I promise to be brief no matter how long it takes..... By the way. It is also not net savvy to use your work related e-mail address on a discussion listserv unless it is specifically sanctioned by your employer or you are subscribed to a profession related list such as Penn's Faculty and Staff for Neighborhood Initiatives aka PFSNI (which I am sure Penn knows about) or one for Tech Professionals, etc.
Your personal opinions could have negative ramifications for your employer or on your job. It is best to subscribe with a generic e-mail address such as hotmail, yahoo, or any ISP, then if you like, add your home address or phone number if need be. Below is a sample of private post to me regarding SPAM. I have removed all names to protect the identity of the senders. I get these often by people who agree with me but are not comfortable sending it to the list. Mostly, I understand why. 1) I couldn't agree with you more. It seems like there is a lot of clever marketing on this list, especially by the realtors. They purport to be offering information about the neighborhood or houses, etc, but they never let you forget that they are realtors and they have this service to offer. Why can't they provide the information as community members, and not as service providers? 2)I agree with your email completely, Sharrieff, You state its purpose very well. I never put a "professional" signature on my emails, with office address, phone number, cell phone, etc. I only sign my own name. If someone recognizes it, then they do, but I don't mention my work unless somehow it is very germane to the request for information to which I'm responding. 3) S. Sharrieff Ali wrote: > Reading all of the Spam that comes across the list represents the idea that > we are self-serving masked as "sharing" with our neighbors. I am an American > that believes in equality for ALL citizens. This is an elite system we are > using, many people are not on line and accessing such spontaneous > information > delivery. This clearly would give anyone who chooses to use it a competitive > advantage with a niche market. Exploitation? Bingo. 4) Very, very eloquently put, I believe. Cheers! S. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
