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    Will be inviting more folk to join the Author Platform very soon, get ready:)
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  • Jake E
    Jake E reacted to AgentPete's post in the thread News This Smells Bad… with Like Like.
    Exactly. There's a proposal to charge about a cent per email sent (by everyone) on the basis that this would make scam emails uneconomic. Similarly, if ChatGPT et al were to charge realistic amounts for their services, this might deter scammers...
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    Ah Jonny, I've missed you. Let us once more join in consecrating the written word enmasse.
  • AgentPete
    AgentPete replied to the thread News This Smells Bad….
    Exactly. There's a proposal to charge about a cent per email sent (by everyone) on the basis that this would make scam emails uneconomic. Similarly, if ChatGPT et al were to charge realistic amounts for their services, this might deter scammers...
  • Sarit
    Sarit reacted to Jake E's post in the thread News This Smells Bad… with Sad Sad.
    I get these all the time I ignore them, but last week, a guy emailed mt four times because I didn't reply. Ended with this rather shitty email
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    Sarit reacted to Vagabond Heart's post in the thread News This Smells Bad… with Like Like.
    I'd suspect it straight away, just because why would someone who's written seventy novels have time to look at mine and why would they be interested? It's impersonal and vague, so immediately I think "what are they after?". Weird.
  • Sarit
    Sarit reacted to AgentPete's post in the thread News This Smells Bad… with Sneeze Sneeze.
    I’ve received several emails in recent days, all structured as the one below, received this morning. While I can’t tell you exactly what sort of scam this is – it’s got “scam” written all over it. My thoughts follow. OK, so now an analysis of...
  • MattScho
    MattScho replied to the thread News This Smells Bad….
    I've long had a policy of deleting every email that isn't from someone I know (in my personal account. Somehow my writing account is still clean, and my work account is work is full of unsolicited stuff, but it's work). I feel good about this...
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    AgentPete reacted to Jake E's post in the thread News This Smells Bad… with Like Like.
    Ah! Don't give them ideas.
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