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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 1108 Views
That's not rude. Lici - 23/09/2010 04:40:52 PM 862 Views
Re: That's not rude. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:44:08 PM 805 Views
Snopes is best SilverWarder - 23/09/2010 04:42:30 PM 881 Views
<3 snopes nossy - 23/09/2010 04:48:41 PM 797 Views
That's true SilverWarder - 23/09/2010 05:17:02 PM 816 Views
xkcd is appropriate here moondog - 24/09/2010 01:21:59 AM 825 Views
I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 04:44:50 PM 846 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:47:19 PM 833 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 04:52:55 PM 742 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:54:35 PM 790 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 05:05:31 PM 723 Views
It depends Camilla - 23/09/2010 04:53:18 PM 822 Views
I hadn't had coffee. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:55:36 PM 785 Views
Depends a bit on who it was snoopcester - 23/09/2010 05:11:38 PM 792 Views
It's a builder we work with occasionally. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:29:43 PM 844 Views
Or it was builder you worked with occasionally? snoopcester - 23/09/2010 08:40:36 PM 839 Views
Normally I ignore them random thoughts - 23/09/2010 05:16:11 PM 726 Views
Your take is wise. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:30:12 PM 869 Views
I am not old random thoughts - 24/09/2010 02:54:10 PM 1036 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 847 Views
How can you "disagree" if it is a factual error? Camilla - 23/09/2010 06:48:34 PM 897 Views
Really? Sareitha Sedai - 23/09/2010 06:49:41 PM 934 Views
lol *NM* random thoughts - 23/09/2010 06:52:32 PM 438 Views
Because not everyone thinks critically about everything. lord-of-shadow - 24/09/2010 02:53:33 AM 946 Views
This is exactly why I said I wasn't sure. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:33:02 PM 870 Views
God you're old! Who gets emails anymore? *NM* Brian - 23/09/2010 05:27:51 PM 431 Views
What are you crazy kids gettin' these days? *NM* ironclad - 23/09/2010 07:35:28 PM 442 Views
Eh, like, everybody? nossy - 23/09/2010 08:33:43 PM 908 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 387 Views
Hmpf. Indiana rocks. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:34:15 PM 724 Views
You're so mean. Tigr - 23/09/2010 06:36:55 PM 870 Views
I know. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:34:45 PM 948 Views
Re: You're so mean. TaskmasterJack - 23/09/2010 10:49:16 PM 733 Views
It's not rude. It's helpful. Rebekah - 23/09/2010 07:04:51 PM 841 Views
+1 *NM* globug0822 - 23/09/2010 07:39:28 PM 337 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 881 Views
Honestly, I don't get these kinds of e-mails very often BlackAdder - 23/09/2010 08:38:57 PM 1012 Views
I usually just delete them Wulf`gar - 23/09/2010 09:06:42 PM 733 Views
I always ignore mass forwards of dubious believability. TaskmasterJack - 23/09/2010 10:50:33 PM 901 Views
I do that with EVERY email forward of that type. Mats Gambling Buddy - 23/09/2010 11:20:12 PM 867 Views
I <3 you. *NM* Tashmere - 23/09/2010 11:54:52 PM 421 Views
Ah shucks! *NM* Mats Gambling Buddy - 24/09/2010 11:11:01 PM 431 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 836 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 874 Views
I don't think it was rude. Kel - 24/09/2010 03:43:38 AM 769 Views
The only political e-mails I get, are from my dad, I delete them. *NM* StarrBecca - 24/09/2010 12:31:50 PM 446 Views
My sister once sent me an email like that Birdeye - 25/09/2010 07:49:39 AM 820 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 807 Views
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