I agree. I felt TigerFan's and BruceM's stickied posts in the "Historical Simulations" forum have provided this "game flow" guideline that at least got me and quite a few others pointed in the right direction. Both threads have over 5,000 views each.
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...d.php?t=121384
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...d.php?t=120806
Eugene Church does a good job in taking us through the creation of his solo league. It's clear that whatever clarity one can expect to get, it's going to come from the community in some form or another.