> On 23 Aug 2019, at 18:35, Al Iverson via mailop <mailop@mailop.org> wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 12:18 PM Jay Hennigan via mailop > <mailop@mailop.org> wrote: >> >> On 8/22/19 13:35, Michael Rathbun via mailop wrote: >> >>> In '1984' there's Newspeak. Since 1995, there's been Spamspeak. Clarity in >>> discussion is to be avoided at any (reasonable) cost. >> >> Spamspeak is alive and well on this very list. Witness the ongoing >> appearance of the spammer term "double opt-in" in recent posts instead >> of "confirmed opt-in". > > It strikes me as shitty that when faced with the knowledge that > somebody has implemented confirmed opt-in, you choose to attack them > for calling it double opt-in, instead of being pleased that they've > implemented the practice.
And let’s not forget, the entire anti-spammer premise of double opt-in being some sort of spammer speak being an attempt to make it look bad is complete and total fabrication. In reality the term double opt-in was coined by the company who patented the process as a way of demonstrating their email addresses were worth more. laura -- Having an Email Crisis? We can help! 800 823-9674 Laura Atkins Word to the Wise la...@wordtothewise.com (650) 437-0741 Email Delivery Blog: https://wordtothewise.com/blog
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