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Is spamming / promoting via PMs OK?

yes  6%  [ 1 ] no  93%  [ 14 ]

Total Votes : 15

		Posted by: Archived

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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 5:18 pm Joined: 10 Feb 2004  Posts: 2638

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Personally I am against it. PMs are for messages that require my attention. Your event info does not necessarily qualify as such. However, maybe it would be good to poll the CNL massive and see what other people think. Make your opinon known, and vote. Last edited by Archived on Thu Feb 22, 2007 5:19 pm; edited 1 time in total

		Posted by: graph

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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 5:19 pm Joined: 06 Apr 2004  Posts: 8898

Post subject: Re: [Poll] Spamming via PMs

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Mark Strauss wrote: Personally I am against it. PMs are for messages that require my attention. agreed

		Posted by: Derek Carney

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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 5:35 pm Joined: 11 Nov 2004  Posts: 5825

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As long as it's obviously not a cookie-cutter post. As long as it's a personally-written invite, that's fine with me. Personally, I don't like myspace and email flyers posted in comments if they're GIGANTIC. Make a smaller version that links to the full version, or If you use Imageshack, you can opt for a small thumbnail that links to a larger version.

		Posted by: Brandon A

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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 5:49 pm Joined: 30 Oct 2004  Posts: 2109

Post subject: Re: [Poll] Spamming via PMs

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graph wrote: Mark Strauss wrote: Personally I am against it. PMs are for messages that require my attention. agreed _________________ that bitch is a 4 on a good day -K

		Posted by: NRM

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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:46 pm Joined: 10 Mar 2004  Posts: 2851

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hmm, who would we be talking about here? i know i have had to deny some people on myspace cause they send out 50 bulletins a day and the shit is just non fucking stop. yawn

		Posted by: Tymezup

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Cool House Collective wrote: Bedrock Producer Comes to Cleveland this Saturday!!!!!!!!!!!! should be a great party!!! We hope you can make it CHC Here I thought this was personal. For some people, in-your-face marketing works the opposite.

		Posted by: Brandon A

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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 7:11 pm Joined: 30 Oct 2004  Posts: 2109

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*smacks forehead* did we really send that out via PM? imma have to slap some fools... _________________ that bitch is a 4 on a good day -K

		Posted by: graph

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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 7:49 pm Joined: 06 Apr 2004  Posts: 8898

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Brandon A wrote: *smacks forehead* did we really send that out via PM? imma have to slap some fools... ugggggggggggggg

		Posted by: Archived

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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:41 pm Joined: 10 Feb 2004  Posts: 2638

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ding ding ding! We have a winner!

		Posted by: Stark

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Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 5:23 pm Joined: 13 Dec 2004  Posts: 2441

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Mark Strauss wrote: Personally I am against it. PMs are for messages that require my attention. Your event info does not necessarily qualify as such. However, maybe it would be good to poll the CNL massive and see what other people think. Make your opinon known, and vote. it was me who did this, no one else from CHC. wont happen again...lesson learned _________________ www.soundcloud.com/dan-stark Owner/A&R at Beat Code Last edited by Stark on Fri Feb 23, 2007 5:28 pm; edited 1 time in total

		Posted by: graph

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Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 5:26 pm Joined: 06 Apr 2004  Posts: 8898

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i smell PLUR

		Posted by: Stark

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Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 5:28 pm Joined: 13 Dec 2004  Posts: 2441

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one more take on the poll that is up... when you word it like that, of course everyone will vote no your leading people into a "no answer" no one likes spam most people except some, would like an invite to a party as far as Derek's comment...each invite was personal, there is NO machine I have that invites people...it was personal...each one I did myself and it takes time...I invited people I thought would want to go...not just randoms... I had a couple of people thank me for the invite BTW, but whatever. _________________ www.soundcloud.com/dan-stark Owner/A&R at Beat Code

		Posted by: Tymezup

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Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:56 pm Joined: 01 Feb 2004  Posts: 5295

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For the people who aren't here regularly, it probably is a nice way to invite them. For the people who are, it is a double edged sword. Just know that in the future, that's not cool. A lot of other boards would be less forgiving

		Posted by: Stark

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Doug Burkhart wrote: For the people who aren't here regularly, it probably is a nice way to invite them. For the people who are, it is a double edged sword. Just know that in the future, that's not cool. A lot of other boards would be less forgiving I got the point. _________________ www.soundcloud.com/dan-stark Owner/A&R at Beat Code

		Posted by: stoutxtc

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Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 8:49 pm Joined: 15 Mar 2004  Posts: 7546

