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From: Ben Ravilious <Ben.Ravilious@crispgroup.co.uk>
To: "'Peter Harvey'" <PeterH@paramount.co.uk>
Cc: "'Britdisc'" <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>
Subject: RE: A Census...
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From: 	Peter Harvey
Sent: 	17 July 1998 15:31
To: 	'Ben Ravilious'
Subject: 	RE: A Census...

nice idea, but a clearly defined plan would be needed to establish the
use of the Dbase or the information would be open to abuse (not least
from our fellow players!!). 

The Data Protection Act is the main issue and the BUF should be able to register it's data without too much difficulty (I'll bet they haven't currently and are therefore breaking the law technically)

I think as long as the collection and dissemmination is the responsibility of a BUF officer then there aren't too many other problems. I don't see the Web as a means of distributing contacts because of privacy problems and spam email but it could certainly be used to *collect* contact details. There are plenty of  web sysops out there (Scott ;-)

On the positive side I am convinced there is something to be achieved here. You can't tell me there are no Ultimate players in Newcastle or Liverpool!

Hope you don't mind me replying to Britdisc, Peter - someone else out there might have an opinion too............

Ben

I would be very interested in seeing the results!

Harv
GUN

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Ben Ravilious [SMTP:Ben.Ravilious@crispgroup.co.uk]
> Sent:	Friday, July 17, 1998 2:12 PM
> To:	'Britdisc'
> Subject:	A Census...
> 
> This geo teams discussion has reminded me of an idea which I have been
> thinking over for quite a while now.
> 
> Earlier this year, having had the good fortune to be able to introduce
> some players who were moving to Aberdeen, I helped spark-off a new
> team - purely by email.
> 
> This made me realise that with the exception of Britdisc and the BUF
> website *existing team* listings, we dont have any means of getting
> local players in touch. The number of people playing Ultimate in this
> country now has got to the stage where there mus
> t be at least one player living (or associated with eg via university)
> in every town and city in Britain. The possibilities for putting
> people in touch and hopefully starting new teams must be endless.
> 
> If people think there is any mileage in this (would it produce
> anything? - would people contribute information?) I would be willing
> - Statto that I am - to look after a database on contact details.
> 
> I guess the BUF would have to look at Data Protection Act issues, etc
> but then you would expect a Federation to have a list of all its
> members wouldn't you?
> 
> Discuss...
> 
> Ben
>