I'm equally curmudgeonly: I refuse to participate in any social network - at anyone's invitation. Except TechNet, of course! Brian On 30/01/2013 18:11, Nutting, Phil wrote: > I agree. Linkedin should not be another Facebook and I'm not interested in spending half my day wading through crap. > > So If I don't accept your invite, do not take it personally. > > Another curmudgeon > > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Inge Hernefjord > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 11:07 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] LinkedIn Inflation > > Hi all, > > I get lots of "accepted " mails from too many persons, some of which I've > never been in contact with. Likewise, I get requests from a lot, people who > want me as their professional assistant. ' "Well, why do you > complain," will say many, " if half world been asking for your > companionship, you should be happy ". Yes, I am, if I am allowed to decide > myself whom to be connected to. Just now it's inflation, many seem to be > collecting LinkidIns as you-thread berries on a straw. Therefore, you may > be pissed when I don't do reply on your repeted " Hello, a reminder; you > have new LinkedIn friends who wait for you ....." The few people I > really want be connected with, these I hope do not feel llike I am > withdrawing. > > Inge (a > curmudgeon) > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. > For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________________________ > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. > For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________________________ > ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________