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That would be for the best.

Often, I get spammed by "friends" whom I have varying degrees of friendship with. Some are complete strangers. They will write to me and give me all their affiliate links. Some will just give me the links without any opener while others would write a flourish statement of how they are helping me by giving me their affiliate links - so much so that I am unsure whether I should just fall down on my knees and thank them. The rare few politely ask if I might be interested and if yes, if I would please get back to them. I like this last category the best. If you ask me nicely and I am keen, I will write back and actively ask to have your link. I feel this should be the way to do things despite a somewhat lack of efficiency for the "friend". When people push things to me just because they have my contact, I get put off. Even if I happen to be interested, I usually make it a point to remove their affiliate IDs and sign up from the root site. How about you?

I don't like to give out affiliate links unsolicited at all. I mean, I feel that there is a time and a place to send out links. I write about the programs I'm involved in on my blog and I put links there. I also put links in my profile in case anyone is interested. I only send links to people that I know very well and who probably won't get mad. If I find that someone has put an affiliate link into a discussion and I'm interested in joining, I often go around them to the site and sign up on my own instead of using their link. If I know them pretty well, I will sign up under them, but if I don't I won't.

Yup, time and place for everything.

I get annoyed with "friends" that just send affiliate links with out my request. It is so different if they start a discussion and I request the information. But if they just do it out of the blue I will delete the message without responding to it and if they do it again I will delete them as a friend because I do not appreciate being spammed.

Yup yup.

sometimes im also polite to a friend who's giving me thier link, but if i dont like to that person i just go direct to the root of site.

Yup, do it.

I think affiliate link should be in your profile, if someone have interest in you, make click and check your link. That's all. Or if someone is asking, you give the him / her the link.

I have done the same. I think it is the best way to handle it.