Private Messages re: Podcast Awards

[cxcelica]

Now I understand...

I went to her blog and she's got her own podcast...can anyone say sour grapes.

LOL I noticed the same thing, not to mention she is using her signature on this forum to try to blatantly advertise it. I also noticed that she has forums on her site that have 8 members and the record for most members being online at the same time is 4.

Cocowum I agree with you, I also got the the blatant message from Lou Mongello about voting for him, and that did not offend me at all. People like Pete and his crew and Lou Mongello, provide us with forums and communities where we can can gather and discuss and learn and enjoy our appreciation for Disney...and they do it ALL FOR FREE TO US. If everyonce in a while they want to send me a pm asking for my support for something they can go right ahead.

 

[fAnnF]

I did not appeaciate getting a PM to vote for the podcast. Mention it on your podcast and ask for votes there, don't send bulk PMs to everyone on Disboards.

 

[surfergrl31]

OH please and I am just guessing that you do not recieve other emails telling you that you might have won a million dollars. I personally did not recieve an email, but if I did I would be honored that they remembered me. If you don't want to vote then delete the email and move on, if you do great! Me personally I used to hate getting notices in my email about new messages on a thread . Nope usually just some subscribing and giving a pointless complaint, but I just fixed it so I didn't get anymore notifications in my email, problem solved! Have a disney day!

 

[txvjc]

I was sad when I opened my PM...but it had nothing to do with the vote thing...I was hoping I has won something, or maybe a sneak peek to a new kart-kam...oh well...I'm always happy to hear anything from the DIS team

 

[KimStaR]

I have to say that I am greatly disappointed by these message boards. The fact that PM's were sent to EVERYONE (including some to their work) is distasteful. If you are trolling for votes, then that is wrong.

I am not a listener of your show, and I do not appreciate getting a private message encouraging me to vote for you. I feel you have crossed a line, and I seriously hope that you do not win the award. There are other more deserving shows out there.

in the words of Stephanie Tanner "HOW RUDE"

 

[happy2go2wdwmom]

I never got the PM.

Maybe they didn't PM blondes??

I didn't get the PM's either.

 

[cccm]

Gee am I glad that I am not going to be blond until next week. I got a PM and an email to my account that is signed up to receive info from DIS. I did have a panic at first because I thought maybe I had gotten some points....

If I didn't want to receive I wouldn't have signed up. I also tend to spend about 30 minutes at lunch on the Dis, nothing showed at my work email, just one of my personal ones.

 

[burberryplaid]

Simple solution...

If you go under UserCP-Edit Options-Messaging & Notification there is a box that says "Recieve E-mail from Administrators" If you uncheck the box you're off the hook in the future...

In my opinion, OP is just trying to stir up trouble, as it seems others have been trying to do here in the podcast section recently. If you really had an issue with it, wouldn't you go straight to admin? Just wondering...

 

[Quinn222]

Maybe I should make an appointment to get my hair done. I don't get how the whole work panic thing is an issue? Is it just me? Did Pete somehow ferret out her private work address and then send her some porn? I got a notification of a PM to the email that I chose to put into my info here. Mine didn't beg for votes though. I feel as though I've been slighted. No inappropriate for work porn, no begging for votes. I must be on the D list or something.

 

[cocowum]

I feel as though I've been slighted. No inappropriate for work porn, no begging for votes. I must be on the D list or something.

 

[The Beach Bears]

So keep drinking the kool aid, when I told my wife that I felt like “Trolling” for votes was in poor taste and she checked her email and got the PM, she than felt like posting a message that she felt it was in bad taste. I knew that was a bad idea. The childish, kool aid drinking attitude of this group is why it was a bad idea. We have a podcast we love doing and we love Disney and I enjoy the Dis podcast my wife listens to WDW today and enjoys that, the podcasting community is a small one and very supportive of each other. While she did say that you should vote for someone else, which was wrong, checking all the podcast that received the nominations and then choosing whom you want to vote for is always a good idea. I think Pete puts out a good podcast and it has a great chance of winning.

I think Disney, which we will be visiting in 30 days, is all about politeness and tolerance of others and a whole lot of fun.

I think sending out the PM was in bad taste, if you disagree than you do. Vote for whom ever you choose. It’s Pete’s website and a dam good one and he puts out a solid podcast. It still doesn’t change my mind about the PM.

