Host, Why no email in our profiles?

[cruisinfanatic]

Are we forbidden from ever contacting each other away from this board?

 

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[Host Mike]

No not at all.

Due to some problems with folks visiting Cruise Critic just for the purpose of "harvesting" e-mail contacts and turning around sending out spam, we took the information out.

Some of the mail looked like it came from us and it had problems.

Laura is looking at other alternatives.

For now, we suggest putting the e-mail address on your signature line if you want it there.

 

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[cruisinfanatic]

Host Mike,

I'd do that, but we're not suppossed to according to Host Laura.

Those that have their email in their profile that is not correct (such as Cruisecritic_@_xxx.com don't get spam. Mine is listed that way and I have never had a problem.

I think the users of cruisecritic should have the choice of whether or not to list their email.

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[TPKeller]

Hi,

 

I posted a workaround a couple days ago, but nobody replied to it, so it fell off the top of the list.

 

If you aren't using the IM field in your profile, you can select "other" as your IM type, and then put your e-mail address in the IM name field. Or if you are using your IM field, you can probably just pick a different field and stick your e-mail address in there anyway, people will be able to see it.

 

As SPAM is a problem, I would recommend some effort of protection, either as previously mentioned, disguising your address, or using an account with spam filtering (I use Yahoo.. works ok, but not perfect).

 

Theron

 

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[LauraS]

That's an excellent suggestion TP...utilize a different field for your e-mail address. Everyone (except TA's and tour operators) can go ahead and do that.

 

Best bet is to include in your signature....and include a simple no spam addition to it....so our members can contact you BUT spammers and harvesters will have tough time stealing.

 

Laura

 

 

 

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[bthorn1108]

Laura, I really take exception to your remark about TA's and tour operators. I am a TA and why shouldn't I be able to list my e-mail address in my profile, if I wish to? I am not forcing anyone to contact me by listing my e-mail address and someone may want to contact me about something entirely different. I was a CC member long before I became a TA, so why should my rights as a CC member be skewed by the fact that I'm a TA?

 

It seems to me, that so long as a TA is not advertising on these message boards, you should leave them alone and stop isolating them. After all, it seems like the TA's that frequent these boards have provided a lot of assistance for people who need it. There are even posts requesting help from TA's. Give us a break

 

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[cruisinfanatic]

I agree. How is the host suppossed to decern who's a TA and who is not anyway. I'll put my email in my sig as suggested by host.

 

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