On May 15, 8:08 pm, (John B) wrote:
You guys need to go fishing...it does wonders for your disposition
grin.

John K


All:

Not to beat a dead horse, but I'm curious. I have started a Yahoo!
group for bass fishermen in the Central Virginia area. I've seen
groups start, flounder (no pun intended) and then die a quiet death
due to lack of membership and/or lack of activity. I don't want to
see this happen to my group.

To that end, I have sent e-mail invitations to Yahoo! members who
listed their location as Virginia and bass fishing as an interest. I
picked up a few members that way, but I want the group to grow more.
I'm considering joining AOL so I can search for members the same way I
did on Yahoo!, but joining AOL concerns me due to SPAM.

Now that I've invoked the dreaded "S" word, here is my question: If I
send an invitation out to members of this usenet group to come join my
Yahoo! group if they want to, will I be branded a Spammer and have to
walk around with a scarlet "S" on my chest for the rest of my life?
This is a non-commercial group so I'm not selling anything nor am I
advocating the use of any brand of product.

Again, I'm curious and don't want to offend anyone from the get-go.

Thanks,
Greg