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  1. Thanks for letting us know. Still not showing up on mine, but I'll keep an eye out for it. In your AdSense control panel, Select "Allow & Block Ads" then select "Blocking Options", From there you can block by url (You will probably have to do for the bat rolling), and block by sensitive categories (for the adult ads). Excellent
  2. Thanks for the specific feedback, grayhawk. This is exactly what we need to make the site more useful. Can't thank you enough.
  3. Thanks for letting us know. Still not showing up on mine, but I'll keep an eye out for it.
  4. ^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^ Credentials = Credibility Again, you guys have misunderstood what we are trying to accomplish through the site. We are not trying to impress you. We are just trying to help out people who don't know as much as you. Do you guys even remember what it was like before you were umpires? Do you remember what you had to do to get started? We are trying to help people who are in that situation. That being said, Aaron does have umpiring experience with a travel league. I do not have experience as an umpire, so the part of the site I put together was the list of camps and clinics. We are not trying to teach anything to you hot shots who already know it all. Think of a high school baseball player who wants to become an ump in a travel league, or a dad who wants to ump for his kid's little league. We're trying to get people like that started in the right direction. It's not like we're making any outrageous claims about our own knowledge or abilities here. We're not pretending to be MLB umpires.
  5. Danny, We are not trying to "use your experience to draft a business model." We were just asking for feedback about how to make the site a better resource for people who want to become umpires. We are not trying to act like umpiring authorities. We just want to provide enough information to get good people started in the profession.
  6. Jocko, there's a few things you don't understand about our site. The first is that we do NOT have any sponsors. We host a couple of ads that are served by Google, and the hope is that they might generate enough revenue to pay for the site. IF the ads by Google continue to promote illegal services such as rolled bats, we will remove them without hesitation. It costs us about $100 a year to host the site, and we are just trying to recoup some of that cost. We're not trying to make a mint here. Also, Jocko, it might interest you to know that everyone who visits the site sees different ads depending on their search history. I'm not sure why you get to see rolled bats but no one else visiting the site has mentioned it...I've certainly never seen that ad. Based on your search history Google decided that would be relevant to you. If you saw an ad for chicks with d*cks, I wouldn't admit it because it would mean you had something like that in your search history. The bottom line is, we don't have any sponsors.
  7. I would also like to encourage comments as to what should be added to the site or expanded upon. Any valuable resources that a new umpire might find useful. Also, per Mike's comments, let me know what videos you would remove.
  8. MJR- You are right that the answer is worded incorrectly. Home plate is considered fair territory. I will go back and fix that. Thanks for your feedback! I was also going to comment that if a runner advances to second before the interference has occurred he still gets second base.
  9. Thanks for all of the replies so far, guys. Michael, thanks for taking the time to go through that quiz and find the error.
  10. Hey Everyone! My name is Jake, and my buddy Aaron and I have put together a website to help people who want to become umpires. Our goal was to cover some basic information people need to get started, and also point them toward useful resources like this forum and association websites. We also put together an updated version of the camps and clinics list that was on the midwest ump blog. Now we're looking for feedback. We want to hear what you guys think we would make the site more valuable to new and aspiring umps. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! The site is called Referee Umpire School. Jake and Aaron http://www.referee-umpireschool.com
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