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This is exactly why I said I wasn't sure. nossy Send a noteboard - 23/09/2010 08:33:02 PM
I kind of feel like for the most part people know they can find out if something is real or not if they really want to, and if they don't want to it's because they've already decided what they want to believe.

Yes, I agree with that. That's part of why I thought that "reply all" was called for - unsuspecting people don't need to be dragged into the ignorance. But, otoh, who am I to drag them back out?:P

But how I respond in this particular situation depends on the mood I'm in and who sent it. I have done that a few times on some egregiously false things (snopesed them and replied to all) but most of the time I just reply with the "that's not true, look here" to only the person who sent it, because damnit, some things are true and some things are not and it's important to recognize the difference. But when I'm feeling more hopeless about it all I just delete it and/or laugh about it with my hubby.

We hadn't had our caffeine yet this morning, so it was bound to happen.
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I'm trying to decide how rude I've just been. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:37:13 PM 1155 Views
That's not rude. Lici - 23/09/2010 04:40:52 PM 910 Views
Re: That's not rude. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:44:08 PM 854 Views
Snopes is best SilverWarder - 23/09/2010 04:42:30 PM 928 Views
<3 snopes nossy - 23/09/2010 04:48:41 PM 855 Views
That's true SilverWarder - 23/09/2010 05:17:02 PM 881 Views
xkcd is appropriate here moondog - 24/09/2010 01:21:59 AM 884 Views
I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 04:44:50 PM 906 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:47:19 PM 888 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 04:52:55 PM 795 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:54:35 PM 845 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 05:05:31 PM 778 Views
It depends Camilla - 23/09/2010 04:53:18 PM 894 Views
I hadn't had coffee. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:55:36 PM 872 Views
Depends a bit on who it was snoopcester - 23/09/2010 05:11:38 PM 850 Views
It's a builder we work with occasionally. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:29:43 PM 904 Views
Or it was builder you worked with occasionally? snoopcester - 23/09/2010 08:40:36 PM 907 Views
Normally I ignore them random thoughts - 23/09/2010 05:16:11 PM 780 Views
Your take is wise. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:30:12 PM 926 Views
I am not old random thoughts - 24/09/2010 02:54:10 PM 1099 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 909 Views
How can you "disagree" if it is a factual error? Camilla - 23/09/2010 06:48:34 PM 956 Views
Really? Sareitha Sedai - 23/09/2010 06:49:41 PM 984 Views
lol *NM* random thoughts - 23/09/2010 06:52:32 PM 469 Views
Because not everyone thinks critically about everything. lord-of-shadow - 24/09/2010 02:53:33 AM 1006 Views
This is exactly why I said I wasn't sure. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:33:02 PM 931 Views
God you're old! Who gets emails anymore? *NM* Brian - 23/09/2010 05:27:51 PM 471 Views
What are you crazy kids gettin' these days? *NM* ironclad - 23/09/2010 07:35:28 PM 472 Views
Eh, like, everybody? nossy - 23/09/2010 08:33:43 PM 958 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 420 Views
Hmpf. Indiana rocks. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:34:15 PM 781 Views
You're so mean. Tigr - 23/09/2010 06:36:55 PM 938 Views
I know. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:34:45 PM 1010 Views
Re: You're so mean. TaskmasterJack - 23/09/2010 10:49:16 PM 792 Views
It's not rude. It's helpful. Rebekah - 23/09/2010 07:04:51 PM 889 Views
+1 *NM* globug0822 - 23/09/2010 07:39:28 PM 363 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 934 Views
Honestly, I don't get these kinds of e-mails very often BlackAdder - 23/09/2010 08:38:57 PM 1075 Views
I usually just delete them Wulf`gar - 23/09/2010 09:06:42 PM 792 Views
I always ignore mass forwards of dubious believability. TaskmasterJack - 23/09/2010 10:50:33 PM 954 Views
I do that with EVERY email forward of that type. Mats Gambling Buddy - 23/09/2010 11:20:12 PM 920 Views
I <3 you. *NM* Tashmere - 23/09/2010 11:54:52 PM 457 Views
Ah shucks! *NM* Mats Gambling Buddy - 24/09/2010 11:11:01 PM 462 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 890 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 929 Views
I don't think it was rude. Kel - 24/09/2010 03:43:38 AM 824 Views
The only political e-mails I get, are from my dad, I delete them. *NM* StarrBecca - 24/09/2010 12:31:50 PM 472 Views
My sister once sent me an email like that Birdeye - 25/09/2010 07:49:39 AM 876 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 872 Views
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