Genuine irritation can produce so much eloquence, as Elber proves recently with his demand to stop spamming him:

If you want meaningful change, then you have to stop irritating the people who can actually help you spread your message around. Stop getting in our faces. Maybe, just maybe, we might actually be open to what you’re trying to say.

He, of course, had enough of the spammer who couldn’t seem to get a clue, even though I already gave the spammer a brief lesson on how not to market online.

After this spammer tried to leave a comment on this blog, my personal blog, and even one of my pro blogs, I had enough. A little research gave me a way to contact the party the spammer was ostensibly representing. I informed them of what was going on, hoping to hear their side of the story.

Quite happily, they promptly replied to my inquiry, made it clear that the spamming was going on without their knowledge, and promised to contact this “overzealous supporter.” I’m inclined to believe them, given that they’ve been very open and forthcoming.

In any case, let’s hope that Elber’s loquacious put down makes it clear to those who want to spread a message online: relevancy avoids animosity.