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There's a big difference between Marketing/advertising and spam. That's what the can spam Act was created to stop the spam, although the law needs to be much tougher than it is. The US government has set of a simply reporting center to collect spam complaints all anyone has to do is forward a spam e-mail to them. And when they start getting complaints they contact the company after a certain number and the spam idiots (Not to be confused with the newbie that just needs to be shown the right way) have not only risked their own agreement affiliate account by violating every reputable company's spam policy, they have also put their opportunity at risk. There are civil and criminal charges that can be applied under Can Spam. So how about the fact that it is not worth being charged for violating that act. If people do speak up and let the inexperienced know it's not acceptable they will continue until they run afoul of Uncle Sam?
it is objectionable because A) it is illegal. B) it uses my bandwidth that I have to pay for. C) It wastes my time having to go through my emails deleting the crap. D) I would not care if it was the absolute be all and end all of programs I would not join it under and asshole that had spammed me. Now Let me ask you Why do you encourage spam by not speaking out against it?
I second that Bill.
I will add, Spam is like an disease, if you see one over soon everybody with no business ethics will follow suit. I don't take kindly to Spam as i don't use that LAZY tactics. Spammers make out the largest percentage of that 97% failure rate we hear about, and if they don't want to change the way they promote, frankly they deserve to be in that 97%.
See something really good according whose opinion? If I want someone's junk littering my inbox I will ask for it if not don't sent it to me. I have better things to do with my time that wade through 100 unsolicited, unwanted crappy spam e-mails to get to one email that comes from someone I actually want email from. As far as being on a network; if someone can't be bothered with getting to know me and building a relationship with me-well then they can stuff their program where the sun don't shine. Just by spamming me they have told me exactly what they think of me. To them I'm nothing more than a wallet with legs.
I agree with what Bill, Cheryl and Dawie already said. Also I develop a dislike very quickly for people that waste my time with spam, regardless if it is in my email or in comments. If I see a program i like presented by a spammer i make a note and will join later under somebody that does not spam.
@bj I'm not speaking out for or against it, just asking a question. I do feel that some people are much too quick to label everything as spam that has any commercial interest at all, no matter how it arrives,
