Loss of NFHS forum

[CecilOne]

For those who don't know yet, the NFHS forum shut down this week.
They want us to use the one on Arbiter, which requires NFOA membership.
https://nfhs.arbitersports.com/front/105401/Site

Some problems are loss of all prior responses and wisdom, lack of "handles", uses real names from membership list*;
but more important, EMAIL ADDRESSES ARE PUBLICLY VISIBLE. I had posted some comments about that and other items; but I have now deleted all my posts because of the EMAIL EXPOSURE.

Also, no response from Arbiter Support about these problems except "Officials can change what displays, but they need to do it within the forum settings. We don’t have a way to deeplink to a specific forum, though they can go to that forum and save the URL".

*bretman apparently worked around that, but his email is still exposed.

[BretMan]

The "work around" for my username is something I just stumbled across when checking out the site. Go to the user control panel and you will be able to enter a new name in place of your given name.

The email thing...I'm kind of on the fence about that one. I guess it would be nice to maintain the privacy of not having your email address shown, if that is important to you. But in reality, what is the downside of having it there? Somebody might send you an unwanted email...which you could promptly delete?

[AtlUmpSteve]

Work around the email address by signing up for a free one at hotmail, yahoo, etc. Keep your anonymity with an "abczyz2011" type address; if you think you may actually get something worth while you can check it periodically, or have it forward (privately and untraced) to your real email.

All that said, I'm not paying $25 a year to respond to that message board; one can view it for free. I hope it languishes to the point they might reconsider the membership requirement and remember their supposed educational objective.

[NCASAUmp]

Reported. Again.

Guys, this is out of hand here.

[Az.Ump]

Reported