And for one that SPAM message that was sent to you on LI, now you've made a bunch of SPAM for all the NANOG folks to read through.
Thanks for that... -Mike On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 6:21 PM Mark Foster <blak...@blakjak.net> wrote: > > at 5:40 PM, John Levine <jo...@iecc.com> wrote: > > > >> In article <pine.lnx.4.64.1812111157380.6...@whammy.cluebyfour.org> you > >> write: > >>> Agreed, and I do get unsolicited Linkedin requests quite often. > >>> Sometimes, this is clearly the result of someone scraping a list like > >>> NANOG in an effort to drum up new business/contacts. Those end up in > >>> the > >>> bitbucket. > >> > >> When you turn down a connection there should be "I don't know this > >> person" which demotes them somehow. I gather that with enough of > >> those, you can't do invites any more. > > > > This was the case back when LinkedIn were actively enforcing their TOS. > > LinkedIn was largely started as and designed to be a referral service. > > As > > far as I can tell though, they’ve been letting strangers freely connect > > with one another for years now. > > > > I've seen success with the 'I don't know this person' feedback system as > well, and encourage it's use. > > Unfortunately for LinkedIn there's a whole breed of L.I.O.N. (LinkedIn > Open Networker) folks who believe in extending their social circle first > and breeding connections from there. > > Somewhat akin to Twitter users who blindly follow everyone they come > across, mainly in the hope of a reciprocal follow and not because they > have any intent to interact with the person they're following, or even > ever read their timeline. It's exposure, exposure, exposure. > > Mark. > > > -- Mike Lyon mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon
