# Would an iPod conga line thread be allowed? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 12, 2005, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-ipod-conga-line-thread-be-allowed/298906 "2005-04-12T02:21:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-ipod-conga-line-thread-be-allowed/298906/1 "2005-04-12T02:21:06Z")
Sites that give away free iPods (and other stuff) want you to refer others to sign up for offers in order to complete the deal. Would it be permissable for a user to post their referral link for other dopers to click and join, and then do the same themselves? ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-ipod-conga-line-thread-be-allowed/298906/2 "2005-04-12T02:22:26Z")
And I apologize for my bad spelling. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![wonderwench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/35a633/32.png) [@wonderwench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderwench)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-ipod-conga-line-thread-be-allowed/298906/3 "2005-04-12T02:23:24Z")
Ohmygawd! Don’t do it. The only way to win a Free iPod is if you buy something and allow them to send you spam - and if you get five of your friends to buy stuff and allow themselves to be sent spam. It’s not worth it! ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-ipod-conga-line-thread-be-allowed/298906/4 "2005-04-12T02:47:51Z")
thats why you use a different email addy. ---
**Author:** ![wonderwench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/35a633/32.png) [@wonderwench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderwench)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-ipod-conga-line-thread-be-allowed/298906/5 "2005-04-12T02:50:22Z")
They are going to get your mailing and billing address from you when you buy the promotional product. It is not worth it. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-ipod-conga-line-thread-be-allowed/298906/6 "2005-04-12T03:39:21Z")
NO. We ban people who spam the board like that, as soon as we find them. Just a little hint there. your humble TubaDiva ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-ipod-conga-line-thread-be-allowed/298906/7 "2005-04-12T09:01:15Z")
Thanks. Glad I asked first. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-ipod-conga-line-thread-be-allowed/298906/8 "2005-04-12T22:18:38Z")
But if you actually arranged a bunch of iPods in a conga line and posted it, I think that would not only be allowed, but pretty darn cool. Maybe a little QuickTime movie of it, too… ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-ipod-conga-line-thread-be-allowed/298906/9 "2005-04-13T18:17:27Z")
> [@Troy McClure SF](#): > > But if you actually arranged a bunch of iPods in a conga line and posted it, I think that would not only be allowed, but pretty darn cool. > > Maybe a little QuickTime movie of it, too… Kinda like the squarer, white version of the old California Raisins ads. For the soundtrack, I recommend replacing “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” with “The Spam Song”