18 May
2011
18 May
'11
2:04 p.m.
Nancy wrote:
I suggest that blanket invitations like this get the user automatically dropped from the list.
Toni screwed up. LinkedIn encourages users to send boilerplate invites to everyone in their address book, which is a bad idea on several levels.
But spamming the list wasn't intentional. I'd allow everyone one mistake, for which they apologize:
Hi am sorry, I didn't know that I was sending to the support list. Linkedin just ask to scan my email for connections, inadvertently I said yes but didn't know I have the support list.
rather than one and you're out. Particularly on a support list, where there will be less-experienced participants who may need coaching in netiquette.
-- David.