Originally posted by Novus
I'll bet if you put some thought into it, you could come up with a system for GLB1 to allow a newly created dot at any point in the season catch up to any other dot that was created on Day 0 (or Day 40 of the previous season if you're feeling adventurous). Have all Rookie-level leagues play on the same day to simplify things, and then have some sort of VPB-style interface that lets you "build" your dot until you catch up, at which point your dot is just like everyone else's. Make it only available to new users, and presto! Now new users can join at any time and jump right in, even mid-season.
Question is, are you guys still willing to put that much effort into something that would increase the health of GLB1? 
Actually a brilliant idea Novus

That to me as much as the difficulty of finding the right info to not suck is what stops most noobs. Especially if the main demographic is people bored at work, their going to want something a little more instantly gratifying than being told to wait 3 weeks to actually start building, and another 2 weeks before real games start.