allan:
Handsomedan:
I'm annoyed by marketing emails that I am having to unsubscribe to as the result of attending a conference
80% of the unsubscribe links take me to a page where I have to jump through a hoop or two and enter my email "preferences" and email address to receive NO emails from said marketers.
If I'd known of the deluge of emails I'd receive as a result of attendance, I would not have gone.
Had that happen a few years ago for a conference I attended on behalf of my employer. One of those ones where in addition to the various topics under discussion, there were a bunch of vendors present with displays set up, attempting to sell their wares. Following the conference I was swamped with marketing emails from every vendor present.
I complained to the organiser that I considered it was unethical to pass on attendees details without advice or permission. I did eventually get an apology from them in a "sorry you took offence at our actions" kind of way, which I always consider a non-apology, because it puts the focus back on me as the complainer, rather than them as the perpetrator.
In other words, 'everyone else deluged by spammy emails thought it was fine, it's just you'. That attitude is annoying, especially when you pay to attend these events.