Comment 8 for bug 66105

I'm -1 on a generic email alias, because for most people it feels like an added risk of spam and yet another email address for them to keep track of. I have never used my SF email but feel a little negative about the idea that it even exists.

In this specific case, if the page where the admin declines their membership request also had an option to send a message, then there would be no need. This is especially true if the page could be used without actually changing the status, just to send a message to the user, by the team admin. Of course, only team admins for teams that the user had requested to join would have this facility. I think as a general rule being able to be contacted in response to something one initiated is reasonable even if you are hiding your email address.

As a final option, a general "contact this person" web form would work, though we may need to go down the captcha route if we find spam becomes a problem.

Mark