Comments on: Ham versus Spam http://www.p2pnet.net/story/20351 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/20351/comment-page-1#comment-972053 Reader's Write Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:41:15 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=20351#comment-972053 I treat both advertisement and spam as like equivalents. Neither is wanted nor desired. If I am looking for something, I have a search engine to find a product, the rest of the time, it is a nuisance. Nor do I award those that managed to get past filters and the like to invade my viewing area. When I stand in the store, looking at products, the first thought that hits me is did this company invade my viewing space? If it did, I move on to the next product. You are paying for advertisement in the price of the product. It didn't come for free. You don't get anything extra for the price of the advertisement. It's a hidden tax that does nothing to improve the product. Spam is much the same way in that you can't trust the product to be all that it is claimed to be. Spam is not worth the time and effort it takes to clear your email box of it. I never read such if it makes it to my box. I report it as spam, deleted it unread, and continue on my merry way. It is very rare I actually see spam in my inbox as I never, ever, give out the email address except to family members and a few rarely selected friends. It makes spotting the spam very easy. I treat both advertisement and spam as like equivalents. Neither is wanted nor desired. If I am looking for something, I have a search engine to find a product, the rest of the time, it is a nuisance. Nor do I award those that managed to get past filters and the like to invade my viewing area. When I stand in the store, looking at products, the first thought that hits me is did this company invade my viewing space? If it did, I move on to the next product.

You are paying for advertisement in the price of the product. It didn’t come for free. You don’t get anything extra for the price of the advertisement. It’s a hidden tax that does nothing to improve the product.

Spam is much the same way in that you can’t trust the product to be all that it is claimed to be. Spam is not worth the time and effort it takes to clear your email box of it. I never read such if it makes it to my box. I report it as spam, deleted it unread, and continue on my merry way. It is very rare I actually see spam in my inbox as I never, ever, give out the email address except to family members and a few rarely selected friends. It makes spotting the spam very easy.

]]> By: moo http://www.p2pnet.net/story/20351/comment-page-1#comment-972041 moo Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:14:11 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=20351#comment-972041 Depressing, but not surprising. Which is even more depressing. Depressing, but not surprising. Which is even more depressing.

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