blogiquette

[firecat]

If you comment on someone's blog, and need to give an e-mail address to do so, is it acceptable for them to subscribe you to their mailing list? (No notice is given of such automatic subscription in the comment area.)

I don't think it's acceptable. I'm not all that angry about it, but I'm minorly ticked and trying to decide whether to complain.




Update I did complain. The blogger responded that my winding up on zir mailing list was unintentional.

Comments

[starcat-jewel.livejournal.com]

Well stated. And especially if you're running any kind of business, you REALLY want to stay inside the lines -- because if you don't, then it becomes Unsolicited Commercial E-mail (UCE) and you'd be amazed how much legal trouble you can be in. Sure, the so-called "CAN-SPAM" law has a double meaning, but if you haven't done your research, you're not likely to know where the loopholes are.

I don't know exactly where bloggers would fall in this, it's sort of a grey area. But at the most basic level, it's just good manners and common sense to let people make their own decisions about whether or not to be on your mailing list.