Unexpected email

[stripes]

Our email addresses are available through the software the state uses to assign the games.


As for the Nigerians, I get those offers regularly...are they not for real??? I could use the $$$!

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by stripes

Our email addresses are available through the software the state uses to assign the games.

So are ours and I totally disagree with it.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

So are ours and I totally disagree with it.

Got something to hide?

[Nevadaref]

I don't want coaches or ADs contacting individual officials directly. I believe that that should properly go through the association's board/president. Call me old-fashioned, but that is my opinion.

[TRef21]

Wow! you must you the Arbiter for your assigning software.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

I don't want coaches or ADs contacting individual officials directly. I believe that that should properly go through the association's board/president. Call me old-fashioned, but that is my opinion.

What does an email address have to do with that?

Don't the ADs in your area mail checks to your home address?


Don't they have your phone number to confirm dates?

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

What does an email address have to do with that?

Don't the ADs in your area mail checks to your home address?


Don't they have your phone number to confirm dates?

Dan,
In my state all games are scheduled through the referee associations. There are three for the entire state. It is divided up geographically.
The ADs have no need to contact an individual referee about anything. Thus they don't need to have access to our phone numbers, email addresses, or physical addresses. All changes are made through the association assignors. The schools contact these people and they in turn contact the referees and pass along the needed information.

As there is no reason to contact an individual referee prior to a contest, there certainly is no reason to do so following a game. Our board/president needs to serve as the liaison/buffer. BTW that is the policy of our current board/president, but the information is still available through the assigning software. I don't agree with that.

PS All pay checks come from the association, not the individual schools.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Dan,
In my state all games are scheduled through the referee associations. There are three for the entire state. It is divided up geographically.
The ADs have no need to contact an individual referee about anything. Thus they don't need to have access to our phone numbers, email addresses, or physical addresses. All changes are made through the association assignors. The schools contact these people and they in turn contact the referees and pass along the needed information.

As there is no reason to contact an individual referee prior to a contest, there certainly is no reason to do so following a game. Our board/president needs to serve as the liaison/buffer. BTW that is the policy of our current board/president, but the information is still available through the assigning software. I don't agree with that.

PS All pay checks come from the association, not the individual schools.

Then I guess I live in a different world than you. All my contact information is on the web-based assignment packages I use and I have pretty regular contact with most ADs or at least their office. This was the case even before assignments were tracked on the web. I've never had a problem with it.

[Red_Killian]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Dan,
In my state all games are scheduled through the referee associations. There are three for the entire state. It is divided up geographically.
The ADs have no need to contact an individual referee about anything. Thus they don't need to have access to our phone numbers, email addresses, or physical addresses. All changes are made through the association assignors. The schools contact these people and they in turn contact the referees and pass along the needed information.

As there is no reason to contact an individual referee prior to a contest, there certainly is no reason to do so following a game. Our board/president needs to serve as the liaison/buffer. BTW that is the policy of our current board/president, but the information is still available through the assigning software. I don't agree with that.

PS All pay checks come from the association, not the individual schools.

Nevada, I understand you work differently in your state than we do. One question based on your response, though. Do you as a crew not confirm with the AD a few days prior to the game? We used to do this via a phone call but now use primarily email. We use assigning software but still do the personal contact to confirm all parties are on the same page with scheduled date, time teams, etc.

[TRef21]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

What does an email address have to do with that?

Don't the ADs in your area mail checks to your home address?


Don't they have your phone number to confirm dates?

Only when we give them the address. They have arbiter and have access to all of our contact info.

[BillyMac]

I have been online with an email address for about ten years now. I seldom had problems with spam in the past, maybe just two or three a month. Our local IAABO board started using the Arbitrer this past season for the first time. Since the season began in December, I'm getting at least five to ten spams a day, usually for things like erectile disfunction medication, mortgage refinancing, and most frequently, stock tips. I haven't changed my online habits regarding using the internet or emailing in any other way. This may just be a coincidence, or it may have something to do with the use of the Arbiter. Comments from Forum members?

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Don't the ADs in your area mail checks to your home address?

Don't they have your phone number to confirm dates?

Nope.

Nope.