14-04-2022, 06:17 PM
(14-04-2022, 01:17 PM)David Deary Wrote: [*]I also think Chess Scotland should contact the membership through Associations, Leagues, Clubs, Teams etc. to ensure that members have the correct details with Chess Scotland. The onus is on the individual member, but a friend of mine who is a life member of over 40 years was unaware the vote was happening and couldn't login to the website. The individual concerned assures me they had no junk emails and Chess Scotland confirmed they had the correct email on file so it was a bit bizarre. It was resolved ably by Chess Scotland in a very timely manner for which I am grateful.
Hi David,
Yes it is the highest engagement we have had in quite some time and long may that continue!!
As to your quoted post. I have checked my sent items and confirmed it was sent. When the member contacted me I dealt with is quickly to allow them to vote. At first I suspected an old email address but this turned out not to be the case.
What you are suggesting here is very difficult to do now with GDPR as we can't simply just go to them. It is a horrible minefield hence we have to rely on members letting us know when they change email addresses. I also periodically cross check the membership database with the Website logins to see if there is a different email address there then query the member to which is the correct one. Sharing of information like this is very closely controlled and it would be very hard to implement as we would need to negotiate with each league team and association who in turn would have to get permission from their members. GDPR has made this very messy!
"How sad to see, what used to be, a model of decorum and tranquility become like any other sport, a battleground for rival ideologies to slug it out with glee"