No worries, I think you're making perfect sense. And thanks for being so civil about this conversation! I rarely have anything I get worried about enough to say here whether signed-in or anon, so I appreciate that we can discuss this without arguing.

One thing I feel the need to point out is that this draft is considerably larger than the last ones. In the past, not as many people were chosen for these things.

Though actually now that I think of it, perhaps that's the better solution we can afford for a balance. A larger draft nets newer characters sooner, after all, which I think would help. Patience really is a virtue, but I don't think I'd want to wait over two months (ie. more than one draft) for my turn on the roller coaster. If the mods continue to draft a larger number of characters like they have on this one, however, I think that goes a long way in making both sides happy. The newer characters won't have to wait as long, and there will be more variety even if older muns sign up their characters again right away.

And of course, stuff for the villagers would be awesome! I think these two things combined would bring about a very win-win situation.