Sam Gentile is back. My recommendation: ignore the e-mail from nay-sayers. In the long run, those that do the most are respected the most.
I get e-mail all the time from people telling me that something I am doing is wrong. Amusingly enough, most contain unsolicited suggestions as to what I must do. Those that seem sincere and come from people who appear capable, I try to encourage them to participate, which generally results in an answer that they are too busy.
The rest, I simply treat as spam.
Some Obligation Required
I can't speak for others. Would I be offended by tasteful adverts on other pages? Heck no. Would I consider putting such a link on my page? Not yet. I've had people offer to "exchange links". I've had people offer to send me stuff if I would mentio... [more]Trackback from Sam Ruby at