As I said, I don't have a problem with these messages. It's clear that
this app they're talking about is a GPS app, so if you're interested,
click to read more and if not hit the delete key. I don't think either
action is particularly onerous. I frequently click on a message, such as
in updates from LinkedIn, to find out what is being discussed. I also
frequently hit the delete key instead of following a link or looking
something up on Google since I'm just not interested enough. I typically
don't waste list traffic by complaining about having to hit my delete
key half a dozen times though. As I said below, these links don't take
you to complex hard to navigate sites. They're straight forward, and
I've been clicking on each link and taking the second or two to see
which app they're writing about.
I haven't tabulated the numbers, but we're talking about five messages
so far and a total of no more than ten. I'm sure I've deleted more
messages complaining about this than there will be messages in total.
It's interesting to see how people choose to invest their time.
On 01/26/2014 04:32 PM, DJ wrote:
Then why can't they be a bit more up front about their promos? Putting
their messages at the top of the email instead of the bottom, and simply
telling us what they want us to know would be the polite thing to do. Don't
you think?
DJ
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Christopher Chaltain
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 4:19 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this!
These posts and blog entries are coming from Fedora Outlier and How to
be blind, both respected groups in this field and on this list. I'm sure
they're trying to encourage traffic to their sites, and their articles
have a "drum roll please" feel to them to try to build suspense. I don't
have a problem with these messages coming to the list as is. I don't
think hitting the delete key on five messages so far, and ten in total,
is that big a deal if you aren't interested. I also don't think hitting
enter to follow a link is that much hardship on anyone who is
interested. The site is simply laid out and easy to navigate with a browser.
On 01/26/2014 02:36 PM, Tess wrote:
Lol, I thought this was spam mail getting through the list, so, I was
auto deleting them.
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*From:*viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] *On
Behalf Of *Alex Hall
*Sent:* Sunday, January 26, 2014 3:01 PM
*To:* viphone@googlegroups.com
*Cc:* <viphone@googlegroups.com>
*Subject:* Re: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this!
Well said, and I completely agree. Just the apps name, and a few
sentences about what it does, would be wonderful. As it is, I, too, will
not open these links. As it stands, these emails sound more like
questionable promotions than helpful messages.
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 26, 2014, at 14:54, "Neal Ewers" <neal.ew...@ravenswood.org
<mailto:neal.ew...@ravenswood.org>> wrote:
Hi, If you are wanting to tell us about an app, please give us some
information about it so we know if we even want to go to the web page
to check it out. This sounds more like a high powered sales pitch that
tries to force the user to go to the site with very little trouble on
your part. I've gotten about three of these in the last few days and I
have not, and will not, bother to go there unless I know it is of
worth to me. I'm not suggesting that others should do the same by any
means, but come on, why should I really care what makes your top 10
apps all that worthwhile unless you take the time to give me at least
some basic information.
Neal
*From:*viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Marcy Weinberg
*Sent:* Sunday, January 26, 2014 1:34 PM
*To:* viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
*Subject:* Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this!
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It's Sunday, and what a great day for an afternoon stroll. Even if
it's cold out, a nice walk in the brisk air is quite rejeuvenating.
But before you venture out, check out the app that made it to number 5
on Fedora Outlier's Top 10 Apps Of 2013. You don't want to miss this!
Directions to app #5, start here, http://bit.ly/1fo84ka
Have a terrific day!
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