I HATE Chain E-mails

[minniecarousel]

Remember chain letters - "something bad will happen if you don't copy this letter 8 times and mail it to 8 friends" kind of thing? Well - I've been getting more chain E-mails. The newest one is that I should forward this missive from the Dahli Lama and good fortune will come to me. So it's not that bad things will happen - but - if I just forward this to XX# of people, It'd be good for me! arrrggh!! Am I the only wussy person who doesn't just want to mail this back to the sender & let them know I don't want any more (good friends in RL - just don't want these kinds of E-mails). So I'm not asking "what should I do" - just venting!!

 

[momof3disneyholics]

Vent your way over to the delete button.... I hate those things too!

 

[Stitchy_Baby_626]

Oh my God I hate them too! I delete them straight away!!

Donna
xxx

 

[CapeCodTenor]

Oh my God I hate them too! I delete them straight away!!

Donna
xxx

Right there with ya.

 

[4greatboys]

I hate them too. Delete them right away.

 

[Chicago526]

Me too! They go straight to my trash bin!

We should send out e-mails to all of our friends and families with a link to this thread. If they in turn pass it to 10 people they know, they'll get good luck forever!

 

[mtblujeans]

.....what was your email address again.....?

 

[Beth76]

I hate those too. Fortunately, I haven't received any for several years. I was getting them on an almost daily basis for awhile though.

 

[Texan Mouseketeer]

So does anyone on here actually like them or believe it works? Because I sure wonder about the people who send them to me...

I also hate the ones that I call the religious guilt emails...forward this if you love God and your prayers will be answered... So if we don't forward it, we don't love God???

 

[sleepyone]

Someone kept sending them to me so, I sent something an e-mail nettiquette list to them. I don't get all that junk anymore!


E Mail Nettiquette



Beware what you write.Never e-mail anything that you wouldn't want to see published somewhere else. Your messages can be forwarded anywhere by anyone who gets them. Don't put confidential, personal or legally sensitive information in e-mail messages.

Think before you act.The immediacy of online communication begs for irrationally instant outbursts. Written notes have greater permanence than intemperate utterances. Wait a few minutes (or hours or days) before firing your missiles. If an offensive remark is made, agree to disagree. Don't flame and don't get into a flame war.

Be concise.Keep your email short, brief and to the point. Make sure it clearly expresses your thoughts and ideas.

Don't send chain letters.They're not cute or funny to everyone. Most people don't like getting junk mail, and if you're sending e-mail chain letters, you're sending junk mail. If you get one, delete it, don't forward it.

Don't Spam.Mail (or chat, or ICQ) messages that are sent to many people at one time as an unsolicited message is called Spam. Chain letters can be considered spam. Unsolicitated advertising is considered spam. It is universally hated and many recipients of spam think up new and unusual methods of causing physical harm to the sender.

Don't spread hoaxes.Never pass along warnings about Internet viruses or any other threat without first checking with the U.S. Energy Department's hoaxes page. Passing along a hoax -- especially if you copy the message to everyone you know -- is a common trap for beginners. Be the one who knows how to end the hoax instead of perpetuating it.

Do not type in all capital letters.It's hard to read completely capitalized messages. Writing in all capital letters LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE SHOUTING. If you need to emphasize a word or two, try using **asterisks like this.**

Write and type well.Pay attention to style, spelling, grammar, syntax and all the other rules of written communication that you were supposed to have learned in school. It does make a difference how your message is perceived. Check it before you click the send button.

Be complete.Writing an e-mail is not the same as talking to someone on the phone or in person. Include context and be specific. Explain things that you think might be obvious because it might not be obvious to the recipient. Take the time to re-read your message before you send it, particularly if it's business-related. Poorly written e-mails are a bad reflection on you.

Don't overuse acronyms.Veteran e-mailers should remember that not every user is familiar with the e-mail medium. BTW means "by the way" to those in the know, just as BRB means "be right back." The lingo isn't universal. Don't use acronyms just to be cool.

Use line breaks between paragraphs.This makes the message easier to read online and when it has been printed on paper.

Fill in the subject line.Many people who receive dozens of e-mail a day appreciate seeing something in the subject line because it helps them prioritize the e-mail and find it after it's been filed. Keep the characters in the subject line short, because many e-mail applications only display the first 20-30 characters in the subject field. If you don't fill in the subject line, many people will think that your message is either a virus or spam.

Keep replies short.Typically, the default setting on e-mail applications is to quote an entire e-mail message when replying. Before sending your reply, delete the irrelevant portions of the original message; just leave the portion that you are replying to. This keeps the communication short, and it takes the recipient less time to retrieve your e-mail. Put your reply at the top of the message, so the recipient doesn't have to scroll to the bottom to find it.

Send the entire URL.When sending a Web address (or URL), include the "http://" prefix. Without the prefix, some applications do not enable the recipient to click on the link to go to the Web page right away. They have to copy-paste your address and add an "http:" to the front end.

Sign your work.Signature lines (or "sig files") are useful, particularly for school and work-related communication. Long signatures (anything more than nine or 10 lines) are excessive, particularly after a one- or two-sentence e-mail.

 

[Disney Doll]

I believe that is what the delete button is for.

 

[Mister Incredible]

I always reply that I broke the chain and no ones wishes are coming true..HA HA HA.

Funny I don't get many any more

 

[mtblujeans]

I always reply that I broke the chain and no ones wishes are coming true..HA HA HA.

Funny I don't get many any more

 

[Tigger_Magic]

I don't know of anyone -- except possibly my MIL -- who LIKES receiving these. I hate them and immediately delete them. I also ask whoever sent it to me to take me off their forward lists for these in the future. It's fun corresponding with people via email; just don't fill my mailbox with useless trash.

 

[NCDisneyMom]

My friend believes all that garbage, so she's always sending me those chain letters. They never continue after me, though.

 

[hucifer]

I always reply that I broke the chain and no ones wishes are coming true..HA HA HA.

Funny I don't get many any more

 

[Dan Murphy]

I delete them out of my Mailwasher.

 

[caitycaity]

it's funny that you live in danville. the worst offender for me are my il's who all live in walnut creek!

 

[disneymom3]

I hate those darn things too! I also HATE forwarded "oh isn't this a great story" "too all you moms out there" "to my dear friends" blah blah blah......if you were really my dear friend you would know how much those emails annoy me!

 

[Disneyrsh]

I got one stupid one where I was supposed to send stickers or some foolishness like that.

I tossed it, and a few weeks later the mom who had sent it to my daughter (her daughter is friends with mine-both kindergarteners) asked me if I got it.

I replied, "What are you, an idiot?"

There I am, right in there making friends and influencing people...