I will try to make this my last post in this thread and I request the mods to close this thread, since everything has been explained and cleared up, but just in case, I will summarize it:
Quote from mxjones:
Baron didn't sell or give away your information,
Never let facts kick you in the ass, even he said so. What do you call letting advertisers use the email database for money? I guess rent would be a better word, since he does the massmailing on the behalf of the advertisers, and not just giving out the emails for any kind of use. We thank him for that.
My personal concern was about the origin of the spam, since it doesn't happen very often, so I wasn't sure if it was authorized (and I didn't know all the facts). Here is what we learnt and these happen to be the FACTS:
1. As described in the site's policy, ET has the right to spam the posters occasionally with promotional materials. This is part of ET's business practice.
2. Posters who doesn't want to be contacted in this manner have the ability to opt out.
3. The business side of ET is not up for debates, Baron runs it in any way he likes it. It is take it or leave it...
4. There is really no #4, I assume we all wish another profitable year for ET and Baron so we can still keep posting here...
That's about it folks, nothing more to see, let's move on....
Thread requested to be closed by original poster. - Joe
