On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:37:05 +0200
James Michael DuPont <[email protected]> wrote:

> I just think that if we have this thread, we can add fuel to the
> fire. It is not bad to network on linked in, I will be able to
> help you find jobs and contracts world wide.
> lets network and work together.
[...]

I am not averse to the idea of working together, through sites
similar to LinkedIn. However, I am very much opposed to what
seems to have become de riguer for such social networking sites,
where they actively seek to sucker new users into exposing more
email addresses that they can unscrupulously harvest. Because of
this, I refuse to use LinkedIn, even though they are apparently
a very useful site.

I also think that it is incumbent on people to be aware of such
practices by social networking sites that they subscribe to. If
they choose to open all contacts in their email box to such
spammers, in my opinion, they share the blame for the spam that
results. The "punishment" in this case is also ridiculously trivial,
so there is hardly any reason to complain.

Regards,
Gora

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