I've seen a lot of instances of affiliates working with partners to create teams that are run by the affiliates. The partner is just there to actually CREATE the team, then they check out. I know this is a thing because I was just invited to one of these teams, and I know of two others at least. And I don't think there's anything wrong with this practice, necessarily! But I feel like it's an unnecessary hurdle for team creation.

This is clearly going to continue to be a thing. So why not allow affiliates to create teams to begin with? Obviously don't just let anyone with affiliate do it - I think there should be some limitations on this to prevent abuse. Suggestions for these limitations:

1. Affiliate-created teams must be created by MULTIPLE affiliates, not just one. This is to reinforce the actual teamwork that you rarely actually see in teams. It also prevents one-person teams (e.g. https://www.twitch.tv/team/radcanines and https://www.twitch.tv/team/nateyandjerma) that are created solely as jokes.

2. These teams should require 3-5 affiliates and their combined metrics should match partner requirements. Not averaged! Combined! Added! Addition, mom.

3. Affiliates can only make one of these. Currently, partners can create up to 3 teams - make these affiliate teams MATTER by limiting how many they can create.

4. The maximum number of users in these teams should be limited, again to prioritize meaningful choices and impact on the team members. No teams of dozens or even hundreds of people like you'll often see.

5. If a founding member of the team becomes partner, allow them to upgrade the team. The other founding members have to approve this change. This makes the team function how teams currently function.

There are many, many, many issues with teams currently that I think should also be addressed, but this seems like a more broadly-beneficial change that only removes hurdles and makes teams more impactful and accessible while accounting for a loophole that already exists AND is already exploited.