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@Simon Shepherd I'm having an issue with one of my leagues.  It's 32 teams, 2 conferences, 8 divisions and a double player pool.

I get prompted with the some questions, and I think I answer them correctly, but then I end up w/ only 4 teams (my division)?

 
@Simon Shepherd I'm having an issue with one of my leagues.  It's 32 teams, 2 conferences, 8 divisions and a double player pool.

I get prompted with the some questions, and I think I answer them correctly, but then I end up w/ only 4 teams (my division)?
please email apps@footballguys.com for league specific issues. Thanks

 
Why are there so many timeout issues when syncing?  Happened yesterday morning and happening right now.  

I follow the steps, clear cahce, etc.  and when I re-log in I get this:   COUCHDB ECONNREFU

 
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Why are there so many timeout issues when syncing?  Happened yesterday morning and happening right now.  

I follow the steps, clear cahce, etc.  and when I re-log in I get this:   COUCHDB ECONNREFU
This is fixed, but the recent add/drops are not updated for Yahoo and ESPN.

 
This is fixed, but the recent add/drops are not updated for Yahoo and ESPN.
Yahoo/ESPN sync is working fine for my leagues. You likely need to resync the rosters manually here from the Sync Rosters for all Leagues screen. There is no wider issue preventing this from working that we're aware of.

 
Yahoo/ESPN sync is working fine for my leagues. You likely need to resync the rosters manually here from the Sync Rosters for all Leagues screen. There is no wider issue preventing this from working that we're aware of.
I click on Sync Rosters for all Leagues and it completes the process but the recent pick ups still show as free agents.  Should I be clicking something other than "Sync Rosters for all Leagues"?

 
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I click on Sync Rosters for all Leagues and it completes the process but the recent pick ups still show as free agents.  Should I be clicking something other than "Sync Rosters for all Leagues"?
I would be 99% sure that if you do this it'll work:

- Hit Edit/Update Leagues

- unlink the league

- relink the league

- hit "return to myfbg classic"

if not email apps@footballguys.com with your username and the name of the league affected and an example of a player who is incorrect.

 
I would be 99% sure that if you do this it'll work:

- Hit Edit/Update Leagues

- unlink the league

- relink the league

- hit "return to myfbg classic"

if not email apps@footballguys.com with your username and the name of the league affected and an example of a player who is incorrect.
Thanks that did the trick.

 
I would be 99% sure that if you do this it'll work:

- Hit Edit/Update Leagues

- unlink the league

- relink the league

- hit "return to myfbg classic"

if not email apps@footballguys.com with your username and the name of the league affected and an example of a player who is incorrect.
I posted that several weeks ago.

So you're content that everyone should use that workaround & there is no intent to try to fix the issue?

You feel like that Good Enough approach is an adequate response to address the ongoing frustration of your customer base?

 
I posted that several weeks ago.

So you're content that everyone should use that workaround & there is no intent to try to fix the issue?

You feel like that Good Enough approach is an adequate response to address the ongoing frustration of your customer base?
No, I didn't say that at all. We are not happy or content with the state that this is in even now. With user's data in this system now we're handcuffed as to what we can do for this year but are working on plans for 2017. There's someone on staff who's job is 100% to get this working flawlessly for next year and nothing else. And I will be spending a huge amount of time on this too for next year.

The current state is very close to the best we can do for 2016. As an aside, we have sorted the conference/division issues too.

The sync rosters for all leagues link should work. That workaround is going through much the same steps, but triggered manually by the user instead of automated.

Sync rosters for all leagues works for me here currently, and if it ever doesn't work it's one of the following things:

- using chrome and complicated browser state that has somehow arisen from pouchdb cloud sync - clear cache

- using incognito browsers and need to login first (in which case, the edit/update leagues link is what you'd need to use)

- timeing out because for some reason the cloud sync takes a while or the roster sync is delayed (e.g. Yahoo down)

For 2017, this will be utterly flawless and completely non-dependent on the user to do anything for the rosters to be updated.

