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Jodi Meadows's avatar

I didn't subscribe to this newsletter on my own. But I was subscribed anyway. I know I'm not the only one. Please tell me how you got my email address to add to your list.

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Jay Daniels's avatar

Hi,

I uploaded a list of facebook group members, linkedin and email contacts. If you are here by mistake then please unsubscribe.

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Jodi Meadows's avatar

Honestly, this is pretty unethical. If you wanted any of those groups to subscribe to your newsletter, you should have given them the opportunity to opt in, not force people to opt out.

If people find value in your work here, they will subscribe. But adding people you don't even know is not the way.

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Jay Daniels's avatar

I had enabled double optin when uploading to list substack. It sends a confirmation message. So I thought only people who will confirm will get subscribe. But somehow I think either the confirmation message may have landed in promotion folder or spam. Or it did not send.

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Jodi Meadows's avatar

I didn't get a "please confirm" message. I only got TWO "welcome to..." emails 30 minutes apart. So enabling didn't take.

And even with double opt-in, you still sent unsolicited emails to thousands of people. And taking email addresses from other groups is *still* unethical. Those lists are not yours.

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Jay Daniels's avatar

It is from my group not other groups. From my facebook groups and linkedin groups. One can not access other people groups.

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Jodi Meadows's avatar

What groups do you own?

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