Don't worry, it's still going to happen
It might take a little longer to start as gokodom gets delayed indeed.
division sizesI really like the ideas with small divisons with 5 or 6 players. Shorter seasons also means it's easier for new good players to advance to higher levels.
However, lots of opinions on this subject so there will be a vote. Probably between small (5/6), medium (8 ) and big (12/14)
time between seasonsFor organisational purposes, I really want 1-2 weeks between the seasons. Also as a player I think I'd prefer it this way.
relegation matchesI still like them but almost everyone else seems to be against it so I'll just drop this idea.
maximum number of playersI really see no reason to have a maximum. The format scales very well. We just add more layers as more people want to join, regardless of division sizes.
division namesI will create a vote for this after we have a sensible guess on the number of names we need. Suggestions still welcome.
time zones / regionsI would try to put people with similar timezones together because that makes it easier to schedule. However, there were also some misunderstandings about the execution. Timezones are just indications and not leading. i.e. if we're to divide 12 players in 2 B-divisions, both divisions would always end up with 6 players. I'd just sort the players on timezone and draw a line somewhere to split them. This split could be but is not necessarily related to some border in the real world.
number of games per matchIn the discussion so far this has been fixed to 6 and that's ok with me. But maybe it's worth a discussion anyway. An alternative is this:
Everyone picks his personal favorite number of games to play: 6, 8 or 10. When two players play against eachother, they play the minimum number of games between their two preferences. We would need to add some formula to make it fair, but I'm sure we would manage. (i.e. if you play 6 games each game is worth 20 points, 8 -> 15 points, 10 -> 12 points).
Maybe we should even allow 4 games per match in the lowest division? Or is this just not worth the trouble and "6 always" is best?
empty slotsEmpty slots are only possible in the lowest division. If people leave on higher divisions, we'll just fill it with free promotions and/or new players.