> That's mighty bad luck. I signed up for a site called Hacker News, and I don't get any spam from them at all.
That's disingenuous. He signed up for HN 2 years ago. That's not "these days".
Re:Writing Effective Welcome Emails
by Silhouette on Tuesday May 07, 2013 @06:38PM
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Does HN spam people who sign up today? If not, my point is just as valid.
Your point is that one site out of millions doesn't spam people. That's not a particularly valid point.
Re:Writing Effective Welcome Emails
by cocoflunchy on Tuesday May 07, 2013 @08:44PM
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You don't have to provide an email when you sign up for HN though...
That's mighty bad luck. I signed up for a site called Hacker News, and I don't get any spam from them at all.
You know what I want? For them to never send me any email unless I specifically request it.
Does that include not sending you a written copy of, say, an order you've placed on Amazon?
Another example: We're going to be sending a minimum of one e-mail to all new customers for my company, because we're required by law to provide certain details under European e-commerce rules and e-mail is the most practical and non-intrusive way to do that.
Basically, I take your point that people being all chummy and sending you loads of junk mail because you once visited their site is out of line, but I think your position as stated is based on hyperbole and unrealistic.