Re: Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

Dave Page wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 4:11 PM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 11:01 AM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>>
>>> somasekhar Ramadurgam <somasekhar(dot)102638(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
>>>
>>>> I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn.
>>>>
>>> <rant>
>>> One reason I will never, ever join LinkedIn is that they encourage
>>> their members to spam the world like this. If I were running this
>>> mailing list, messages like this one would be sufficient grounds for
>>> getting banned.
>>> </rant>
>>>
>>> There. I feel better now.
>>>
>> How about we blacklist that subject line? I joined linkedin and I'm
>> pretty sure I didn't spam any mailing lists when I did so, but we seem
>> to keep having this problem...
>>
>
> They have an option for importing your address book which I suspect is
> the cause of this. It does take a few clicks to send anything though,
> if memory serves.
>
>

Yes, just importing contacts does not in itself cause an invitation to
be sent.

Sadly though, there is no shortage of people who will mindlessly click a
buttons.

I've actually found LinkedIn to be tolerably unobtrusive. And they
actually advise people fairly prominently to be careful about selecting
contacts, e.g.:

People you invite to connect will become your first degree
connections. Thoughtfully select those people you know and trust
because these are the people you will seek advice from and request
Recommendations about your/other's quality of work. Because of this,
the quality of your connections is always more important than the
quantity of connections.

I agree with Robert's suggestion of filtering out this subject.

cheers

andrew