I think people are allowed to do it.

I agree there is no harm in it and in fact can sometimes lead to better things for us. Unfortunately this is spamming activity and I hate spam. Friends should be treated with respect. They should be askec first whether they are interested in xyz money venture/earning program. If the answer is yes only then we send the link. I had one request on another site and the person was courteous. I informed this person I could not be active but there was a referral contest going on. I signed up because of the manner I was approached. This person won third place. Anyone sending me a referral link in the first PM would probably be disappointed. all the best, rosdimy

I can appreciate people are trying to make money and promote their sites etc. but what really annoys me is receiving a friends request and upon approving it receiving referral links! I agree with ANTIQUELADY it is somewhat tacky and I don't believe it is what this group is about, I realise that we get paid for posting but it is a discussion group after all, not a marketing tool. Having said all that I don't get overly upset about it unless it is obvious that the person befriended me just so he or she could spam me! I know you are aware of the rules agrim and this doesn't concern you but in my opinion if anyone is interested in referrals they should start a discussion in the money making section and ask people to PM them for the link while remembering NOT TO POST THE LINK ON THE DISCUSSION!

It happened to me once but I ddnt really mind, I was not interested so I just deleted it. We are not allowed to post links in discussions so I guess people are trying to find ways to invite others to join them in other sites. As long as they do it like daily, which can be really irritating, I guess its ok.

I really don't think about it. When I get these sorts of mail, I just ignore them. It's no big deal.

I HAVE NEVER HAD ANYONE DO THAT & HOPE THEY NEVER DO. i think that is sort of tacky.

well i know i have been getting a ton of pm about making money offers and since i never replied to anyones post to get info i really dont care to get them but thats just me lol

I do not see anything wrong with it.I agree with you we are are all here making pennies.We all want to earn money.There is no harm in sending or receiving emails with a link to a money making site or opportunity.If you are not interested,then just delete it,like you said.

I don't think there is any harm in it myself. If I don't like what they emailed me I just delete it. There are some things that I have been interested in also.

Hi. I too don't mind these things any more. I think I am accustomed of all kinds of spam messages by now. In case of mylot, we always know that we will be having that kind of messages form other mylotters. Though they don't displease me that much but still it take time to delete them.

Hi agrim! I don't mind if someone wants to send me a link to help make money, but it is my choice if I want to add someone as a friend and I don't want to add someone as a friend just for that reason! And I definitely don't want to add anyone as a friend who is looking to for me to be a referral! And I have said this many times! If someone wants me to add them as a friend for that reason only then please don't bother asking me for a friend's request because I am not interested!

Yes i completely agree with you. Now there is some bond created between us. ther are people of who never respond to our discussion but send link in mail. it relly annoying for me. They just consider adding someone as friend to earn. There should be setting to block this type of mail. Mylot administrator "are you listening"

I don't mind getting emails from mylot telling me that I have a private message from one of the mylotters. I guess it's probably the only way I would know that I got the message. Like you said, we're all here to make money, anyway. I don't have any problem with it. Happy mylotting. Kathy.

I think that if you add me as a friend, you have liked something about my discussion and you want to discuss further or maybe you find something interesting in my profile (maybe my blog), or just to be friends, it's fine. If, on the other hand, you add me to send a link. NO THANKS and I will reply to you showing my anger and my disappointment towards that! It happened with someone and this person told me that it's a favor for me! A favor my foot!! Send me something interesting and not a link! Especially not a link to be a referral, it's unfair. Then if, honestly, I happen to be already on that site? I contact people for things I want to know on my lot or to thanks them for giving me a best response.

Like you said, you can always delete the ones you don't want to check out! I just delete them too. I don't know if it's abusive or not for them to send links...

I too get pisses off mainly coz I am not really interested in all those money making sites…most people PM me with links only coz they want me as a referral but its not their fault actually, we are not allowed to posts referrals openly on mylot discussions so PM is the only way left. I either ignore such PMs or reply back in the negative.

I don't get links very often, usually some one wants some additional info or is telling me something I need to know.

Yes. You are right. I usually appreciate this. Because it helps many people (like me) who long to earn money online. I have joined many sites through this kind of mails. Thanks for those mailers!