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samboct -> RE: Is it rude to say "No thanks" and block someone? (10/29/2008 11:07:40 AM)
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"It's the internet. Just because I have signed onto the site doesn't mean that I have to read or respond to anything and everything that someone shoots into My mailbox. I look at it the same way as I do junk mail. Just because I happen to have an address, doesn't necessarily mean that I want fliers from the local insurance agent, cell phone companies, or carpet cleaning company. I don't owe any of those mailings a reply any more than I owe a reply to people here if I chose not to write one."
I must respectfully disagree. An online virtual community is nevertheless, still a community. We gather here electronically because we share common interests, which implies a certain level of support for each other. By its nature, this is a site intended to foster relationships between people.
Companies that send out junk mail, email, and phone solicitations are only interested in the contents of your wallet. It's a lousy way to do business and my response is to not do business with companies that harass me in this fashion.
However, as some previous posters have pointed out, composing a response to a profile is often not an easy process, and I too have seen efforts go unacknowledged. In response to the original poster-a polite response followed with a block makes little sense. An impolite response followed with a block makes a certain amount of sense, or as I have experienced first hand, a nonsensical response followed by a block which does not permit a rejoinder also makes sense.
I will point out that courtesy is a two way street. Impolite emails exist for a variety of reasons, but it appears doubtful that efficacy is amongst them, while it is likely that anger is a motivating force. Recipients of a thoughtful, polite request for further conversation who rudely rebuff the sender by failing to respond are only encouraging the ratio of "noise"/useful emails to increase further.
Regards,
Sam
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