I'm sorry, but this really gets under my fucking skin. I find it such an invasion of privacy...

Facebook, email, fine. I mean it's pretty much fair game, and honestly 99% of the time when I'm on my computer I LIKE to know what's happening around the city. Even if I get multiple facebook events for the same party, I still like to know who's promoting what/where, etc etc. I just delete the facebook msg. The point being, it's a medium to which I'm OPEN to promotion/marketing, whatever.

HOWEVER... sending me a txt msg on a Tuesday while I'm eating dinner for a club event that's happening on the Saturday is a fucking joke. It's tacky, rude and fucking annoying.

Do you guys ever reply to these txt msgs for guestlist? I'm really hoping this trend slows down...

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I know that unsolicited commercial calls to your cell phone are illegal in Canada. I wonder if the same holds true for SMS messages.

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Even worse is don't you pay for them messages?!

Although this doesn't happen to me often, it really piss me off when it does.

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Originally posted by jon jon Do you guys ever reply to these txt msgs for guestlist? I'm really hoping this trend slows down...

hell no. promoters who do this type of stuff r clearly on the bottom of the food chain. all i ever do is create an event, if im running a glist, it will be posted in the event. ill shoot a reminder 2-3 days before hand to remind them of the glist possibility (cuz lots of people are last minute). then day of the event, ill shoot a reminder saying whos name they'll be under and what the deets of the glist/event will be.

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Wow, I didn't even know that happens...

That would definetly piss me off too!

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because who wants to get all excited that they got a text and then find out its spam

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As a promoter, text messaging is an important tool, when done properly.

If I send a text message, it's for a huge event (ie big DJ, long weekend party, my birthday, boat cruise, etc) so it doesn't get annoying to the receiver that way.

If you send a text every week about the same party with locals, it gets annoying. But when I text, it's for something big, so that's why texting is important to me...I don't dillute it by texting all the time.

I wouldn't send a text for something 5 days away either, people forget or get annoyed.

Send it the night before or in the afternoon the day of...it's a good last minute reminder.

But I can see where you are coming from jonjon!

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Originally posted by ali92 Even worse is don't you pay for them messages?!

True that. Most providers offer unlimited incoming SMS messages now days. I remember having an argument with Telus Mobility's security division about the lunacy of charging for incoming SMS... technically it's possible to send a zillion SMS messages (untraceable if you know how) to known NPA/NXX blocks for a certain provider that will in essence result in an inflated bill if incoming SMS is charged.

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Originally posted by Big Boss If I send a text message, it's for a huge event (

lol now I'm worried because I know you have my number...

Personally, I don't care if the party is happening at the Skydome and the promoter txt's me that day. IMO my personal cell phone is off limits...

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Originally posted by ali92 Even worse is don't you pay for them messages?!

Hmm I don't think they charge for incoming messages anymore, I'm not too sure about that well for Rogers atleast...

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Originally posted by jon jon lol now I'm worried because I know you have my number... Personally, I don't care if the party is happening at the Skydome and the promoter txt's me that day. IMO my personal cell phone is off limits...

I agree, I started noticing last summer this text thing on a weekly basis from two promoters for their weekly club events and cruises etc but i never responded. I thought it was annoying as hell and I eventually text the promoters back and asked them to take me off their mass texting spree ...

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