Bj aka Bill Brown   Hosting and Backup Service provider
Hi Lisa,

If you tell them not to send you ads and they persist then it is spam.

The options are as have been discussed in the past block them and / or Report them.

To report them simply go to the contact us link at the bottom of any page
select abuse/spam from the drop down and give the details to Support.


Oct 30th 2007 22:47   

Beth Schmillen   
Hi Lisa...

I actually agree with Bj here... except it sounds like the same person that
not only did they sent that to me but I signed up and got the gizmo on a
page or two of mine as well... we exchanged messages regarding that...

and I think in that case it's a matter of scattered mindedness and not
realizing who they've sent it to and who they haven't????

But, yes, that is a bit much!

I had to send a polite note to someone who actually spammed my Groups...
not just one but all of them ... where the blatant ad landed in
the correct Group I topped it... the rest I had to remove etc... and they
had the gall to request admin priveleges as well !!

so I wrote and told them so... I better go back and see if my
groups are still spam free! LOL...

Happy Markteting!
Beth


Beth
Oct 31st 2007 00:11   

Lateef Oladeji   Internet Marketer
Anything you receive unsolicited, whether useful or not, is a spam. If the sender persists even after your initial protest, it becomes an harrassment. If he/she still persists, it becomes a challenge to 'war'. The action you should take, and at what point, depends on your choice: delete, report, ignore/tolerate, retaliate, collaborate, or smile it off as a kind of fun. Happy choice, friend.
Oct 31st 2007 05:38   

Man Owar   Soccernet
Maybe not a spam but rather annoying then i should list them into spam hahaha lol. As simple as that. Twice is enough if someone sent me an email of the same content. Anyway e-mail is not an interesting thing to read.
Oct 31st 2007 05:57   

Collette Johnson   Collette's Naturals
I do not agree with their reply! Apsense email is NOT for sending ads to your contacts! That is why we have banner and text ads, Apsense Express bulletins and our ABC centers! This person definitely needs to be educated on how to properly network market, and I am guessing they are new to the network marketing scene.
I reply to them, as such: Thank you for the information, but, and then I go on to explain to them that they would have better results if they used the apsense express or Advertising groups here instead of emailing their offers to their contacts before reporting them or banning them from emailing me. '
If I would have recieved the reply back that you did, I would most certainly follow what BJ posted.
So sorry you have ran into this problem Lisa.

Nov 1st 2007 03:06   

Margaret Elmendorf   
I totally agree that it is spam. If you didn't ask for the information, then it is spam. Besides there are plenty of places to advertise on Apsense besides sending messages.
Margie
Sep 22nd 2008 11:51   

Alan Santna   Online Money Maker
Here is the Wikipedia definition.
He is spamming.

# Spam (electronic), unsolicited or undesired bulk electronic messages. There are many types of electronic spam, including

* E-mail spam, unsolicited e-mail
* Mobile phone spam, unsolicited text messages
* Forum spam, posting advertisements or useless posts on a forum
* Spamdexing, manipulating a search engine to create the illusion of popularity for webpages
* Spam in blogs, posting random comments or promoting commercial services to blogs, wikis, guestbooks
* Newsgroup spam, advertisements and forgery on newsgroups
* Messaging spam ("SPIM"), use of instant messenger services for advertisement or even extortion


Sep 22nd 2008 20:21   

Cheryl Baumgartner   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
The amount of spam is unbelievable. Sending an ad someone does not want it is spam period. I constantly get these messages from contacts I really don't know. The only contact I have had with them is the spam messages. I've gotten to the point I simply delete the message then block them.
Sep 22nd 2008 21:24   

Mia Hienovirta   Distance Working Certified Multimedia Producer, Ar
I agree that it is spam. I get those to, repeatedly. I do as you; delete them and block them!
Sep 23rd 2008 07:15   

Ali Azhar   
Yes, he is spamming..

Sep 27th 2008 01:06   

Bj aka Bill Brown   Hosting and Backup Service provider
I am happy to anounce I have just been denied by yet another spammer here in APSense.
after replying to thiere spam ad and telling them not to use my message box to send ads to.

Every contact I get is advised my message box it there for help and assistance and general communication and NOT to receive ads.


Sep 27th 2008 05:31   

LM Hunt   Online Business
I agree as well. We have the whole network to explore for information and then friends that may make mention, we do not need to send unsolicited mail. I actually prefer it that way!

Lea
Sep 27th 2008 06:08   

Ginny H.   Boutique Owner
Completely and totally spam. I can't believe that some people still don't seem to understand what is and isn't spam.
Oct 3rd 2008 08:33   

Elisbeth Rooney   
I agree it is spam and its incredibly annoying too. There is nothing more irritating than a contact request or invite that is either full of the sender cramming their product down your throat or is immediately followed by an email filled with advertising.

I personally am not here to have someone elses business crammed down my throat repeatedly and generally block someone after the first go round of unsolicited advertising. If I am interested in learning about someones business, I will ask for information. If I have not asked, don't send it to me it will only get you blocked.
Nov 9th 2008 09:28   

Warren Contreras   Old Retired Guy
It's this kind of spamming that caused me to ignore ApSense for a long time.
Nov 9th 2008 11:23   

Cheryl Baumgartner   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
Anything unsolicited even from those on your friends list is spam! I just went through an cleaned out my "friends" lists of people who have been on there for months and the only contact I've had with them have been their spam messages. Just being on a list does not make you a friend! That means you don't have any right to send those garbage messages.
Nov 9th 2008 16:15   

juliehvr  
I also agree that it is spam when you keep receiving the same email with the same content. My box stays full enough as it is.
Nov 14th 2008 18:53   

Mohd Idris I.   Web Hosting Services
I agree. Everyday I am getting a lot of these messages from contacts really I do not know them. Those who are in my friend circle are listed on my contact so normally all other messages go to spame/junk mail and I delete even without look over. However some messages come to inbox that irritate me. I think we all suffering with this spam period.
Nov 15th 2008 14:37   

Naye   
Very annoying and very much spam. I don't know what makes a person think its okay to send the same message repeatedly, it is so uncalled for.
Nov 16th 2008 21:54   

Corey Huetter   CEO - Cheapest EDDM Printing
Oh how come they spam? I really curious to know. Is it thru messages on apsense? I hope so
Nov 22nd 2008 01:06