[Dr. Drib]

I would say that anyone who engages in the practices that I outlined in my previous post would be defined as a spammer, pure and simple, whether it be one unsolicited post where no previous contact in any form occurred, or when a number of unsolicited posts [what you call 'bulk marketing'] is made and also where no previous contact in any form occurred. This is spam in both instances: The person is still a spammer.

And, if what is outlined in my previous paragraph happens here on Mobileread, he or she will be dealt with harshly (when discovered and/or reported by a member), whereupon that individual will be banned from further engagement in our community.

We will simply have to agree to disagree, meera, about our definition of spam and what constitutes a spammer.