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Hello, many lichess teams have been closed, anyone know why?

For example, many big teams such as "Prizes", or "strongest team and best tournaments" have been closed. Does anyone know why?
I'm curious as well. Strongest Team and Best Tournaments always used to beat us in Liga Battles, but I hadn't seen them recently... now I know why I guess.
@Adhi_chess There are many possible reasons, but here are (in my opinion) the most common ones:
1. Leaders didn't have time or didn't cooperate: Every team needs good leaders to keep everything in check. (LOL, They have to checkmate the king.) When the leaders don't have time for the team, it dies and becomes irrelevant and useless.
2. Members didn't participate: This is a challenge for teams of all shapes and sizes- how are you supposed to cater to inactive members? If the members are not there, the team becomes pointless and is no longer needed. With the recent team limit in place, members are more inclined to stick to only a few teams, and members dropping out can be a hassle for small or common-purpose teams.
3. Hackers: Even though it's not a good idea to give your leadership privileges or passwords, people still do it and this can lead to infiltration of a troll, who closes down the team.

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