Interesting. I actually Mordecai last season after 6 seasons of building up a depleted franchise into a youthful post-season contender. It sucked to do so, but I didn't like how the league was run.
I with an overall good opinion of smoelheim, but felt a lot of difference of opinion. I saw my only option was to leave a world that didn't fit my opinions enough, despite my investment in the team.
I don't this problem is rooted in how any one person wants to play the game, but how WIS chooses to gap any differences of opinion, when a commish and an owner is involved. There really aren't many options, and not many ways to know most worlds until you've been there for a few seasons.