From that point, we can begin to look at grabbing other data from Yahoo, ESPN, MFL etc etc which was the intention all along. We plan to grab scoring and lineup settings for your leagues automatically. But the first priority is to be 110% sure this is working first as it was in 2015. But we have plans to make it better from there - once we are all completely satisfied that's achieved.

 
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:mellow:

OK, GL next season.
Just to explain that some more - we could make changes now. But I don't think everyone wants to re-enter their league data, and I don't think the middle of the season is the right time to be releasing new code. We patched things up at the beginning of the year because we were short on time. That meant non-optimal architectural decisions had to be made. We want to make the correct ones for 2017 onwards.

If you are having consistent issues with the sync rosters for all leagues thing, please do email in to apps@footballguys.com with details of exactly what's going on there and your username etc. It should be the case that we can get anyone to a point where all you need to do is hit that link and everything updates. If that's not the case for anyone, please know that should be working and if it isn't, I can over email give advice or if necessary apply fixes so it does.

 
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Just to explain that some more - we could make changes now. But I don't think everyone wants to re-enter their league data, and I don't think the middle of the season is the right time to be releasing new code.
First thing I have seen that you guys are getting a clue.  Correct,  we should just limp through with how the system is now.  You should fix the system in the offseason, this time I recommend that you test the implementation.  You should refund everybody for this year, in the form of adding an additional year to everybody's subscription.   You guys have balls the size of watermelons to be raising the price next year.

 
Mind if I ask how you answered the questions when you sync'd?  I can still only see the teams in my conference as opposed to across the whole league.
It asked me about the 4 team divison thing and I answered NO and it seemed to have fixed it?

 
Synch seems to have stopped working for me this week - Top 200 Forward and 10-second primer are both missing some players I added.  MFL team pages:

http://www65.myfantasyleague.com/2016/options?L=38760&F=0006&O=01 (added Alfred Blue this week)

http://www58.myfantasyleague.com/2016/options?L=37894&F=0006&O=01 (added Donte Whitner this week)

http://www65.myfantasyleague.com/2016/options?L=20705&F=0006&O=01 (no transactions yet this week - appears up to date)

http://www51.myfantasyleague.com/2016/options?L=32192&F=0001&O=01 (added Justin Hunter this week)

 
Synch seems to have stopped working for me this week - Top 200 Forward and 10-second primer are both missing some players I added.  MFL team pages:

http://www65.myfantasyleague.com/2016/options?L=38760&F=0006&O=01 (added Alfred Blue this week)

http://www58.myfantasyleague.com/2016/options?L=37894&F=0006&O=01 (added Donte Whitner this week)

http://www65.myfantasyleague.com/2016/options?L=20705&F=0006&O=01 (no transactions yet this week - appears up to date)

http://www51.myfantasyleague.com/2016/options?L=32192&F=0001&O=01 (added Justin Hunter this week)
Try unlinking and relinking the leagues, but as always the best places to get help are on the helpdesk here: https://sportsguys.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/205986487-MyFBG-Setup or over email at apps@footballguys.com

 
What's the plan for MYFBG for 2017?

Are the syncing issues going to be fixed?  When will 2017 MFL sites be able to be linked to a league?

Thanks

 
What's the plan for MYFBG for 2017?

Are the syncing issues going to be fixed?  When will 2017 MFL sites be able to be linked to a league?

Thanks
Yup I need to know if these issues are going to be fixed before next season. Not paying again to go through what we went through last season.

 
Just my :2cents: and NOT answering for FBG, but it seems reasonable to figure that they're doing every thing they can to fix every thing they can based on last season's fiasco. But with MFL still trying to work out the kinks of their overhaul and the uncertainty that probably will come with Yahoo's buyout, there's probably only so much testing FBG can do until those major league hosting services figure out their own sites. Couple that with the Fan Duel - Draft Kings merger and I'm sure they're burning the midnight oil this offseason. If i was a wagering guy, I'd say Dodd's "We're looking for Beta testers posting in April and Joe's "We're ready for Prime Time" in June.

