Open letter to iSixSigma re Removal of e-mail addresses

Dear John and fellow iSixSigma Forum readers,
Thank you for your email posting regarding the removal of email address visibility. The staff of iSixSigma weighed the pros and cons of displaying email addresses — many of which were provided by users. Here are some of the most persuasive points:
Pros of Displaying Email Addresses Readers can respond directly to other users Displaying email addresses adds to authenticity of postings
Cons of Displaying Email Addresses Unscrupulous visitors have been gathering email addresses for spam campaigns (spam is defined as unwelcome, unsubscribed email solicitations) Posters do not want to allow other users to have their email address, but do want to receive email notifications of follow-ups to their posts
What does everyone else feel about this subject? Please provide your feedback so we can tailor our policies to better meet your needs.
Best,iSixSigma Community

On the topic of anonymous postings, it is not just about e-mail spam.  If an e-mail address contains a company name, you can end up getting unsolicited phone calls as well.

I second that!

I have personally been emailed and called by recruiters after previous posts. I don’t think that email addresses should be shown. If I want to be contacted, I will check the box and they can respond to my message.
Another alternative is to have an “email this person” button that allows emails to be sent by a person to another without disclosing the recipient’s email. So for instance, if someone wanted to contact me they could use a form that would send an email to me and if I wanted to reply to them via my email address I could. That would be a great tool (hint, hint, isixsigma!).
What does everyone that is in favor of showing email addresses think about that? Any other constructive ideas to build off of this?
Terry

Teryy, that’s a great suggestion. I tend to agree with most of the others who have replied. I have benefitted from being able to exchange posts with other 6s community members. However, the greater the options abailable, the more flexibility and choice I personally have to tailor my participation to my needs. An “anonymous” contact button would be  a great addition to this BBS.

Terry,
Great idea. How about it isixsigma? Why not include the regular e-mail address and an anonymous e-mail address?
Jim

Hello isixsigma community,
Terry’s idea is terrific…I think that can be adopted by the isixsigma community.
Rgds
Sreedher