Spam!!!!

[Headfry]

Sure I ticked right boxes too, can I back check in any way?

[HeyWayne]

Silly me I assumed the 'adminstrators' would only be emailing with something relevant to the forum itself - you know spam warnings, that sort of thing.

I have now unticked the box in my UserCP - Settings & Options/Edit options.

That was my understanding too.

[Janek]

I've been a member here since December last year and this was the first time I had received it (apart from the e-newsletter I received last week). I'm suspecting it must be published quarterly. It was no drama for me either. When I saw it didn't apply to me I just deleted it.

[hamsterqueen]

yup, I got it too this morning.

I may be in dire need of the advice...........

[HotStuff]

Silly me I assumed the 'adminstrators' would only be emailing with something relevant to the forum itself - you know spam warnings, that sort of thing.

Exactly, I think it is reasonable to expect emails from Administrators would be concerned with Administration, not marketing their other products.

[Flummery]

It might be useful. Not sure my body fits properly any more anyway!

[SueA]

I got it as well, the one I like though is when they send news about 'Prom' magazine, if I was 16 & American I might be interested! I don't really mind these emails though, just press delete & they're gone, not as annoying as all the 'scams' & 'enhancements' ones!

[organic]

Also swiftly deleted. I did double take and check it was actually from GYO and not a spoof.

I too think there should be a separate box for email from adimistrators and another for marketing-spam that noone in their right mind actually wants to get.

[pdblake]

Silly me I assumed the 'adminstrators' would only be emailing with something relevant to the forum itself - you know spam warnings, that sort of thing.

I have now unticked the box in my UserCP - Settings & Options/Edit options.

ditto, and reported the spam as spam.

and isn't it telling that the ad at the bottom of this page is about mass emailing?

[gettingSpammed]

... haven't been pestered with Spam. The powers that be are really good at sorting all that.

Yes except that they have actually caused this spam themselves.

I hope that you don't disappear straight away, and stay and enjoy what I think is the best and friendliest gardening forum available.

Thank you, indeed the natives do appear to be quite friendly

I did register my original account some time ago and had already decided that I didn't like all the advertising - that is their choice. It was my choice not to visit any more as intrusive flashing animated advertising rapidly gives me a headache - now I find that the advertising has followed me so I am off to blacklist them the same as I do for any other spammer

[taff]

ever heard of firefox and add-blocking?

[lottie dolly]

another 1 here,i to thought SPAM,it has nothing at all to do with gardening,and gardening is excersize in it's self,and cheeper,in the fresh air,so it has to be better for us in the long run,as at your own pace makeing it enjoyable

[jackie j]

I also had one and deleted without openeing, as I do anything I dont want.

[zazen999]

I've merged so that Admin don't miss all the posts about it; HW has brought it to their attention today.

[HotStuff]

Zazen, I respect the fact that you're a moderator, but I think this is far less visible to the rest of the community in the "Introduce Yourself!" section than it was in "General chitchat". Not accusing you of anything because I think it's far too trivial an issue for any machinations, just a thought.