Marina,
? Linkedin is simply a different form of spam.? And the people who are
the source of it (your members who are on Linkedin) do not know how
they are being 'used' by Linkedin.? My advice is "simply ignore".? Always.
? There is a "Catch-22" about growing your group (getting new members).
? If you "open up" you also expose yourself or the group to unwanted spam
and other such things.? Please note - the 'purpose' of the group is usually
not used by spammers to 'target' their spam - they could care less and
will simply send it ... and "it" can be highly objectionable - or it can be
relatively innocuous.
? Yes, there are also spammers who are targeting - for instance if you
join a group about dealing with a particular disease it is amazing how
quickly you start receiving spam about the disease (or general?
health topics).? Targeting spammers are simply trying to increase
their 'hit rate' (how often someone clicks thru - which is how they
get paid).??
? On the other hand - if you "close down" the growth rate goes WAY down.
? Many groups use "by invitation only" and that is fine and does help.
But if your goal is to get 'more members' then it won't work for you.
Other groups have very specific interests - and rely upon word of
mouth for others with the same interests to "find them".? But those
groups always have very active moderators and always set up the
group to be "moderated until a certain number of posts have been
approved".
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - Jim B.
Jim Betz