To me it seems that a commish will be much more willing to extend a deadline if he himself is working on a deal or doesn't feel at that moment like going through everything it takes to run a sim.
i was working on a deal, a pretty big one to be honest but decided that i need sleep more than another trade. So your argument has no point here and i would never make a difference between my intensions and the wishes of the rest here. That would kill any integrity that a commish should have.
I think it's best to be strict with the rules, but if one is strict, then one should be consistently strict. As we can see, the lenient approach taken in the past set up a few GMs for disappointment, as they were expecting the usual break.
again i disagree, i run the simming now for almost 2 seasons. i posted last season and this year again that i won´t move the deadline or even the sim schedule(if my private life allows it). i think consistency is one of the biggest things we need here.