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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 1052 Views
That's not rude. Lici - 23/09/2010 04:40:52 PM 801 Views
Re: That's not rude. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:44:08 PM 745 Views
Snopes is best SilverWarder - 23/09/2010 04:42:30 PM 821 Views
<3 snopes nossy - 23/09/2010 04:48:41 PM 747 Views
That's true SilverWarder - 23/09/2010 05:17:02 PM 757 Views
xkcd is appropriate here moondog - 24/09/2010 01:21:59 AM 740 Views
I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 04:44:50 PM 789 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:47:19 PM 774 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 04:52:55 PM 673 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:54:35 PM 733 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 05:05:31 PM 668 Views
It depends Camilla - 23/09/2010 04:53:18 PM 767 Views
I hadn't had coffee. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:55:36 PM 731 Views
Depends a bit on who it was snoopcester - 23/09/2010 05:11:38 PM 744 Views
It's a builder we work with occasionally. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:29:43 PM 787 Views
Or it was builder you worked with occasionally? snoopcester - 23/09/2010 08:40:36 PM 775 Views
Normally I ignore them random thoughts - 23/09/2010 05:16:11 PM 673 Views
Your take is wise. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:30:12 PM 818 Views
I am not old random thoughts - 24/09/2010 02:54:10 PM 984 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 786 Views
How can you "disagree" if it is a factual error? Camilla - 23/09/2010 06:48:34 PM 844 Views
Really? Sareitha Sedai - 23/09/2010 06:49:41 PM 876 Views
lol *NM* random thoughts - 23/09/2010 06:52:32 PM 414 Views
Because not everyone thinks critically about everything. lord-of-shadow - 24/09/2010 02:53:33 AM 882 Views
This is exactly why I said I wasn't sure. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:33:02 PM 812 Views
God you're old! Who gets emails anymore? *NM* Brian - 23/09/2010 05:27:51 PM 406 Views
What are you crazy kids gettin' these days? *NM* ironclad - 23/09/2010 07:35:28 PM 418 Views
Eh, like, everybody? nossy - 23/09/2010 08:33:43 PM 855 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 363 Views
Hmpf. Indiana rocks. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:34:15 PM 676 Views
You're so mean. Tigr - 23/09/2010 06:36:55 PM 811 Views
I know. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:34:45 PM 896 Views
Re: You're so mean. TaskmasterJack - 23/09/2010 10:49:16 PM 677 Views
It's not rude. It's helpful. Rebekah - 23/09/2010 07:04:51 PM 778 Views
+1 *NM* globug0822 - 23/09/2010 07:39:28 PM 314 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 832 Views
Honestly, I don't get these kinds of e-mails very often BlackAdder - 23/09/2010 08:38:57 PM 948 Views
I usually just delete them Wulf`gar - 23/09/2010 09:06:42 PM 680 Views
I always ignore mass forwards of dubious believability. TaskmasterJack - 23/09/2010 10:50:33 PM 846 Views
I do that with EVERY email forward of that type. Mats Gambling Buddy - 23/09/2010 11:20:12 PM 802 Views
I <3 you. *NM* Tashmere - 23/09/2010 11:54:52 PM 394 Views
Ah shucks! *NM* Mats Gambling Buddy - 24/09/2010 11:11:01 PM 403 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 774 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 814 Views
I don't think it was rude. Kel - 24/09/2010 03:43:38 AM 715 Views
The only political e-mails I get, are from my dad, I delete them. *NM* StarrBecca - 24/09/2010 12:31:50 PM 420 Views
My sister once sent me an email like that Birdeye - 25/09/2010 07:49:39 AM 759 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 754 Views
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