A rant....
Jul. 26th, 2009 12:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
poltr1Some time ago, I used a graphic in one of my posts as part of a meme. The graphic came from an astrology website. (I won't name names, but part of its URL is tarot.com). In order for me to use the graphic, I had to sign up for their mailing list. Okay, no problem. So I did.
It's been over a year, and I'm still getting messages from them, at the rate of one every few days. I have two problems with their mailings.
First, the messages are image-oriented. For someone like me who (1) cut their teeth on Unix sendmail back in the 1980s and (2) still use dialup to this day, I don't see the value added in sending an image-oriented message when a text-oriented message will do. Also, image-oriented messages disenfranchise the small number of internet users who are blind and/or visually impaired.
Second, the frequency of the messages. In the 14 months that I've been getting email from them, I've received nearly 200 messages. I think that averages out to about two a week, maybe more. Is it really necessary to send that many email reminders to me? My memory isn't that short. I'd be comfortable receiving one reminder a month at the most from them.
Yes, I'm aware I can choose to unsubscribe from them. But that doesn't mean someone else can bombard me with their spam. Grr! Argh!
It's been over a year, and I'm still getting messages from them, at the rate of one every few days. I have two problems with their mailings.
First, the messages are image-oriented. For someone like me who (1) cut their teeth on Unix sendmail back in the 1980s and (2) still use dialup to this day, I don't see the value added in sending an image-oriented message when a text-oriented message will do. Also, image-oriented messages disenfranchise the small number of internet users who are blind and/or visually impaired.
Second, the frequency of the messages. In the 14 months that I've been getting email from them, I've received nearly 200 messages. I think that averages out to about two a week, maybe more. Is it really necessary to send that many email reminders to me? My memory isn't that short. I'd be comfortable receiving one reminder a month at the most from them.
Yes, I'm aware I can choose to unsubscribe from them. But that doesn't mean someone else can bombard me with their spam. Grr! Argh!