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d3r3k c4rn3y wrote: Personally, I don't like myspace and email flyers posted in comments if they're GIGANTIC. Make a smaller version that links to the full version, or If you use Imageshack, you can opt for a small thumbnail that links to a larger version. I have to agree with you Derek! I'm finding myself on my page deleting more and more comment flyers specially after the date has passed. I don't want to disable my HTML's but when you don't leave me a comment or attach every comment with a flyer....(BIG ASS HINT CNL Peeps)! You Better Recognize! _________________ "I got love for you too but STEP! You do you and I'll do me and stay out of my face unless you want some real talk" "Don't declare open season when you're a little black duck, ppl might start hunting"

		Posted by: Derek Carney

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Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:54 pm Joined: 11 Nov 2004  Posts: 5825

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Stark wrote: as far as Derek's comment...each invite was personal, there is NO machine I have that invites people...it was personal...each one I did myself and it takes time...I invited people I thought would want to go...not just randoms..." General statement. Not specifically directed at you.

		Posted by: Jamie Tyler

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stoutxtc wrote: I have to agree with you Derek! I'm finding myself on my page deleting more and more comment flyers specially after the date has passed. I don't want to disable my HTML's but when you don't leave me a comment or attach every comment with a flyer....(BIG ASS HINT CNL Peeps)! You Better Recognize! fuck myspace. that is all.

		Posted by: Stark

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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 8:48 am Joined: 13 Dec 2004  Posts: 2441

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d3r3k c4rn3y wrote: Stark wrote: as far as Derek's comment...each invite was personal, there is NO machine I have that invites people...it was personal...each one I did myself and it takes time...I invited people I thought would want to go...not just randoms..." General statement. Not specifically directed at you. its Ok. I thought about the issue at hand here...I guess I was looking at it through a myopic lense...if everyone did this, than it would be annoying as hell. This is not myspace (which is for promoting that way)this is a message board...so, I understand...maybe just to friends on the board that you have not seen out in a bit, one could say..."hey, it would be nice to see you there, I will buy you a beer or whatever.." So, again, I get the point on this. Don't message people that would get annoyed with it...ie:Doug, Mark, Derek, Brandon, Graph, probably Stiffy, Tyler, Stout and a few others No, but seriously I get it...but I do disagree with the statement about Myspace...now, one can delete or use it however they want...but in my view, its a great tool for marketing, and it's different from email, it's supposed to be about networking, which includes posting flyers on people's pages ect..one can always use it for whatever they want, but in my opinion, it's set up to network and do those things. That's why there is 3 forms of communication, the private message, the bulliten and the comment, where html can be disabled. So anyhow that's my 2 cents. I hate all of you. _________________ www.soundcloud.com/dan-stark Owner/A&R at Beat Code

		Posted by: Derek Carney

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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 2:31 pm Joined: 11 Nov 2004  Posts: 5825

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Stark wrote: Don't message people that would get annoyed with it...ie:Doug, Mark, Derek... ...but I do disagree with the statement about Myspace...now, one can delete or use it however they want...but in my view, its a great tool for marketing, and it's different from email, it's supposed to be about networking, which includes posting flyers on people's pages ect... Re: Doug, Mark, and Derek. We're administrators/moderators and we only get so much room in our PM inbox, and we get a lot more messages than you think from the over 1600 members including "can you help me with this or that? Can you delete my comment? Can you move our thread here or there? How do I...?" etc. We read all the threads (personally, I fix typos and make everything in the titles uniform, and more, so I know what's going on and coming up. In fact, I even get phone calls many times a week from people asking what's going on or coming up for the weekend.) So, yeah, please use our inboxes for issues, not to promote. As for Myspace, yes it is a good tool for promotion, but there is such thing as overpromotion, and gigantic flyers that won't even fit on one page are eyesores and obnoxious. Graphic file manipulating programs have a RESIZE option for a reason. And as I said, Imageshack even has a function where you can put a smaller thumbnail in comments and clicking will take the user to a full-sized version of what you posted. There's a fine line between use and abuse. If the file is larger widthwide than a typical comment box, use the thumbnail option. Again, this is a general statement to all, not specifically targeted at anyone in particular.

		Posted by: stoutxtc

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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 6:36 pm Joined: 15 Mar 2004  Posts: 7546

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And to further add...leave me a real comment on my page if I know you...at least every once in awhile! _________________ "I got love for you too but STEP! You do you and I'll do me and stay out of my face unless you want some real talk" "Don't declare open season when you're a little black duck, ppl might start hunting"

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