Not spam to my thinking either and they may very well have already asked permission. I am not privy to that end of things. She told me a while back that often they are contacted prior to posting stuff like this by the people involved. Either way (prior approval or not)...I saw it earlier and decide...

Hi Everyone, I am writing on behalf of a market research agency I am working for, Field Scope International, and I would like to share with you a study we are conducting at the moment, hoping someone might be interested to help us with it. We are currently looking to invite Respondents diagnosed wit...