is this spam?

[spazlabz]

Originally Posted by Useless Warrior

I guess what I perceive to be a much more intimate approach seems more spammish to people named Jim. I may be alone in my perceptions. That happens a lot for some odd reason. Kinda weird though, that sponsors come to boards to make their program known, sig whore incesantly (not saying you, Jim), spend advertising dollars for noisy banners on boards, but would be afraid to PM the occasional board member because they thinks it's spammy.

All in all, DD said it best - if you have the slightest feeling that it is spam, it probably is.

yeah that is strange ya know Useless warrior, some of us would think receiving an isolated e mail is fine, but for me personally, if someone sent me a PM on a board I was frequenting it would be off putting. Some of us see things one way and others see them entirely different. Guess that adds flavor. I think my opposition to sending PMs is that I and many others give alternate ways for someone to contact us on each board we go to (like YM and ICQ as well as e mails) so its almost like the PM transgresses that system
geeeez, I hope that makes sence to someone other then me LOL

Jim