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Subject:	Re: More spam (Was: VERY CHEAP SPACE SETS!)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general
Date:	Fri, 12 May 2000 11:41:05 GMT
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In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Dylan Bradley writes: > > Sproaticus wrote in message ... > > I just can't believe it. Just after this recent debacle, someone else • drops > > this into my in-box, AS WELL AS posting it on LUGNET. Again, from a LUGNET > > regular. > > > > I will refrain from spewing insulting judgements towards this guy's morals • and > > intelligence, but this is quickly getting tiresome. This is not • acceptable; I > > will just have get more agressive. > > > > Todd, what policies are you considering? > > > > Cheers, > > - jsproat > > > > > > Personally, I wouldn't mind being spammed with cheap Lego ads *cough, > cough*. Much better than "make money over night" or "send this email to 10 > people and win $1000" and "Reverse the aging process with so-and-so's > whatshamawhozit"... > > Always lookin' for a bargain... > > Opinionatedly, > DBR I agree, I'm getting tired of a certain amount of the population spewing off whenever they get an unwanted request. I can only imagine that these peoples neighbors must go nuts listening to these people checking their mailboxes each night and going into a screaming tantrum because of the junk mail they have received. Of course there is also the variation of "I got on the highway and EVERYONE ELSE was clogging it up" or "I went to MY favorite store and EVERYONE ELSE bought all the new sets." I've been guilty of this myself before and have repented. This is the cost of living in civilization folks, people who refuse this price have a name: hermits. Choose your camp then get into it. Matt

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		Re: More spam (Was: VERY CHEAP SPACE SETS!)
(...) I'm getting tired of a certain amount of the population endorsing an entirely wasteful and abusive business tactic for their own petty and selfish goals. I don't care for your attitude, nor for your "gimme" mentality. Your argument amuses me, (...) (25 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)

		Re: More spam (Was: VERY CHEAP SPACE SETS!)
I hate SPAM with a vengeance, but complaining about it rarely stops it or even slows it down. It DOES annoy many of us - if you get HUNDREDS of emails a day like I do (1-700/day at work, 1-300 at home), spam gets pretty annoying. But it's still a (...) (25 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)

		Re: More spam (Was: VERY CHEAP SPACE SETS!)
(...) So, you're saying that by having a house, telephone, email account etc, it gives everyone else the right to contact me and try to sell me something? I agree that you can't sensibly object to going shopping and finding it busy, but you can (...) (25 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)

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		Re: More spam (Was: VERY CHEAP SPACE SETS!)
Sproaticus wrote in message ... (...) drops (...) and (...) acceptable; I (...) Personally, I wouldn't mind being spammed with cheap Lego ads cough, cough. Much better than "make money over night" or "send this email to 10 people and win $1000" (...) (25 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)

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