RefChat
RefChat is an interactive email list for District 2 soccer referees to discuss topics of interest to refereeing soccer in and around District 2. Referees from other geographical regions are welcome to participate so long as discussion remains "on-topic".
Subscribe to RefChat
To subscribe to RefChat, provide us with your name and email address using the form below. The List Administrator will review all new subscribers to help screen out spammers.
Rules for RefChat
Conduct
Conduct yourself in a professional manner. Refer to the Code of Ethics for Referees within the USSF Referee Administrative Handbook for specific guidelines. Your message to the list may reach hundreds or thousands of referees, and it will be archived, so think twice before clicking "send".
Topics
Acceptable topics include tournament listings, how to contact other referees and administrators, D2SRA.org web site updates, questions about that call you or another referee made, changes to the Laws of the Game, upcoming clinics, games on TV or that you attend, registration and assessment procedures, and so on.
Postings that are deemed to be off-topic or inappropriate shall be removed from the archive.
Enforcement
Violation of any of the Rules for RefChat may result in disciplinary action including suspension or banishment from RefChat, or referral to the State Referee Ethics Committee. The decision of the List Administrator on subscription to the list is final.
RefChat Archive
All posts to RefChat are archived on the web. Click to read the archive.
Updates to Rules for RefChat
These Rules for RefChat may be modified from time to time.
Privacy and Security
Anyone can request to subscribe to RefChat. The List Administrator approves all new subscribers to ensure that no spammers are automatically subscribed. The List Administrator reserves the right to remove (ban) people from the list for spamming, harassment or other abuse of the list.
We archive postings on the web. We obscure your email address so that it does not appear in the archive, unless you put it within the body of your email. Content contained within the body of your email will be displayed to the public.
We do not allow any attachments to be sent to the list. This way, no viruses or other evil programs will reach your computer through RefChat. Only plain text is allowed to be sent to the list. Messages sent as HTML will be rejected by the list.
Please read our Privacy Policy for more information.