It’s a message board folk’s not real life.

 

[Cyrano]

I listen to all the other nominated podcasts and find that they are all promoting their inclusion in the podcast awards and polling for votes. If you listen to the many other Disney podcasts you will find them also inviting votes for their friends; although I've yet to hear the DISUnplugged mentioned

I've had emails/PMs from the other boards.

This is perfectly normal behaviour for all the podcasts and the Disney community

BTW if you don't want emails to your work address then don't use it as your email contact.

Anyway lets get back to where we should be

 

[Disneybridein2k3]

Maybe they didn't PM blondes??

I didn't get the PM's either.

Thought process was wrong - I got the PM and I didn't mind because I vote every day anyway

 

[clombardi]

So keep drinking the kool aid, when I told my wife that I felt like “Trolling” for votes was in poor taste and she checked her email and got the PM, she than felt like posting a message that she felt it was in bad taste. I knew that was a bad idea. The childish, kool aid drinking attitude of this group is why it was a bad idea. We have a podcast we love doing and we love Disney and I enjoy the Dis podcast my wife listens to WDW today and enjoys that, the podcasting community is a small one and very supportive of each other. While she did say that you should vote for someone else, which was wrong, checking all the podcast that received the nominations and then choosing whom you want to vote for is always a good idea. I think Pete puts out a good podcast and it has a great chance of winning.

I think Disney, which we will be visiting in 30 days, is all about politeness and tolerance of others and a whole lot of fun.

I think sending out the PM was in bad taste, if you disagree than you do. Vote for whom ever you choose. It’s Pete’s website and a dam good one and he puts out a solid podcast. It still doesn’t change my mind about the PM.

It’s a message board folk’s not real life.

Your wife came to the DIS podcast and wrote, "There are other more deserving shows out there." Did she expect that this would not get a reaction here? Because we didn't like what she wrote and disagreed, we are Kool-aid drinkers. That makes sense. I'm sure that comment displays the "politeness and tolerance" that you referenced in your post.

 

[StacyPop]

I can't believe people are getting so worked up over an email!!!
It is an email people-just delete it if you dont like it!
I went right over and voted-thanks for the reminder Pete!
I love the show and I see nothing wrong in advertising by email that it is out there FOR FREE for anyone who wants to listen. Again, nowhere in that email did it ask for votes.
In my mind it was an advertisement. All they said was that they were nominated. Does it offend you when your favorite tv show gets nominated for something and they mention it in their commercials for the show? Some people need to find something better to do than complain.
Keep up the great work guys! You make my Tuesdays much easier!

 

[The Beach Bears]

How about this, will this make it clear- The people on this part of The Dis Board are MEAN.
Period end of the story.

 

[Alicnwondrln]

Simple solution...

If you go under UserCP-Edit Options-Messaging & Notification there is a box that says "Recieve E-mail from Administrators" If you uncheck the box you're off the hook in the future...

In my opinion, OP is just trying to stir up trouble, as it seems others have been trying to do here in the podcast section recently. If you really had an issue with it, wouldn't you go straight to admin? Just wondering...

I would agree with this. We dont always to have agree but some of the stuff people have been complaining is stupid. IF you dont like it dont listen. Pete and the team provide an awesome forum and podcast for us. Some of this petty stuff is just cloggin gup pur podcast board. I for one and done feeding trolls.

 

[Quinn222]

There had to be two different PMs. Where was the begging for votes? Why didn't my PM have it??? I saw the one I got as way to tell people that there is a podcast and it's good one and they might want to give it a listen. It also told you how to listen to it if you didn't know how. No where did it say 'vote for us!'. They are (rightly) proud of having been nominated and mentioned it. That's it.

Then of course there is the fact that this is Pete's web site and his podcast and if you don't like getting a PM from the owner of the site about a fairly new feature of it then maybe you should opt out of getting PMs.

 

[Quinn222]

How about this, will this make it clear- The people on this part of The Dis Board are MEAN.
Period end of the story.

We don't agree with you so we're mean?

 

[Annette_VA]

Jerks

How about this, will this make it clear- The people on this part of The Dis Board are MEAN.
Period end of the story.

Not mean....just protective. Y'all come on here and bash us and call us childish and then slam on the podcast. What do you expect - an "OMG, they are right. We all have to stop listening NOW!"

If anyone's being mean, I'd say it's the person referring to others as "Jerks"