Hi Denis,
I'm sorry to hear about this frustrating situation, and your dissatisfaction with our new Pro League efforts. It's understandable that you are concerned with the legitimacy of rules in use, based on your view of how we handled your concerns. We did apologize for the lack of clarity on our trade policy, something we've worked to resolve since. We also refunded, at your request, the purchase of your pro league team as an attempt to resolve some of your dissatisfaction.
To address the concerns you stated:
Yahoo! review trade policy: As you mentioned, anyone familiar with the trade review process knows that a trade does not process directly after the deadline. Granted, if the trade is not protested, it will.
However, we cannot review a protested trade while the deadline to protest the trade is still in effect. We would then be required to review every trade, protested or not, since we could not determine prior to the deadline that the trade would not be protested. Consequently, a 24 hour review period is required for a Yahoo! Fantasy Expert to make a determination on any submitted protest.
This policy was documented prior to you reporting the issue here:
How long it takes to process a trade
The issue was that it was not cascaded through all the related content on the Yahoo! Trade Review process, which we became keenly aware of once you contacted us. I do appreciate your help in identifying this issue.
Locking of league privileges : Regardless of the circumstances surrounding an issue, if a manager is found in violation of our Fair Play and Sportsmanship Policy, we retain the right to take action as outlined. Your team was locked based solely on a violation of this policy. The very first action listed is:
The suspension of specific game privileges (trading, message board posting, etc.) for the remainder of the season.
While any violation could result in locking to the fullest extent, we typically just remove the ability to continue communicating with the league, if the lock is specific to vulgar or inappropriate commenting/posting in a public league. Because the trade feature allows for commenting, we are required to lock this avenue of posting as well.
I know that these are likely not the answers you are seeking, but they are based on the facts. Lastly, I commend you on being honorable and remaining active in your league, despite your dissatisfaction with the way things turned out. Hopefully, you can find consolation in the fact that your concerns have driven change in our help content, and improved the overall clarity of the rules surrounding trade reviews.
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May 22, 2012