This document is broken up into two main sections: Pool Administrators and Pool Members. Pool Administrators include the creators of the Pool and any other user who has also been given permission as a Pool administrator. Pool Members include all users who have joined the pool and all Pool Administrators.
Any user can create their own pool. When creating the pool the user picks the week the pool will start and invites users to join the pool. The pool can be edited up until the starting week as been opened for picks.(This is managed on a system basis)
After a user has created a pool, they can edit the details of the pool up until the starting week as been opened for picks.(This is managed on a system basis)
The pool administrator can also send emails to all members of the pool to inform them of the events, like the following:
Any user can create a pool. Use the Pool->Create Pool menu item or the Create Pool link on the Home page to create a pool. When creating a pool you must enter the following information:
The name must be unique for the pool, an error will be reported if the name is not unique.
The type of pool.
The default is the pool will only allow one entry per pool member. If you want to allow a pool member to have more than one entry then set Multiple Entries to true.
The user that creates the pool is automatically added as a member of the pool and becomes the administrator of the pool. If that user only wants to be the pool administrator and not also a member of the pool then the user can delete the entry and then that user will only be a pool administrator.
All of the settings of the pool can be changed until the starting week as been opened for picks.
Only the administrator of the pool can delete a pool. A pool cannot be deleted once the starting week as been opened for picks.
Users can send messages to other members of the pool by using the messaging feature.
A user can join an existing pool by going to the list of pools and selecting the Join link. When a user joins a pool an entry is automatically created for the pool. If the pool supports multiple entries then the user can create additional entries manually. See Managing Entries for more information on entries.
A pool member can leave a pool anytime up until the first week of the pool has been closed. However, if the pool member deleted an entry for that pool.
An entry is automatically created when a user joins the pool (or creates a pool.) If the pool is setup to allow multiple entries then the user can create additional entries for the pool. Entries can only be created, or deleted, up until the time the starting week of the pool has been marked as open.
The user must make, or edit, their picks for each entry while the week is in the Open state. Once the week is marked closed the user can no longer make picks for entries.