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> The author complains mainly about being spammed by link junkies (don't
> we all) but I though some here, may want to weigh into that discussion
> (or Duncan or KOnstantin may want to do some damage control...)
This is why the "to each his own" philosophy doesn't really work. The negative impact of unwanted link requests affect everyone who uses LinkedIn, not just the people making the requests. And if damage control is warranted, then that means that behavior is affecting LinkedIn's management, investors, and so on.
It is a system – we are a network. The behavior of even a small minority of its members has system-wide effects.Scott Allen
Scott,
I want to chime in and cast my vote with you that the "to each his own" philosophy doesn't work.
I received an invitation on Wednesday from someone I'd turned down before on the Linkedin platform and turned down again today as a result of receiving another of his bulk email invitations - this time OFF the Linkedin platform. The bulk mail invitation wasn't even sophisticated enough to address me by name.
The guy has known my name for over a year and a half and has demonstrated not one jot of interest in actually "WORKING" with me - on anything.
Yet, he wants to link/re-link, continuing to send invitations both on Linkedin and off Linkedin while investing no time in "networking" with me.
But unless he has an epiphany and discovers the value of respecting other people's value systems, I can't imagine accepting any of his invitations in the future.
This is not about being snobbish or elitist - it's about insisting that networking be taken seriously as a business practice and not just as a puerile exercise good for nothing but giving the impression that one knows how to build a network when, in actuality, some can't get past the seeming neurosis of merely collecting email addresses.
So, I thought I'd coin the word "invitationitis" for this apparent affliction where a person places more emphasis on building up their email count than actually building a viable, working network of human beings.
Now, if we can just coin a term for people who want to abuse other people's networks but who would squeal to high heaven if their networks were similarly disrespected.
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Thanks!
Vincent Wright
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