I voted for 1911, but I'll participate regardless of the chosen date. I would propose that if we end up rolling with anything later than, say, 1913 we re-brand this thing as pre-O6, as that would really be what we are working with. Pre-WWII, to me, means before the start, not before the end, of WWII. But that is largely semantics.
This kind of insane quibbling and ad hoc condition is not what i wanted to run.
I posted an idea of a draft i wanted to run, and pm'd 30+ previous GMs about joining.
Zero O6 era minutes played in the NHL. The cut-off was the end of WWII in 1945. Few players added much to their legacy in the war years given the discounted lower level of play.
A simple, elegant, apt cutoff point.
Now you guys have to check a player's birth year before considering him for selection. Who cares about birth year? The focus on age is absurd.
Once a draft has started, i deliver.
I was willing to deliver the idea i had.
You want to change it and do something else?
Carry on without me.
I knew someone would step up to fill the gap if my absence was clear.
Have fun guys.
See you in ATD 2024.
You are absolutely free to run the draft that you want. The downside is that you won't get many (any?) participants. As others have said, the end of WWII was not an "elegant" cutoff point, as there were players who
clearly should be considered eligible who would not have been under the original guidance.
Debate and the fine-tuning of rules is a good thing.