Selling Email addresses TGR?

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11-24-2009, 11:47 AM
Buzzworthy

Selling Email addresses TGR?

So I get an email today from the email account I registered here and get from Woot.com today:

"Dear Buzzworthy,

Something tells us that you might particularly be on the lookout for good deals right about now. And not even the Woot family of sites, with all our deal-mustering power, can possibly satisfy your every cheapskate desire. So welcome the newest and weirdest addition to our growing brood: Deals.Woot.

Unlike our other sites, it's not a store. Deals.Woot is a community-driven vehicle for finding and sizing up deals elsewhere on the Web. That means we're counting on you guys to post, rate, vote, and comment on the deals that strike your ecommerce fancy. You've been sharpening your deal-hunting teeth on Woot's daily sales - now feast on the fresh meat dragged to Deals.Woot from all over the Internet.

Whether you use Deals.Woot to show off your keen eye for a bargain or just to find cheap Christmas presents, we hope you like looking at the entire ecommerce world through the Deals.Woot filter.

You can find out more at this blog post, or just head to Deals.Woot and learn by clicking. Sadly, we can't turn the entire Internet into Woot, but Deals.Woot is as close as we can get.

One community, every deal -
Deals.Woot "

I don't use that name for any other login, so how did they know about my name here? The text above is an exact cut and paste.

Help me understand how this did not come from here. Thanks.
11-24-2009, 11:51 AM
Sinecure

Maybe there's a maggot who works for Woot and has been harvesting emails? Although I haven't scoured the Terms of Use of TGR lately (well, never, since you asked). It wouldn't surprise me if we gave up our right to our email address and screen name for cross-promotions. Anyway, if they did get it from TGR, I hope TGR got some $$ for it.
11-24-2009, 12:08 PM
bklyn

I got one of those, but at my email address that I use with Woot only. Are you sure you never gave woot that email?
11-24-2009, 12:49 PM
Buzzworthy

Quote:

Originally Posted by bklyn

I got one of those, but at my email address that I use with Woot only. Are you sure you never gave woot that email?

While they may indeed have my email, why is the email to the name Buzzworthy and not my real name? That is the part that I find bizarre.

I don't use this TGR name ANYWHERE else. I actually don't even like it anymore.
11-24-2009, 01:04 PM
Mr. #####

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buzzworthy

While they may indeed have my email, why is the email to the name Buzzworthy and not my real name? That is the part that I find bizarre.

I don't use this TGR name ANYWHERE else. I actually don't even like it anymore.

WAH WAH WAH....SD&SU!!!!!
11-24-2009, 01:48 PM
The Suit

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buzzworthy

While they may indeed have my email, why is the email to the name Buzzworthy and not my real name? That is the part that I find bizarre.

I don't use this TGR name ANYWHERE else. I actually don't even like it anymore.

It's probably because you have a bad avatar.
11-24-2009, 03:58 PM
Buzzworthy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. #####

WAH WAH WAH....SD&SU!!!!!

STFU stupid fucking alias Mr. Poundkey.

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Suit

It's probably because you have a bad avatar.

As a WVU grad, you too can kiss my ass for that snide comment. Jerk. :wave:
11-24-2009, 05:50 PM
FartBag Commando

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buzzworthy

I don't use this TGR name ANYWHERE else. I actually don't even like it anymore.

Embrace it bro. I think it's stuck after all this time.
11-26-2009, 12:18 PM
MakersTeleMark

Didn't you read the privacy statement in the link at the bottom of the page?

http://www.tetongravity.com/w3c/pwstatement.html

Oh yeah, that link has been broken for months, even after I pm'd the webguy to let him know.

They must be furiously working on the tags issue.
11-26-2009, 12:19 PM
Hugh Conway

Quote:

Originally Posted by MakersTeleMark

They must be furiously working on the tags issue.

No, they are furiously PM'ing about rogue NSFW links
11-28-2009, 01:14 PM
irul&ublo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buzzworthy

STFU stupid fucking alias Mr. Poundkey.

As a WVU grad, you too can kiss my ass for that snide comment. Jerk. :wave:

Big East is Div. II, right?
12-02-2009, 08:28 PM
TGR420

We do not sell
email addresses
and have no affilaiation with woot. If you sign up for a free Heli trip we tell you and give the email to the Heli co and any other prize partners. That is it. Not sure how it happened, but let us know if you piece it out.
12-02-2009, 11:00 PM
The Suit

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buzzworthy

As a WVU grad, you too can kiss my ass for that snide comment. Jerk. :wave:

I can't believe you haven't gloated yet.