I'm seriously asking because I'd like to hear some opinions--particularly from the mods and Lynn--on what they think is "spam" and where they draw the line between that and internet marketing.

Before you start slamming internet marketing, let me just say that this board and others are excellent examples of internet marketing at it's finest, as they promote a product while providing some good, solid information.

Oh, and I make a living doing internet marketing. And I am most definitely NOT a "spammer."

Has anyone looked up "spam" yet?

It does have a very specific legal meaning, as it is currently illegal under US federal laws.

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"Spam" means to send unwanted emails to strangers with the express purpose of promoting a product or service.

"Spam" USED to be a subset of internet marketing BEFORE spam became illegal. Now we internet marketers use double-opt-in email lists, to make sure we don't send you email you don't consent to have.

I'm asking because I just had a VERY unpleasant experience at a knife board during the last week or so, resulting in very bad experiences with one self-styled "Supermod", 2 knife makers (one of whom I spent money with, the other I was just looking and asked for more details, yet I STILL felt sorry for his "friend with cancer" so I sent "friend with cancer" all the cash I had in my wallet bigger than 1's--it added up to $85--in cash. )

So long story short, because I posted with my website URL in my sig line, I was warned and then LIFETIME BANNED and I may have been libeled as being a "spammer", or "spamming" or sending "spam".


I am very upset about this, since I do not have anything to do with "spam", which is a criminal activity.

So what do YOU call "spam"?