Don't vent that through our DSC thread tell it to me thru PM.
I wasn’t venting.. If I was venting the post would have sounded angry and lacked sense. The post was constructive criticism.
Why didn’t I just PM the response ? Why did I go here?
Well that PM was basically this thread in PM form. Considering that I felt the two were intertwined enough to make the post here. I also felt that others should see that you made these Pms. Again the PM was basically this thread except FORCED unto that person to read it through PM.
I care about everyone on the forums. EVERYONE. I was just PMing and it was just a way of saying that if those people were in a clan just say no thank you
Given the general perception from that PM… it was very generic. It felt like a consumer outreach by a major cooperation.
Its hard for that person to feel that they are actually cared about when reading that PM. If the PM’s were personalized then it may be a different story .
Such a tactic may be ok for a business but it won’t win you much support as a clan.
Again the above post was constructive, it was not a flame attempt (nor is this one)..
When I said things like “you come off as desperate”; I wasn’t calling you desperate, I was saying that (in a constructive manner) you and this clan are being perceived as such based off that PM. Had I said “You are desperate idiot lol! Retard!” then that would be flaming, but I did not.
Also, it is allowed to send PMs to groups.
Yes, it is. It is also technically allowed for companies to spam email accounts. Does that mean that the general population don’t look down on it (in implication to the generic PM’s saying the same thing to multiple people across the forum; especially regarding an invitation to a clan) ?
The only reason spamming for companies works is because they get money out of it. Spamming ensures that at least one fish out of the bunch will take the bait. It does not really promote the status of the company among its consumer base.
In the situation of getting members for a clan (a united group of members whom gather under the same tag), you shouldn’t want the people who take the bait.
no hidden remark this time, sorry
Last edited by lancer_c; Mar 1, 2008 at 09:05 PM.