I think a lot of you underestimate the amount of work that goes into the creating the things we do.
You can't just "do" a quick league, cup or even tournament (or even create something entirely new: a ladder system) - a lot of time, effort, planning, coding, research, promotion, grunt work, etc. goes into all things we host. And I think our success lies in exactly that - we work hard to make things as smooth as possible, try to our best to account for everything and make it as fun and fair for everybody as possible.
Even something you would consider 'simple' such as creating rules is a lengthy process as we try and cover all scenarios and adapt with each season.
So why can't we do a ladder system?
We don't currently have the infrastructure, resources or even the people to create this "system" - the website does not support it, the only admin that can update the current website has just left the building. Not sure about you guys, but I personally despise working off forums and Google bloody Docs. I do the best with the limited resources available... and have no idea how to integrate a clan system without a functioning website for the clans to use.
Apart from that, there's other issues that come with this entire new system. These are just the first that came to mind:
How would it work team wise? Would anything be done to prevent people from creating uberpower teams and crush the little ones? Would there need to be different level divisions based on skill level? Could one be promoted or demoted to a certain division based on result? What would the rules be? What would the maps be? How would matches be scheduled/played? Could matches be played without admin, or would admins still be required to be around every day for these matches? How would server/map/colour selection go? What would happen in event of server crash? How would data be managed? What would the point system be? What happens in events of conflict? How to solve demo request problems? Etc.
In all it's rather easy for somebody to yell from the sidelines that we don't do enough. It saddens me to say that this unthankful community whines at us - the admin team - for what they've NOT been given and even at what they HAVE been given. Let's turn it into a food example. You demand your dinners and sulk when they're not handed to you in time or cause there's peas in them. But you've never offered to cook yourselves. Hell, you've even been sneaking off to McDonalds (other pug channels) and still have the nerve to complain about our home made meals made with love...
So for anybody who enjoys cooking: I like my websites like I like my steaks - well done.
Contributing > complaining.
Now i'm hungry.
ps. I actually like my steaks medium rare but that would mess up the metaphor.