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Topic: PMs advertising bookshelf?
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I just got a PM from a member telling me that I should look at and order from her bookshelf. I don't know this member, have never had any transactions with her, and I don't really know why she would be PMing otherwise. Is this type of bookshelf advertising allowed? I've never had such a PM before.
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No, it's not. I would report it to the PBS Team. ETA:
Note: the Personal message system may not be used for obscene, rude or harassing messages, or sending multiple unsolicited messages to members (this is considered spam). If you spam by PM and we receive a complaint, you will be warned. If you repeat the offense after being warned, your membership will be terminated permanently. Note: It is not all right to contact a member by means outside of the Personal Message system, unless he or she has given you permission.
Last Edited on: 5/18/11 2:47 PM ET - Total times edited: 2 |
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Personally, when I get a single PM that is unsolicited AND it is about PBS business ... I just ignore it. If I get multiple unsolicited PMs from the same person or if they were unrelated to PBS ... then I would report it. I don't think it's against the rules to send out an unsolicited PM to another person, provided it is polite and related to PBS. If it was, people would get into trouble left and right. The rules say that multiple messages are spam ... not one message. Last Edited on: 5/18/11 3:20 PM ET - Total times edited: 3 |
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If its the first time, just send the member a PM back that you are not interested in getting those types of messages. If they continue to send them, then it will be spam. She is most likely sending a blast from her Friends list so if it is someone who you don't know, check that list and remove her. |
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I've been getting a rash of those lately from people who are not Friends (I am on the Top 50 Swapper list and I think that is how they are contacting me) and now I am just reporting them to the Team because I have had so many of them lately and I am just sick and tired of "Come look at my bookshelf" PMs. I always figure that someone is not just choosing me out of the entire membership to send a solicitation PM -- I am just one of many and that's why I report them. Last Edited on: 5/18/11 5:25 PM ET - Total times edited: 1 |
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I would report them too..."PBS business" or not, it's a misuse of the PM system, IMO. Cheryl |
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I'm fine with my friends blasting me offering deals. But a PM from someone I don't know? Reported. |
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I had this happen a few weeks ago... Strange PM "advertising" a shelf. They also sent a friend request, but I thought it was odd because the person had over 600 friends, and hasn't been a member for all that long. I sent them a PM saying I wasn't interested, and that shelf advertisements belong in the book bazaar. Got a very snippy, rude PM back. Strange.
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Debbie, you can report rude PMs! :-)
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Yep, I know... I just didn't want to deal with all that on that particular day, so I ignored it. I just saw another bookshelf "ad" from this member (and the corresponding post that they'd placed their ad in an inappropriate place in a forum), and they now have almost 1000 "friends"! They must be just randomly adding everyone they see, then sending out blast PM's or something!
Last Edited on: 5/19/11 8:15 AM ET - Total times edited: 1 |
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What Melanie said...one nice request to not be contacted again, then report to TPTB if she persists. |
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How in the world does the offending member get to have that many Friends? I thought that being on each other's Friends list required a request through a PM that is handled by the PBS system, and then both people had to agree to be added to each other's list. No?
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Margaret, in theory that is true, but many people set their friend requests to auto-accept. |
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There is no PM associated with a friend request. |
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Sorry, I didn't remember correctly - not a PM, but definitely some sort of Yes/No communication that appeared in my email, transmitted via PBS.
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That's only the case if you set it to do that in your privacy settings. A lot of people have their friend lists set on auto-accept. I personally don't, because I like to know when I'm getting a new request.
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Thanks for the advice. I went to send her a PM and saw that her account has been "suspended or closed." Well, that took care of that problem! |
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I have it set on auto accept. I play in the games and you get a lot of friend requests that way. It's just easier. I don't really care who friends me or why. It's not like they get any special privaleges with my account. Not that I don't control anyway. |
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