Well, it is amazing, how many things people want to complain about. I, on the other hand, have been accurately guessing which app they chose from each promo message.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 27 Jan 2014, at 11:32, "DJ" <[email protected]> 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 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Christopher Chaltain > Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 4:19 PM > To: [email protected] > 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. >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> *From:*[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On >> Behalf Of *Alex Hall >> *Sent:* Sunday, January 26, 2014 3:01 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Cc:* <[email protected]> >> *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" <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> 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:*[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Marcy Weinberg >>> *Sent:* Sunday, January 26, 2014 1:34 PM >>> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> *Subject:* Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this! >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Marcy weinberg >>> >>> Junior Partner >>> >>> Fedora Outlier, LLC >>> >>> Top down, BETTER THAN EXCELLENT (tm) consulting, teaching and support >>> >>> website >>> >>> Phone: 888-958-6979 ext.3801 >>> >>> Fax: 888-467-2162 >>> >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> >>> Twitter >>> >>> Facebook >>> >>> blog >>> >>> newsletter Hello, everyone, >>> >>> 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. 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