mc140
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Post by mc140 on Jun 5, 2023 19:38:48 GMT -6
It is not hard to write back with a simple no we have a game already or no we are not interested in playing you. This could also extend to film trades.
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Post by senatorblutarsky on Jun 5, 2023 21:21:57 GMT -6
Aside from "fear"/I don't want to be bothered, there are a few other reasons:
1. If someone sends to my school email and I have not been in contact with them previously and they are "not in our organization" (which I still don't fully understand... because it isn't just "within our district"), the email often goes to clutter/spam/junk. I do try to monitor this when I have time... problem is, I don't always have time or forget... or get tired of going through hundreds of emails to find one that is legit.
I contacted a vendor two months ago and never heard back. Turns out, he replied, but from a different email- it went to spam.
2. A lot of coaches/school personnel don't check work email very often in the summer. I found this our with my Shrine Bowl coaching staff. I sent something a week ago... had to text them to get them to know I sent an email.
3. Something I just learned about last year (in my 11th year here, mind you)- I have two school emails. One at a k12 address and one at ourschool.com. No one ever mentioned this... most of those emails were about staff meetings and other stuff I don't care about, so I was glad I did not know about it. But there were a few emails from parents/kids/coaches (almost all of those made it to the email I do use). I make sure to publish the one I want as a contact... but somehow (usually through non-affiliates to our school), the lesser-known (of unknown) email is published somewhere.
I hear you, it is frustrating... I get this from administrators WAY more than coaches, but if I don't hear back, I just take it as a "no" and move on.
RE: Film, we've had a statewide league pool for years. That has alleviated a lot of film trade frustration.
It's a far cry from the days when I would get up early on Saturday and drive somewhere to meet someone to trade VHS tapes (better yet- the days when there would be some midway location where I would find some rural mailbox and take a tape/leave a tape because the opposing coach was going to be gone all day- usually at a college game... it was like we were conducting some illegal activity).
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Post by wingtol on Jun 6, 2023 5:27:46 GMT -6
Lots of factors could be in play. To be honest most unsolicited emails you send probably don't get read. I always looked to see if it was from a school account or personal account too. If nomercyspread@hotmail sent me an email it most likely wasnt getting checked. Now if TSmith@school.org sent one then it seemed more legit. Thats just me though.
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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 6, 2023 5:51:41 GMT -6
It is not hard to write back with a simple no we have a game already or no we are not interested in playing you. This could also extend to film trades. Well so far as the film trade, when was the email sent? That procedure should have been worked out long before game week. |
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mc140
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Post by mc140 on Jun 6, 2023 10:58:42 GMT -6
Lots of factors could be in play. To be honest most unsolicited emails you send probably don't get read. I always looked to see if it was from a school account or personal account too. If nomercyspread@hotmail sent me an email it most likely wasnt getting checked. Now if TSmith@school.org sent one then it seemed more legit. Thats just me though.
If you post open date online , I would expect a response back. Especially with a school email.
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Post by CS on Jun 6, 2023 11:48:18 GMT -6
Why not call instead? I always just call the school to get in touch
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Post by dubber on Jun 6, 2023 20:25:51 GMT -6
Is this film {censored} stuff?
Rhymes with door
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Post by coachdmyers on Jun 7, 2023 8:48:04 GMT -6
Random, unsolicited emails are a time sink. I get those all the time. I usually see them and then decide to reply later, because they're almost never an emergency, and then they get buried.
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