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@Nickv82 nope, you are wrong. Whether you or anyone else wants to admit it, DHH and 37S handled it wrong. There is no way around that. I didnt turn around and verbally abuse him for it, i told him to "Stop Whining". Scroll up and read what I said. Also, he publicly pasted the email here on a forum meant for public discussion and thats what I did.
So what would be the socially acceptable way to promote such a service? It's easy to complain about this kind of thing, but I don't see anyone suggesting a better way to do it. Or does everyone feel that the only mistake was not including opt-out instructions? By the way, opt out instructions are a great way for hackers to trick people into visiting a malicious website... just saying...
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Umm I'm pretty sure that equals one person not a couple.