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That's not rude. Lici Send a noteboard - 23/09/2010 04:40:52 PM
How do you feel about politically fictional emails? And the people who read them and forward them w/o bothering to check facts?

I just snopesed someone, and reply alled to the twenty people he had on the list with me. It always makes me feel extremely snobby, but seriously, we don't need ignorance traveling at light speed.

Do you simply delete?

Delete and block the sender?

Make some witty retort?

Snopes them?

Other options?



I would say that's just being factual. Nobody likes being fooled, ya know.

But it also depends on how it was worded. Did you just send the link and say, "That's not true-go here." Or something more snobby?

I just usually delete them. And they're usually from my Grandmother... but those are typically riddled with super religiousy things.
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This message last edited by Lici on 23/09/2010 at 04:41:20 PM
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I'm trying to decide how rude I've just been. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:37:13 PM 1028 Views
That's not rude. Lici - 23/09/2010 04:40:52 PM 773 Views
Re: That's not rude. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:44:08 PM 721 Views
Snopes is best SilverWarder - 23/09/2010 04:42:30 PM 794 Views
<3 snopes nossy - 23/09/2010 04:48:41 PM 719 Views
That's true SilverWarder - 23/09/2010 05:17:02 PM 730 Views
xkcd is appropriate here moondog - 24/09/2010 01:21:59 AM 712 Views
I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 04:44:50 PM 757 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:47:19 PM 748 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 04:52:55 PM 649 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:54:35 PM 708 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 05:05:31 PM 643 Views
It depends Camilla - 23/09/2010 04:53:18 PM 742 Views
I hadn't had coffee. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:55:36 PM 707 Views
Depends a bit on who it was snoopcester - 23/09/2010 05:11:38 PM 713 Views
It's a builder we work with occasionally. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:29:43 PM 762 Views
Or it was builder you worked with occasionally? snoopcester - 23/09/2010 08:40:36 PM 747 Views
Normally I ignore them random thoughts - 23/09/2010 05:16:11 PM 649 Views
Your take is wise. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:30:12 PM 794 Views
I am not old random thoughts - 24/09/2010 02:54:10 PM 954 Views
I don't think it was rude, but I might if I got your e-mail and disagreed with you Sareitha Sedai - 23/09/2010 05:17:36 PM 768 Views
How can you "disagree" if it is a factual error? Camilla - 23/09/2010 06:48:34 PM 820 Views
Really? Sareitha Sedai - 23/09/2010 06:49:41 PM 852 Views
lol *NM* random thoughts - 23/09/2010 06:52:32 PM 400 Views
Because not everyone thinks critically about everything. lord-of-shadow - 24/09/2010 02:53:33 AM 853 Views
This is exactly why I said I wasn't sure. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:33:02 PM 790 Views
God you're old! Who gets emails anymore? *NM* Brian - 23/09/2010 05:27:51 PM 397 Views
What are you crazy kids gettin' these days? *NM* ironclad - 23/09/2010 07:35:28 PM 390 Views
Eh, like, everybody? nossy - 23/09/2010 08:33:43 PM 832 Views
Well, you are a Yankee. So there's no telling what the limits of your rudeness could be. *NM* LiterateDog - 23/09/2010 05:29:34 PM 352 Views
Hmpf. Indiana rocks. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:34:15 PM 654 Views
You're so mean. Tigr - 23/09/2010 06:36:55 PM 786 Views
I know. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:34:45 PM 874 Views
Re: You're so mean. TaskmasterJack - 23/09/2010 10:49:16 PM 654 Views
It's not rude. It's helpful. Rebekah - 23/09/2010 07:04:51 PM 751 Views
+1 *NM* globug0822 - 23/09/2010 07:39:28 PM 302 Views
I did not send it to my mother. She would have received it well (been there, done that). nossy - 23/09/2010 08:35:35 PM 808 Views
Honestly, I don't get these kinds of e-mails very often BlackAdder - 23/09/2010 08:38:57 PM 922 Views
I usually just delete them Wulf`gar - 23/09/2010 09:06:42 PM 655 Views
I always ignore mass forwards of dubious believability. TaskmasterJack - 23/09/2010 10:50:33 PM 815 Views
I do that with EVERY email forward of that type. Mats Gambling Buddy - 23/09/2010 11:20:12 PM 780 Views
I <3 you. *NM* Tashmere - 23/09/2010 11:54:52 PM 382 Views
Ah shucks! *NM* Mats Gambling Buddy - 24/09/2010 11:11:01 PM 392 Views
That isn't rude. That is moral. You did the right thing. He was rude for spreading lies. Tashmere - 23/09/2010 11:43:31 PM 751 Views
I've gotten people to take down Facebook notes replicating such emails by posting Snopes links. Dreaded Anomaly - 24/09/2010 12:28:37 AM 789 Views
I don't think it was rude. Kel - 24/09/2010 03:43:38 AM 692 Views
The only political e-mails I get, are from my dad, I delete them. *NM* StarrBecca - 24/09/2010 12:31:50 PM 409 Views
My sister once sent me an email like that Birdeye - 25/09/2010 07:49:39 AM 733 Views
I've only done that once; I mostly find them amusing, but that one was too much. (beat.) - 26/09/2010 08:49:05 AM 727 Views
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