Hounding the top players can be a problem with large leagues, and the simple solution there is that to officially challange one fo the top ten players you have to be in teh top 25 yourself.
The likely small number of members may make that solution unworkable, but I am hoping it prevents the problem as well. Time will tell.
Another thing to remember is because the league is small, and because Se4 games take so long to finish, you really have no exact idea what rank the player you are playing is going to be when teh game ends. You could be above him, but by the time the game finishes he could have leapfrogged you by beating players above you.
The other thing to remember is the rankings aren't going to be worth a lot as a comparative value until we get several results per person at least. At first the only thing a high rank will indicate is you were one of the first people to complete a game. I really shold have started this a year ago.
Geoschmo