Caution: The Online Conversation

[Lcubed48]

My copy of the June issue of "Referee Magazine" arrived yesteday. An article entitled - Caution: The Online Conversation - begins on page 44. It raises topics and issues that affect all of us who read and post here and on other boards. The one stich mentioned heavily in the article was taken from the the officials discussion group on the NFHS website. Has anyone here received any feedback - negative, positive, or otherwise - from online posts? I haven't, but I don't post a lot.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Lcubed48

Has anyone here received any feedback - negative, positive, or otherwise - from online posts? I haven't, but I don't post a lot.

There was a fairly accomplished official who used to post here frequently, but who doesn't anymore because some of his comments were sent to one of his assignors, and I guess he caught a lot of grief for it.

[Adam]

In the two areas I've worked since joining the board, I've never had any "powers-that-be" indicate they frequent this site. I'll be setting up shop in my third association soon, so we'll find out.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

There was a fairly accomplished official who used to post here frequently, but who doesn't anymore because some of his comments were sent to one of his assignors, and I guess he caught a lot of grief for it.

Scrappy, I know Dan's been in a funk lately with the Yankees, but did you have to throw him this hanging curve just to cheer him up?

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Scrappy, I know Dan's been in a funk lately with the Yankees, but did you have to throw him this hanging curve just to cheer him up?

I don't know what you're referring to, but I was talking about a poster named Drake who did some D1 (and above) but was taken to task for his posts here.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

I don't know what you're referring to, but I was talking about a poster named Drake who did some D1 (and above) but was taken to task for his posts here.

I'm sure it's in reference to a diminuitive BoSox fan.

[BillyMac]

The interpreter of my local board suggested that I not use my real name, not indicate my local association's name, not indicate my hometown, and not use the name of any of the "higher ups" on my local board when citing their interpretations, on this Forum, or any other similar forum . His suggestion seemed fair, and not a big deal, so I made these changes about 18 months ago.

He mentioned this to me after a friend of his, like my interpreter, an NCAA Division I official, who actually went so far as to change his Forum name, his original Forum name pretty much gave away all his personal information, to a new "vague" Forum name. I figured that if this was a good idea for a well respected Forum member, who officiates Division I basketball, as well as high school basketball, then it was probably a good idea for me to follow suit.