User talk:Ihuvila

Well, mass mailing certainly could be considered spamming. I was one of thos whom you mailed, and I wasn't particulary comfortable about receiving your mail. What are you requesting an unblock for? If you want to continue mailing users - no way, one single announcement on one of public forums would be enough. If you'd like to edit our articles, that would be another thing. Max S em(Han shot first!) 12:07, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I concur; using the email function for mass mailing is not an appropriate use of Wikipedia, and I too would be displeased to get such a message. Most internet users know to never reply to mass mailers; the fact that you haven't gotten angry replies doesn't mean that mass mailings are welcome.  I wouldn't support an unblock to continue with mass mailing. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 12:08, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I do for sure respect your opinions. Neither do I specifically like advertising type spam and I tend delete it straight away. On the other hand I am probably biassed in a way that I tend to be positive to personally (even if there would be other recipients) sent non-commercial research invitations, because voluntary participation is absolutely necessary for many types of studies. But I can see reasons why these kinds of invitations are in the grey area and you can feel yourselves offended. I am deeply sorry for that. Nevertheless, I promise to stop using the email function, reconsider my data collecting methods and continuing with the whole study. Unblocking my account would be nice for future contributions. Ihuvila (talk) 12:35, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Due to my respect to the Wikipedia community and those who have already participated the study, I suppose it is fair to conclude this discussion here and to focus on more important things, for instance, to develop this wonderful community resource further. I am sorry that my contacts to contributors have been interpreted as mass mailing. I have no further requests nor do I need to have my account unblocked. I renew my request if needed. Thank you and I'm sorry for the time and effort all of you have contributed to this discussion. Ihuvila (talk) 14:12, 6 May 2008 (UTC)