ENOUGH WITH THE FAKE UNSCIENTIFIC POLLS TO GRAB MY E-MAIL ADDRESS
Every day I seem to receive more and more douchey e-mails polls that want me to vote for politicians or positions … but are only dodgy attempts to harvest your e-mail address or sign-up for a subscription to a publication …
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Urgent Poll: Dear Reader, PersonalLiberty.com, America's #1 news site for independent-minded individuals, is conducting an urgent poll to see if you believe, like Rubio, that man is not to blame for climate change. And to see if you believe that climate change (global warming) is real or actually a hoax perpetrated by the green energy industry.
Sincerely, |
Should you wish to participate in the poll, you will be taken to a website that essentially is an e-mail harvesting operation … ‘'While the poll results may be amusing, they are unscientific and unqualified by any of the important demographics that would make this poll valuable and relevant.
Bottom line …
While I have no problem with e-mails offering free reports or information in return for e-mail addresses, poll offers being created to appeal to a particular publication’s e-mail list for the purpose of harvesting your e-mail address annoy me. I would suggest that “best practices” indicate that you should unsubscribe from an publication or e-mail campaign that attempts to gather your e-mail in a douchey manner. Because this is a third-party solicitation, you may wish to ONLY unsubscribe from third-party offers.
-- steve
“Nullius in verba”-- take nobody's word for it!
"Acta non verba" -- actions not words
“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”-- George Bernard Shaw
“Progressive, liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Democratic Socialist -- they are all COMMUNISTS.”
“The key to fighting the craziness of the progressives is to hold them responsible for their actions, not their intentions.” – OCS "The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." -- Marcus Aurelius “A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims... but accomplices” -- George Orwell “Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt." (The people gladly believe what they wish to.) ~Julius Caesar “Describing the problem is quite different from knowing the solution. Except in politics." ~ OCS