Spam generated from this site?
09-16-2011, 04:44 AM
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I am seeing unsolicited e-mails lately, saying
Hi <my real name>
I found your email address on the internet as a member of Everyone's Welcome.
Is my personal info being sold? How can I opt out of this?
At the very least, my e-mail address and real identity is compromised. Is other information also being sold?
Hi <my real name>
I found your email address on the internet as a member of Everyone's Welcome.
Is my personal info being sold? How can I opt out of this?
At the very least, my e-mail address and real identity is compromised. Is other information also being sold?
09-16-2011, 04:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Moonpi
I am seeing unsolicited e-mails lately, saying
Hi <my real name>
I found your email address on the internet as a member of Everyone's Welcome.
Is my personal info being sold? How can I opt out of this?
At the very least, my e-mail address and real identity is compromised. Is other information also being sold?
Hi <my real name>
I found your email address on the internet as a member of Everyone's Welcome.
Is my personal info being sold? How can I opt out of this?
At the very least, my e-mail address and real identity is compromised. Is other information also being sold?
I've not gotten emails generated from this site--------so far!
09-16-2011, 04:49 AM
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Location: N. Florida
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You can block unwanted spam mail with most programs. I haven't gotten anything generated by this site. I did get some from facebook and a couple of others, but most of the junk I get is stuff I sign up for but don't have time to read.
09-16-2011, 05:03 AM
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Originally Posted by dakotamaid
Don't forget that this is a public forum, anyone on the web can access this board. Only registered can post. So that does leave us open to unsolicited spam and other "stuff".
The PM is set up to help us avoid that risk. So if you give your email, that's your choice, and nothing to blame this site for.
09-16-2011, 05:32 AM
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Everybody's welcome is the online name for the Quilt Guild generated here way back when (2007). http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-3258-1.htm
Shadow Dancer made the block and Chele designed the card. It was a big topic of chat conversation at the time. Since there is no guild outside of this board that I am part of, it has to come from here.
what bothers me more is access to my name and e-mail address. I am careful to read rules before joining a site, and never saw anything indicating my personal information would be sold. I do not give that out unless I have a reason to.
Shadow Dancer made the block and Chele designed the card. It was a big topic of chat conversation at the time. Since there is no guild outside of this board that I am part of, it has to come from here.
what bothers me more is access to my name and e-mail address. I am careful to read rules before joining a site, and never saw anything indicating my personal information would be sold. I do not give that out unless I have a reason to.
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