While I agree that some of the replies to the original message were not entirely necessary, I would not go so far as to consider them "spam". In any conversation, sometimes people say things you are not interested in hearing. Being a member of a mailing list is like being a part of many conversations at once - some of them will be interesting, some will not, and some will be a mix of both. I don't think it's productive to complain that you are getting messages you don't want. We all are. That's just how it is.
I would recommend using sorting rules in your mail client of choice to put NANOG emails into a dedicated folder. It makes it easier to sort out the noise. On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 9:26 PM Mike Lyon <mike.l...@gmail.com> wrote: > And for one that SPAM message that was sent to you on LI, now you've made > a bunch of SPAM for all the NANOG folks to read through. > > Thanks for that... > > -Mike > > > On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 6:21 PM Mark Foster <blak...@blakjak.net> wrote: > >> > at 5:40 PM, John Levine <jo...@iecc.com> wrote: >> > >> >> In article <pine.lnx.4.64.1812111157380.6...@whammy.cluebyfour.org> >> you >> >> write: >> >>> Agreed, and I do get unsolicited Linkedin requests quite often. >> >>> Sometimes, this is clearly the result of someone scraping a list like >> >>> NANOG in an effort to drum up new business/contacts. Those end up in >> >>> the >> >>> bitbucket. >> >> >> >> When you turn down a connection there should be "I don't know this >> >> person" which demotes them somehow. I gather that with enough of >> >> those, you can't do invites any more. >> > >> > This was the case back when LinkedIn were actively enforcing their TOS. >> > LinkedIn was largely started as and designed to be a referral service. >> > As >> > far as I can tell though, they’ve been letting strangers freely connect >> > with one another for years now. >> > >> >> I've seen success with the 'I don't know this person' feedback system as >> well, and encourage it's use. >> >> Unfortunately for LinkedIn there's a whole breed of L.I.O.N. (LinkedIn >> Open Networker) folks who believe in extending their social circle first >> and breeding connections from there. >> >> Somewhat akin to Twitter users who blindly follow everyone they come >> across, mainly in the hope of a reciprocal follow and not because they >> have any intent to interact with the person they're following, or even >> ever read their timeline. It's exposure, exposure, exposure. >> >> Mark. >> >> >> > > -- > Mike Lyon > mike.l...@gmail.com > http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon > > > >