If I?m allowed to add my 2 pence:
I played a couple of SNL rounds during the past couple years. Maybe 5 or 6. It was always hosted by WS, apart from the last years competition, which was hosted by the USAAC. As a player, I?m not that interested in who is hosting what and how smooth it runs. I?m more interested in there is a competition at all.
For me as a european most matches will start around midnight and since I?m not a teenie anymore, who is looking for saturday-night fever and wants to dance his arse off in smoked discotheques, I?m sitting at home, watching TV, while I?m also busy in front of my pc, waiting for some action. Since I also don?t go to bed - and get up with the chickens, I?m glad there is a competition like the SNL. As said, at an unusual day/night-time but this is also fun for me. When the day (and also a week full of hard work) is over and I drank a few bottles of beer already, it is fun to meet all the players from all over the world, I know for years already and having fun together.
I really don?t mind who is hosting which event. I?m glad there are guys who are organising something for the community, regardless its nationality. I?d think it could be easier to organise something like this on a site, which already has everything in place, instead building and designing something from scratch. If I had the time to organise an event or even a league, I?d go through TAA-site because it would be the easiest way for me. But of course it isn?t my duty to do so, if I have different plans.
I understand Tbar?s post and concerns. After all events and leagues are bringing users to a site, which is the main-goal of all community-websites. If I would be Tbar, I?d advertise the SNL, hosted by the Warships and asking for permission to link to tables and fixtures and stuff. This could be also in the interest of the USAAC and the user can decide to which site he/she is browsing. Don?t quarrel about hosting an event or a league but share the work and get the users attention. Both.