 
Just my :2cents: and NOT answering for FBG, but it seems reasonable to figure that they're doing every thing they can to fix every thing they can based on last season's fiasco. But with MFL still trying to work out the kinks of their overhaul and the uncertainty that probably will come with Yahoo's buyout, there's probably only so much testing FBG can do until those major league hosting services figure out their own sites. Couple that with the Fan Duel - Draft Kings merger and I'm sure they're burning the midnight oil this offseason. If i was a wagering guy, I'd say Dodd's "We're looking for Beta testers posting in April and Joe's "We're ready for Prime Time" in June.
Whatever the situation is, they should communicate it. 

 
Just my :2cents: and NOT answering for FBG, but it seems reasonable to figure that they're doing every thing they can to fix every thing they can based on last season's fiasco. But with MFL still trying to work out the kinks of their overhaul and the uncertainty that probably will come with Yahoo's buyout, there's probably only so much testing FBG can do until those major league hosting services figure out their own sites. Couple that with the Fan Duel - Draft Kings merger and I'm sure they're burning the midnight oil this offseason. If i was a wagering guy, I'd say Dodd's "We're looking for Beta testers posting in April and Joe's "We're ready for Prime Time" in June.
Actually, the evidence is more consistent with the idea that they're in over their heads, are unable to invest in the product at the level required to compete in today's market, and are too embarrassed to talk about it. (Kind of like MFL in that regard).

 
Not going to lie... I leaned more on 4for4 last year than FBG with all the chaos. Failing to deliver a product is one thing, but failing to communicate while failing to deliver a product is inexcusable. 

I declined a refund offer from Joe last year because I WANT to support this site as I've been with them for a long time.... but if they don't improve dramatically this year, I'm going to take him up on a refund of the last year of this 3 year subscription term. 

 

 
Actually, the evidence is more consistent with the idea that they're in over their heads, are unable to invest in the product at the level required to compete in today's market, and are too embarrassed to talk about it. (Kind of like MFL in that regard).
You guys kill me with all the whining. Sure the APP was a crapfest last year, but all that really is supposed to do is make it easier to find your guys and look at them and their relevant replacements quick and easy. They tried something new and over promised it's capability. If it was that big a headache, and you're that PO'd, do a Google search and click away.

It costs you literally nothing if you don't like the product they put out (or don't). So why ##### about it?

 
You guys kill me with all the whining. Sure the APP was a crapfest last year, but all that really is supposed to do is make it easier to find your guys and look at them and their relevant replacements quick and easy. They tried something new and over promised it's capability. If it was that big a headache, and you're that PO'd, do a Google search and click away.

It costs you literally nothing if you don't like the product they put out (or don't). So why ##### about it?
Because I've been a subscriber and contributor here for over 15 years, and it's sad to see the tools I've relied on get replaced by versions which are not only worse, but clearly structurally worse; even if the obvious bugs get fixed, the functionality will not be as good as what was delivered in 2007. And management, which used to be an active part of the community, is now completely absent. So it's time to work on a better version of the spreadsheets I wound up having to create for my auction last year because of the implosion of Draft Dominator. And that's sad and unfortunate.

 
You guys kill me with all the whining. Sure the APP was a crapfest last year, but all that really is supposed to do is make it easier to find your guys and look at them and their relevant replacements quick and easy. They tried something new and over promised it's capability. If it was that big a headache, and you're that PO'd, do a Google search and click away.

It costs you literally nothing if you don't like the product they put out (or don't). So why ##### about it?
That's a garbage response.  Do you regularly pay for something, not get what you paid for, and roll over and take it in the chute?

I don't.

 
Because I've been a subscriber and contributor here for over 15 years, and it's sad to see the tools I've relied on get replaced by versions which are not only worse, but clearly structurally worse; even if the obvious bugs get fixed, the functionality will not be as good as what was delivered in 2007. And management, which used to be an active part of the community, is now completely absent. So it's time to work on a better version of the spreadsheets I wound up having to create for my auction last year because of the implosion of Draft Dominator. And that's sad and unfortunate.
As have I. And like you and Icon mentioned, am willing to give last year's :wall: a pass based on past performance. I guarantee a lot of people didn't.

