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LOL

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In my experience all those computer dudes think they're #1

SOOOOO TRUE!

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I have a question. What about when someone sends me a PM that is promoting their own (she said her husband's actually) websites, blogs, etc.? That's kind of annoying. The people here have been very helpful and knowledgable, and when I get something like this it's so much like a slap in the face. Is this against the rules, or do I just have to block this person from sending me any more PM's?

Kim

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I have a question. What about when someone sends me a PM that is promoting their own (she said her husband's actually) websites, blogs, etc.? That's kind of annoying. The people here have been very helpful and knowledgable, and when I get something like this it's so much like a slap in the face. Is this against the rules, or do I just have to block this person from sending me any more PM's?

Kim

Kim,

I certainly understand how you could be annoyed.

I would assume that any solicitation of the members here is not allowed, whether it be in a post or a PM.

If this should ever happen, please report this to Scott Adams. If you allow your personal e-mail to be accessed, that's a different story.

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What about when someone sends me a PM that is promoting their own (she said her husband's actually) websites, blogs, etc.?

Doing that in a post would certainly be against the rules as I understand them.

Personal messages are, well, personal. I am not aware of any rules about them, but if you feel that they are inappropriate, for any reason, let Scott Adams (username "admin") know and he will take action if he feels it is warranted. As the board's owner, Scott is pretty tough about protecting the integrity of this board.

blueeyedmanda Community Regular
blueeyedmanda
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I have had two different members pm me in the past saying they were writing a book and that my story of my diagnosis interested them. The first time I kindly responded telling the member that they must have had me mistaken for another person, I had clicked on their profile and they had posted quite a few legit posts so I assumed it was an honest mistake, the second time I got a message similar to that I ignored it.

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Thanks for your input everyone. I'm very illiterate when it comes to these types of boards. This is the only one I communicate on. And while I don't have any experience with other boards, I do deal with spam on pop ups and email, etc. Not only is everyone on this board (is that what I call it?) very knowledgeable and helpful, I am very grateful not to have to weed through the junk.

Keep up the good work everyone!

Kim

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All the board rules here apply to personal messages as well as to posts. If you receive PM's from people that you unsolicited and they are promoting their stuff, please report it to the moderators. PM's are posts, they just are not public posts, so all of the board rules apply to them as well...

Take care,

Scott

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noob question-guess i could read the rules, but what about signatures? could i put my blog or a link in that, or is this the same as spam? just want to clarify. thx for enforcing the rules here :D even if we don't always like 'em they're good ;)

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noob question-guess i could read the rules, but what about signatures? could i put my blog or a link in that, or is this the same as spam? just want to clarify. thx for enforcing the rules here :D even if we don't always like 'em they're good ;)

Rule #2:

Do not promote your own business, Web site or products--even if they offer free services. The proper place to post your Web site, business or other services is in your profile, not in your signature block or in posts.

(italics added by me)

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Sweetfudge
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thx, just making sure :D

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