I’d also suggest the right answer…. There are many vendors/suppliers on this list .. most people on this list are in business themselves and “get it”.
The best way people can promote their service/product is by helping others on the list and showing some “assistance to the community” … if their email signature happens to mention the company they are from then I don’t think that spam … and sometimes that can help people with additional business relationships. > On Nov 3, 2016, at 5:37 PM, That One Guy /sarcasm <[email protected]> > wrote: > > the respectful vendors send targeted offlists, not spam. I like that > > On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 4:16 PM, <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > How you gonna stop someone from collecting addresses? > Some of you have AFMUG only email accounts so you know a spammer got it > here. > > I think public shaming would be appropriate.... we are really good at that > here. > > I don’t have an issue if my distributors use this list to spam you on an > infrequent basis. You all know them and they all know you so should not be a > big issue either way. I have not even been spamming the list with my stuff. > I should but I am the laziest marketer on the planet. > > We do have swap meet Friday that does have official sanction. > > From: Paul McCall <> > Sent: Thursday, November 3, 2016 2:31 PM > To: [email protected] <> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Animal Farm group policy on vendors harvesting email > addresses from list > > Guys, > > > > While Chuck can speak more authoritatively to this subject, my take it is > that is a no-no. Chuck certainly can do that as this is his list. I pay > Amazon service fees and gladly manage the list for Free, but even I don't use > the email list for marketing. > > > > Chuck has allowed vendors that have been loyal to him over the years to post > advertisements, and that seems the more acceptable way to reach people on the > list. If you notice, a lot of people have a specific email address for this > list (and/or others) for a reason. They know when you are spamming them, and > that usually doesn’t earn the vendor a positive perception. > > > > So, except for the really good Spam that would make us laugh, like "How to > increase your mortgage by 2 inches offered by the prince of Nigeria" I would > suggest the answer would be NO. > > > > /2cents complete from the List manager dude (shameless Plug below) > > > > LOL J > > > > Paul McCall > > PDMNet, Inc. > > www.pdmnet.com <http://www.pdmnet.com/> > AFMUG List manager > > Florida Broadband WISP Owner > > ** Friend of Chuck McCown ** > > Equipment Repair Services > > Surplus Equipment sales > > "The Honey badger of wireless equipment repairs" > > Equal Opportunity Employer > > Wireless Technology Consultant > > Freelance Jazz Musician > > Asharp Recording Studios > > 877-PDMNet1 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Af [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] On > Behalf Of Ivan Kohler > Sent: Thursday, November 3, 2016 2:34 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: [AFMUG] Animal Farm group policy on vendors harvesting email > addresses from list > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm writing to ask if AFMUG has a policy on vendors who harvest email > addresses from the mailing list for spamming. > > > > WISPA does not allow vendors to do this, while conversely (and surprisingly), > FISPA allows its vendors to do this. > > > > Does the group consider this practice acceptable? Chuck, Paul? > > > > -- > > Ivan Kohler, President and Head Geek, Freeside Internet Services, Inc. > > Open-source billing, ticketing and provisioning - http://www.freeside.biz/ > <http://www.freeside.biz/> > > > > > > -- > If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as > part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