Personally, I friggin loath changing #### for the sake of changing (if it ain't broke, don't fix it), but it's been obvious for a while that their Excel based tools, functional or not as a minimum needed refreshing to stay relevant in an industry that's flooded with relevant options. Having great insight and something that was new and ahead of its time 10 years ago alone might still be what keeps geezers like me coming back, but won't cut it for the 20 somethings that need that eye catching shiny object to go along with that info. They demand a tool that looks as good as well as one that works. They'll sped 10 minutes looking at it and if it doesn't have them reaching for the "save" button, they're moving on to to FootballGals or something. And they're the future $$ spenders of this industry. IMO, last year was an honest and earnest attempt at doing that. And while it didn't crash and burn, it was for all intents and purposes a dumpster fire.

They've always had the tools to give us that edge. That's been their "thing". We want those tools to make our time and $$ in this hobby/addiction fruitful. That's why we buy the prescription every year for their services. However, in order to get/stay at the leading edge of this hobby business they need leading edge tools. The "Dominators" may still work, but they weren't cutting edge. Change was needed and happened. So instead of telling Bruce Henderson to add some Apple functionality in the DD/TD they bit the bullet and rolled out a major overhaul. Before it was ready as it turned out. Sure they screwed the pooch, but hopefully they're that much wiser for it.

I would imagine there was some corporate soul searching and blood letting after the season was over and an in house promise to make it work 100% by the start of the season. In the past, we've all always had that connection with the Head Shed. That feeling that Dodds & Bryant were just a couple of guys up the street with their baseball cap (curved brim) turned backwards looking to hook up their football buds with some cool tools for $15 a head and make a little scratch on the side. But now those guys aren't just regular guys anymore. They have the vested interest in Daily and now Hoops guys (or whatever it is) so maybe they're not as tuned in personally as they were, but still, they're successful businessmen that are looking at our (for me anyways) hobby/addiction as a business. So now we don't have the hotline to Joe's inbox, our old faithful Dominator #### the bed and we're all kinds of (rightfully) pissed about it.

For me, I saw enough last year to feel that they did try. I've seen enough in the past to know that they do try. Based on those factors I'm patient enough and already paid my $$ and so I'll see what's what this summer. If it still doesn't work they I need it to, then I'll get my refund and move on. No biggie.

 
That's a garbage response.  Do you regularly pay for something, not get what you paid for, and roll over and take it in the chute?

I don't.
Not at all. I'll return it or bug the living #### out of whoever I need to to get my money back. I am the consummate squeaky wheel when it comes to getting what I paid for. My point was that they offer a refund if what you bought the subscription for (app, insight, predictions, etc) don't meet your expectations. I don't think I've ever seen anybody post in here syaing Bryant told them he's keeping their $20 and they can take a flying leap.

 
Not at all. I'll return it or bug the living #### out of whoever I need to to get my money back. I am the consummate squeaky wheel when it comes to getting what I paid for. My point was that they offer a refund if what you bought the subscription for (app, insight, predictions, etc) don't meet your expectations. I don't think I've ever seen anybody post in here syaing Bryant told them he's keeping their $20 and they can take a flying leap.
I think people just want Joe and David to respond and communicate what the plan is over the next 4-5 months. 

 
I think people just want Joe and David to respond and communicate what the plan is over the next 4-5 months. 
Totally agree. The survey email went out, but nothing in there for a "We will" or a "We'll try". So maybe they're concerned  that putting out a "We're working on it" will send people running for the hills? Or maybe they're still working on the Black Tie unveiling gala details?

 
Nice - MFL kept league numbers the same, so hopefully in the future MyFBG can just switch over to the next season for dynasty leagues without requiring user action.

 
It's a crazy way to run a business, eh?  It's like walking into a restaurant and there's no one at the hostess stand.  You wait, you look toward the bar, you call out - and nothing.  What's your typical next step?

Mine too.

 
I'm only here for the message board.

Ignoring my questions and concerns for over a year ensured they'll never steal my money again.

 
It's a crazy way to run a business, eh?  It's like walking into a restaurant and there's no one at the hostess stand.  You wait, you look toward the bar, you call out - and nothing.  What's your typical next step?

Mine too.
Pour myself a beer.

 

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