggestions: Keep team logos and names

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#76035	07/25/2020 11:35:07 pm	Jul 2nd, 2046
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9596 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Yeah, but part of that is the trust they won't try and do something stupid, and that you aren't constantly checking images for 1 and done players. These names and logos are already approved. And its not really custom for the new owner. Its just the old team's logo. If they wanted to change to a stock logo, I think that is fine. Its what they can do now. The only change would be to not clear the previous custom logo and name by default.

#76046	07/26/2020 2:35:15 pm	Jul 4th, 2046
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 576 Murfreesboro Moo Cows VI.5	Rock pretty much said it. These names and logos are already approved. It would be a small shift in perception. Instead of: Custom logos and team names is a privilege provided to longer term managers, it would be that an ability to upload a custom logo or change to a non-stock team name would become the privilege provided to longer term managers. If the next guy takes over the Margate Magicians, it stays the Magicians with that same logo, or they can change to a stock logo and mascot. What the next guy can't do is upload a new custom logo or change the team name to something non-standard until the probation period is over. I think the continuity would be fun and it would build more Broken Bat history. The New York Yankees have been owned by several different groups over the years, but it's always been the New York Yankees. I think new players would enjoy taking over the Harrisonburg Hydrogen (or whatever) and they've already got a history and a logo.

#76066	07/26/2020 7:49:02 pm	Jul 7th, 2046
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9596 Haverhill Halflings III.1	And it would be a little less discouraging for folks like me who make logos for people, and then they disappear into the ether

#76120	07/29/2020 6:31:21 am	Jul 14th, 2046
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5199 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	I think new players would like ... Let’s not kid ourselves. This suggestion has nothing to do with new players. A new player is going to have no interest in preserving a legacy they know nothing about. They are here to write their own story. And IMO, should be encouraged to do so; there are no Yankees in BrokenBat. If that was the intent all locations and names would be locked from the outset. This suggestion is akin to locking nicknames. It’s got the ‘don’t undo what I’ve done’ vibe. Unlike locking nicknames, I’m a ok with this one because it’s being presented as an option. That said, I’d still prefer this wasn’t adopted. We already get how-dare-you-change-his-nickname posts. This would open the door to how-dare-you-change-that-team-name posts. Better to give new players a clean slate and clear conscience.

#76122	07/29/2020 7:52:08 am	Jul 14th, 2046
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1269 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Eh. I don't see what the hubbub is all about. Sure, if a team goes unowned for a while, it may be pleasant to have some continuity, but it seems like a lot of work for little gain. And I have to agree with Seca's sentiment: I seriously doubt even a tiny handful of new owners are concerned with maintaining someone else's legacy. They likely most often want to make a team their own. So really the "gain" appears to be for ownerless teams maintaining continuity. Eh...

#76124	07/29/2020 9:36:07 am	Jul 14th, 2046
Jimmy W Joined: 05/01/2020 Posts: 243 Inactive	I've only been here for a cup of coffee but I changed my location and franchise name to Nantucket and 'Lions' as I didn't like the previous local and thought Nantucket sounds better and the Lions is the mascot of my team. So, I have to agree that a newbie coming in can do whatever they like once taking over a team - especially one as awful as mine was! Yes, that would be frown upon in the 'real world' Yankees, Mets Dodgers etc. Although moving location not. My tuppence Respectfully, Jim.

#76129	07/29/2020 12:27:23 pm	Jul 14th, 2046
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 576 Murfreesboro Moo Cows VI.5	There may be a reading comprehension problem. No one's trying to lock anything in. And its not really custom for the new owner. Its just the old team's logo. If they wanted to change to a stock logo, I think that is fine. Its what they can do now. The only change would be to not clear the previous custom logo and name by default. If I was a new owner, it might be fun to take over the newly-vacant Waterloo Dinosaurs with a built in winning history and hilarious logo. Don't generalize all new owners. I don't care what happens to the Moo Cows after we're gone, but it would have been fun if some new owner had an opportunity to take over the Margate Magicians, for example. I think it's a shame that the current code doesn't allow it as an option. No one's attempting to lock it in forever. Some new guy could immediately change it to the Snakes or whatever. This increases options for new owners and isn't constraining them. Except for Steve saying it's too much work or somehow against his vision, I'm surprised anyone but the staunchest contrarians could or would take a position against this. The arguments against seem fallacious.

#76144	07/29/2020 6:45:11 pm	Jul 16th, 2046
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9596 Haverhill Halflings III.1	At the very least, why not let the bots keep the logo. I don't really see the point in resetting it to a system default. Seems like a lot of extra processing for a negative gain. Just leave it as is until someone decides to change it. Which BTW, is the least possible work, not "a lot of work". Updated Wednesday, July 29 2020 @ 6:46:35 pm PDT

#81768	05/11/2021 12:40:33 pm	Apr 21st, 2050
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1002 Deadwood Perambulators II.1	agreed Yeah, but part of that is the trust they won't try and do something stupid, and that you aren't constantly checking images for 1 and done players. These names and logos are already approved. And its not really custom for the new owner. Its just the old team's logo. If they wanted to change to a stock logo, I think that is fine. Its what they can do now. The only change would be to not clear the previous custom logo and name by default.

#81769	05/11/2021 3:16:13 pm	Apr 22nd, 2050
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	+1