Because of the problems that have been experienced with the posting forums being unavailable, I have created a Hotmail account to provide a second method of making selections.
The Hotmail account is rx2003playoffcontest@hotmail.com
This Hotmail account can be used for contestants to e-mail their selections in when the posting forums are unavailable. If a contestnat uses this method of making selections, the following rules must be adhered to:
1. A contestant may send a maximum of one e-mail per day with selections.
2. All selections received by e-mail represent the contestants final and only selections for any game included in the e-mail. A contestant may not amend the e-mail selections in any manner, such as by sending a second e-mail or making a posting in the official contest thread. A contestant may not make additional selections on any game included in the e-mail by posting in the official contest thread.
3. All selections received will be subject to the same cutoff times that would apply to selections posted in the official contest thread. (This means the cutoff time is the posted start time in the official contest thread, with the five minute grace period also taken into account.) Again, the cutoff time is when the selections are received, not when they are sent.
4. All selections are subject to immediate posting in the official contest thread. I will endeavour to do this as close as possible to the start of each game as possible. This e-mail is not intended as a mechanism to permit contestants to keep selections confidential from other contestants until after the cutoff time. (I do not propose to make this a rule, as any interpretation would be subjective, but I do ask the contestants be respectful of the addiitonal administration time that it will take.)
If any contestant wishes to receive the contest odds, I can send these by e-mail on a daily basis, if you e-mail a request to the address above. I will keep any addresses that are provided confidential and will not use them for any other purpose than the contest. However, if anyone does this, I recommend using a single-purpose address that you have created somewhere such as a Hotmail or Yahoo! account for this, rather than your real e-mail address.
The Hotmail account is rx2003playoffcontest@hotmail.com
This Hotmail account can be used for contestants to e-mail their selections in when the posting forums are unavailable. If a contestnat uses this method of making selections, the following rules must be adhered to:
1. A contestant may send a maximum of one e-mail per day with selections.
2. All selections received by e-mail represent the contestants final and only selections for any game included in the e-mail. A contestant may not amend the e-mail selections in any manner, such as by sending a second e-mail or making a posting in the official contest thread. A contestant may not make additional selections on any game included in the e-mail by posting in the official contest thread.
3. All selections received will be subject to the same cutoff times that would apply to selections posted in the official contest thread. (This means the cutoff time is the posted start time in the official contest thread, with the five minute grace period also taken into account.) Again, the cutoff time is when the selections are received, not when they are sent.
4. All selections are subject to immediate posting in the official contest thread. I will endeavour to do this as close as possible to the start of each game as possible. This e-mail is not intended as a mechanism to permit contestants to keep selections confidential from other contestants until after the cutoff time. (I do not propose to make this a rule, as any interpretation would be subjective, but I do ask the contestants be respectful of the addiitonal administration time that it will take.)
If any contestant wishes to receive the contest odds, I can send these by e-mail on a daily basis, if you e-mail a request to the address above. I will keep any addresses that are provided confidential and will not use them for any other purpose than the contest. However, if anyone does this, I recommend using a single-purpose address that you have created somewhere such as a Hotmail or Yahoo! account for this, rather than your real e-mail address.
