Somedays I wake up to emails like this and it sours my morning

I always reply with a link to https://soatok.blog/2024/07/02/my-furry-blog-is-not-an-opportunity-to-develop-your-brand/ and nothing more, but it's still annoying

@soatok i don’t think these reachouts are genuine, i’d personally just report as spam

@soatok Personally, I'd send them a list of requirements for a post, just to see how they react. Posts must have original / commissioned furry art, must relate to original security research your team has done, must be AI-free, etc.

There's an opportunity for entertainment as they try to figure out what they're signing up for, and I'd 100% lean into it. Might as well have some fun with these people.

@adam_caudill Did something like that once:

https://soatok.blog/2021/05/18/avoiding-the-frigid-hellscape-of-online-marketing/

@soatok I wish there was a way you could charge them money for wasting your time.

@jackemled I mean, if I did some OSINT and sent an invoice to one of the people in their network, there is a good chance it would get paid without second thought.

I just don't do things like that because I don't want to see the inside of a U.S. Marshal's office.

@soatok lmao