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5. It can also cause people to delete non-spam political messages that have been lumped with it. I know

Reply to Erich Bloodaxe BSN (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 22, 2014, 02:15 PM

Oct 2014

that the people on the street who ask for money for organizations have made it helluva hard for others to do political work – if someone sees you with a clipboard, they rush past you. It’d be good if any e-mail that was asking for money had to be prepended by “SOLICITATION”.

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The Thing about Email Solicitations... [View all] MineralMan Oct 2014 OP

I've heard of them backfiring, though. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #1

Yes, I can see how overkill could be the result of a poorly-planned MineralMan Oct 2014 #4

It can also cause people to delete non-spam political messages that have been lumped with it. I know Chathamization Oct 2014 #5

Funny ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #2

Glad I could help, even if I don't know how. MineralMan Oct 2014 #3

There was a story on NPR a couple of days ago Egnever Oct 2014 #6

I imagine that might be true if the recipient list was in the MineralMan Oct 2014 #7