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Send someone you appreciate an official 'Continue and Persist' Letter

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Re: Send someone you appreciate an official 'Continue and Persist' Letter

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Post by ryandrake »

ada1981 wrote: post #20
dheera wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yep. I definitely don't really like friends handing my residential address to third parties to mail me stuff without my consent. They can mail me stuff directly if they want though.

Like sending you gifts via Amazon? Or exposing your address when then send any mail at all? Your address is public record this seems like not something you need to concerned about.

I honestly feel a little creeped out when someone gives out my address to Amazon without my consent, even if it is to send me a gift. Even though Amazon already has my address, this feels different somehow and crosses a small boundary.

Re: Send someone you appreciate an official 'Continue and Persist' Letter

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Post by kijin »

collingreen wrote: post #30
CamelCaseName wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

or... maybe this is just a fun side project they whipped up as a joke? Some side project for a resume? Just look at OP's comment history, one example: > I absolutely love making chrome extensions - my very first one was creating an extension for tinder.com that would swipe left on anyone with the first name Chad All they require here is your name and email, and the recipient's name and address. Both are (probably) pu…

Why not just make a pdf or a copy paste version? I get suspicious when extra work is done to make worse ux; my assumption is that it rarely happens without a hidden incentive.

I think part of the package is the official-looking envelope from the LLP, transparent window and all.

It won't have the same effect if you just download a PDF, print it out, and mail it in a generic envelope with a handwritten address on it.

Re: Send someone you appreciate an official 'Continue and Persist' Letter

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Post by gcr »

qingcharles wrote: post #32

I tried to donate the $3 but Ko-Fi won't let you donate less than $5. I'm trying to donate the $5 but the blue Pay Now button does literally nothing. Will try again later :) Please continue.

Same. It seems like the Ko-Fi platform won't let me select any payment method.

Thank you for running this service! I'll pay it forward when things recover.

Re: Send someone you appreciate an official 'Continue and Persist' Letter

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Post by MichaelCharles »

royal__ wrote: post #6

Cool idea! It sounds like you're offering it for free, with the option for a donation. How are you going to deal with the influx of what I imagine will be hundreds of free requests? Won't that get pretty expensive fast?

The pessimist in me says this is the regular old "If it's free, then you're the product" situation.

This seems like a clever way to collect valid mailing addresses. People are also likely to include personal information in their praise messages, which could be valuable data.

Their Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy state they reserve the right to share collected information with service providers, business partners, and affiliates. They can use your data for "other purposes" including "data analysis" and "identifying trends." They can share your information with "business partners to offer you certain products, services or promotions."

Re: Send someone you appreciate an official 'Continue and Persist' Letter

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Post by theendisney »

Long long ago i and friends would smoke a ton of weed and write letters that we never send. They went something like...

Dear sir, you must feel privilaged to receave a letter from someone as important and distingushed as me. It was well earned and deserved i assure you (which is the best kind of assurance) It of course pains me greatly to see my greatness overshadowed but there is joy in being reduced to an observer in awe.....

Ill let myself out

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