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I used the form on the author of the book's website a few weeks ago to invite her on our books podcast: https://sarahwynnwilliams.com https://sarahwynnwilliams

I used the form on the author of the book's website a few weeks ago to invite her on our books podcast: https://sarahwynnwilliams.com https://sarahwynnwilliams.com She didn't respond, which is fair enough, it's probably not big enough to be interesting to her. But then I got auto-added to her PR mailing list. I didn't ask or consent to be on the PR mailing list (all the page says as of now is "To contact Sarah, please complete the form below"). Seems I was just added because I used the "contact" form. Auto-adding someone who contacts you to a PR mailing list is a dark pattern. Seems she learned something at Facebook. I found it ironic.

aredox 1y ago
She certainly didn't code that contact form. Still an oversight from her, but...
- pixelatedindex 1y ago
  But what? It’s her website and is ultimately responsible. “I didn’t code it” is not an excuse.
  - aredox 1y ago
    Do you assume full responsability for all the dependencies of all the software you write and use?
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    - pixelatedindex 1y ago
      That’s neither here nor there. This a very specific situation where someone comes to my website/company, takes an action they believe is safe, and gets a bunch of spam. That would absolutely be my responsibility - it’s where the buck stops.
      - azemetre 1y ago
        It’s similar to how I follow my Congressional Representative but they also added me on various donor lists now. Just because people do it doesn’t mean it’s not shitty.