[babyface00]

As in, the subscriber must actually request the email, knowing what they'll get before they sign up.

If they're requesting that their information be on a suppressed list, then obviously they changed their mind, or what they were getting wasn't what they though they would get when they signed up.

"If one consumer tells one affiliate or merchant that they never want to hear about a particular product (brand) EVER again, then EVERY affiliate AND the merchant must remove that consumer from their list whenever advertising that product."

In either case, it seems to me that "responsible" marketers would embrace consumers who tell them they don't want to hear about a product or service, saving those marketers from directing their efforts at consumers who aren't interested in the products they're pushing.

The idea that this is somehow such a burden, especially when the marketer is using a service (e-mail) that the consumer has to pay to obtain, makes me wonder how legitimate these marketers are.

[TalkBiz]

Sorry, Baby Face, but I'm not wasting my time playing your game. I've seen it literally thousands of times before. (I was a Usenet moderator for years.)

You're twisting meanings and statements to fit an irrational preconception. No amount of logic or good sense is going to sink in, and no matter how thoroughly your misinterpretations are shown for what they are, you're going to miss the point.

Say what you like. Have fun.

In the parlance of the Old Guard... **plonk**