On 26 Jun 2014, at 7:12, Will Dennis wrote:
> It meets my definition of "unsolicited commercial email"... I was not aware 
> that LOPSA had cut advertising deals for revenue. (And yes, if it was 
> O'Reilly or whatever, I'd be equally surprised and disappointed.)

I'm not sure how long you've been a member, but this is one of the things that 
did happen more frequently in previous years.  It's just been a while since 
we've had a sponsor make use of the (1 or 2 times a year) benefit.

As Matt said, it's a benefit offered to LOPSA sponsors, and the fact that 
you're seeing such announcements again in some ways is actually a really good 
thing since it means LOPSA indeed has new corporate sponsorship to both show 
support of LOPSA as an organization and provide resources to help with 
organizational goals.


On Jun 26, 2014, at 1:31 AM, Atom Powers <[email protected]> wrote:
> Just because it is something you don't wan't doesn't make it "spam". On the 
> other hand, I can see how this could get out of hand fairly easily. Can 
> somebody on the board direct us to the policy that governs such email 
> advertisements?

I'm no longer on the board and I can't currently speak to the "opt out" 
situation, but regarding the policy, see the following two related items.  
First, the actual policy:

        https://governance.lopsa.org/LOPSA_Policies/Sponsorship

[...]
The Development Committee may, at its discretion
* create differing levels of recognition based on sponsorship source, type, or 
amount
[...]

and what the committee has set (and published) for sponsorship rewards (as 
already linked to by Matt):

        https://lopsa.org/Sponsorships

See the last bullet item in each of the Gold and Platinum sponsorship levels 
that mention email to members as an option.


Overall you should actually see this message as a sign of health of LOPSA, at 
least I do and though I have no need of their service, I definitely welcome 
them as a LOPSA sponsor!


-philip

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