Hey, np. WW and I have played a lot of 36's in the past, and perhaps some 'rules' considering what's historical that we are used to, might be different then your idea of that.
Most of the groups I played in consider a 'historic' 36 to be along these lines:
> No mayor war till Danzig (exception: Japan may attack China, Italy may attack Albania prior);
> Before mayor events (Austria / Chech), the game is saved. Should there be an unhistoric outcome (Chech resists for instance), the German player may opt to reload;
> Entry date for US is limmited (either tied to Japan and/or a fixed date, this to prevent the US entering very early on);
> French player must accept Vichy when offered, SU must accept Bitter Peace if offered.
These house rules where pretty straight from HOI1. For HOI2, we added restrictions on trade (to prevent the Allies from cornering the market in certain resources), and as SU was quite powerfull in 2.1.1, we gave Germany the option to decide no, limmited or full pact of MR, each with an 'expiry date', the longest for the Full, and none for the No Pact. Afte rexpiration, the parties are allowed to DOW each other.
Should the SU be toned down somewhat in the new patch, I would prefer to keep the negotiations on the pact in the hands of the SU and German player. The SU might be willing to negotiate as they get some nice new territories if Full Pact, and need more time to organise their forces in 1.2.