Marty the best way to spam without getting flamed is to do a contest pay a few bucks so the newbie's can buy there beer.
Don't worry about the flamers either. it's the lurkers your trying to reach.
One last thing what works best for me was picking up the phone. Which i know you do...
Change up your approach to appeal to different people.
Your a good guy I don't get it either sometimes. don't sweat the small things.
