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04-09-20, 04:24 PM
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What is with all of the SPAM that I have been receiving from this site of late?
04-09-20, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Digital_Cowboy
What is with all of the SPAM that I have been receiving from this site of late?
https://www.bikeforums.net/forum-sug...er-assistance/
04-09-20, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
04-09-20, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
04-09-20, 06:35 PM
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Thread moved from General Cycling to User Assistance forum.
04-09-20, 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by cb400bill
Thread moved from General Cycling to User Assistance forum.
04-09-20, 06:41 PM
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Considering that I have NOT opted in WHY am I receiving it?
04-09-20, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Korina
But not answered.
04-09-20, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Digital_Cowboy
Considering that I have NOT opted in WHY am I receiving it?
04-09-20, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by cb400bill
Are you referring to something received in an email from Bike Forums?
04-09-20, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by cb400bill
Are you referring to something received in an email from Bike Forums?
04-09-20, 07:01 PM
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In the body of the email you should find an UNSUBSCRIBE tab. Click on it and follow the directions.
04-09-20, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by cb400bill
In the body of the email you should find an UNSUBSCRIBE tab. Click on it and follow the directions.
04-09-20, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Digital_Cowboy
WHY should we have to do that IF we have OPTED out via your web site?
04-09-20, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by cb400bill
Either do it and stop them or don't and keep receiving them. Your choice.
04-09-20, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by cb400bill
Either do it and stop them or don't and keep receiving them. Your choice.
04-09-20, 07:38 PM
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As I POSTED above, the Admins TAKE care of this stuff. I'm an unpaid VOLUNTEER moderator. I've informed you WITH what to do. Do it OR not. Your choice.
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Originally Posted by Digital_Cowboy
And WHY are you selling our email address to spammers?
04-09-20, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by cb400bill
As I POSTED above, the Admins TAKE care of this stuff. I'm an unpaid VOLUNTEER moderator. I've informed you WITH what to do. Do it OR not. Your choice.
04-09-20, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by cb400bill
Your email hasn't BEEN sold to anyone. The advertisers pay to advertise THROUGH Bike Forums and the company that owns THE forum administrates it.
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Originally Posted by Digital_Cowboy
IF we have opted NOT to opt in, WHY do we have to opt out when the email arrives? Do you not see how illogical it is to have people who have chosen not to opt in to have to opt out? And why is it only just now happening?
04-09-20, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by cb400bill
I do SEE how illogical it is to continue badgering me ABOUT it when you can so easily STOP the situation.
04-09-20, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Digital_Cowboy
The situation defies logic, as we have NOT opted in via the web site, but still have to opt out via the SPAM that arives in our inboxes. Your bosses need to change that.
04-10-20, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Digital_Cowboy
The situation defies logic, as we have NOT opted in via the web site, but still have to opt out via the SPAM that arives in our inboxes. Your bosses need to change that.
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Please dont outsmart the censor. That is a very expensive censor and every time one of you guys outsmart it it makes someone at the home office feel bad. We dont wanna do that. So dont cleverly disguise bad words.
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Am I partly to blame for this?
