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"Under no circumstances will I ever purchase anything offered to me as the result of an unsolicited e-mail message. Nor will I forward chain letters, petitions, mass mailings, or virus warnings to large numbers of others. This is my contribution to the survival of the online community." - Roger Ebert
I realize that the Boulder Pledge itself does not cover Usenet spam, but it certainly can and should be applied to that abuse as well.
"I have taken the Pledge because I believe it is the right thing to do. I also believe there is strength in numbers. If you can join with me, and the many others who have taken the pledge, together we will make a difference."
Bill Weinman - Discussion and Pledge
"It would be nice if nobody ever bought things from spammers – but you have to figure if people are going to buy actual medications from random strangers who send semi-literate e-mail, this speaks to a level of stupidity so profound that it's difficult to imagine eradicating it."
Mitch Wagner, InternetWeek.com Editor, March 1 2004
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