www.whistleshare.com

[Brad]

The moderators asked me about this and I said I really didn't care.... If we have someone coming along posting ads all the time, that is another story.

Of course, I'm not sure that registering on a discussion board and having your first post be "Come check out this other site!" is the best way to approach a long-standing community

A lot of these sites have come and gone over the year —*meanwhile, this site has stayed consistent. I think that sometimes people underestimate the amount of work it is and overestimate the amount of money they will make!

And, yeah, BktBallRef —*that was a crazy experience. We won the domain arbitration, but then they sued us in federal court! When lawyers get involved you better have DEEP pockets, even if you believe you are in the right! (Note: They never "won" ... we settled because the road ahead was going to be long and expensive!!)

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by Brad

And, yeah, BktBallRef —*that was a crazy experience. We won the domain arbitration, but then they sued us in federal court! When lawyers get involved you better have DEEP pockets, even if you believe you are in the right! (Note: They never "won" ... we settled because the road ahead was going to be long and expensive!!)

Never cared for them anyway...that just sealed the deal.

[WhistleShare]

WhistleShare is in no way in competition with officiating.com. WhistleShare is a website developed for video analysis and way for officials to get better through discussion and video sharing. My intention in posting was not to drive people away from this site, but rather supply a new avenue to better the avocation that we all love. Take care and I wish you all the best in the upcoming season.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by WhistleShare

WhistleShare is in no way in competition with officiating.com. WhistleShare is a website developed for video analysis and way for officials to get better through discussion and video sharing. My intention in posting was not to drive people away from this site, but rather supply a new avenue to better the avocation that we all love. Take care and I wish you all the best in the upcoming season.

My question -- you created this account to advertise your site.

Do you have any intention of using this account to contribute to THIS site?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Rich

My question -- you created this account to advertise your site.

Do you have any intention of using this account to contribute to THIS site?

The evidence seems clear on this question.

[JRutledge]

If you guys did the research, you would realize that the site just hosts videos from officials of their games or games they have tape of. I seriously doubt that that is going to compete with this site on any level. For one this website does not host videos and you can post videos there and send them here or any number of places for review or discussion. Not the same thing as what this site does. It is not much different than YouTube but for basketball officials (very specific).

I guess that could change one day, but does not seem to be the focus.

Peace

[Rich]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

If you guys did the research, you would realize that the site just hosts videos from officials of their games or games they have tape of. I seriously doubt that that is going to compete with this site on any level. For one this website does not host videos and you can post videos there and send them here or any number of places for review or discussion. Not the same thing as what this site does. It is not much different than YouTube but for basketball officials (very specific).

I guess that could change one day, but does not seem to be the focus.

Peace

That's not my point. Providing free advertising shouldn't be part of what this board provides -- unless the person doing the advertising is a contributing member of the board. Assuming whistleshare is an official, perhaps he/she could step in and be a contributing member and not just advertise for his/her site.

If not, there are banner ads and I'm sure Brad would be more than happy to sell one.