I've been unimpressed with LiveCoding.tv's spammy tactics as well.
The decided to enable email notification of video streams for users who have already signed up by using an opt-out system rather than opt-in system.
I created an account out of casual interest and then weeks later got slammed with dozens of spammy "stream is starting" emails every day.
I did actually try to delete my account as well but gave up when it appeared that they didn't allow for that option. Instead I've just been training Google that all the email from them is Spam.
As of last week they expanded the definition of what they allow, explicitly mentioning coding
http://help.twitch.tv/customer/portal/articles/2176641-creat...
Q. What if my creative broadcast is gaming-related art, game development, programming, or involves creation of music?
A. You are free to choose whatever you think is the most appropriate category for your creative broadcast, so long as you adhere to the Rules of Conduct for the category when doing so.
Q. Does all Creative category content have to be gaming related?
A. No, you’re free to broadcast your creative process for any genre!
Uuuh, this is really factually wrong. 1. You activated stream notifications by yourself. 2. Every stream notfiication has in the footer an unsubscribe link or information on how to unsubscribe from your user dashboard. Our support answered you with screenshots on even how to click on the link.
The decided to enable email notification of video streams for users who have already signed up by using an opt-out system rather than opt-in system.
I created an account out of casual interest and then weeks later got slammed with dozens of spammy "stream is starting" emails every day.
I did actually try to delete my account as well but gave up when it appeared that they didn't allow for that option. Instead I've just been training Google that all the email from them is Spam.