Active Users:2237 Time:06/05/2026 09:24:29 PM
Back to Messageboard Post New Thread Search Help Stats Rules
Because not everyone thinks critically about everything. lord-of-shadow Send a noteboard - 24/09/2010 02:53:33 AM
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?


Which is to say that in cases like this rudeness is often in the eye(s) of the beholder, and they're more likely to see rudeness if you're pointing out that what they think is true is crap. 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.

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.
Reply to message
I'm trying to decide how rude I've just been. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:37:13 PM 1122 Views
That's not rude. Lici - 23/09/2010 04:40:52 PM 873 Views
Re: That's not rude. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:44:08 PM 817 Views
Snopes is best SilverWarder - 23/09/2010 04:42:30 PM 893 Views
<3 snopes nossy - 23/09/2010 04:48:41 PM 814 Views
That's true SilverWarder - 23/09/2010 05:17:02 PM 837 Views
xkcd is appropriate here moondog - 24/09/2010 01:21:59 AM 845 Views
I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 04:44:50 PM 862 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:47:19 PM 846 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 04:52:55 PM 758 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:54:35 PM 802 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 05:05:31 PM 741 Views
It depends Camilla - 23/09/2010 04:53:18 PM 847 Views
I hadn't had coffee. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:55:36 PM 803 Views
Depends a bit on who it was snoopcester - 23/09/2010 05:11:38 PM 809 Views
It's a builder we work with occasionally. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:29:43 PM 865 Views
Or it was builder you worked with occasionally? snoopcester - 23/09/2010 08:40:36 PM 867 Views
Normally I ignore them random thoughts - 23/09/2010 05:16:11 PM 748 Views
Your take is wise. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:30:12 PM 886 Views
I am not old random thoughts - 24/09/2010 02:54:10 PM 1057 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 865 Views
How can you "disagree" if it is a factual error? Camilla - 23/09/2010 06:48:34 PM 915 Views
Really? Sareitha Sedai - 23/09/2010 06:49:41 PM 949 Views
lol *NM* random thoughts - 23/09/2010 06:52:32 PM 445 Views
Because not everyone thinks critically about everything. lord-of-shadow - 24/09/2010 02:53:33 AM 965 Views
This is exactly why I said I wasn't sure. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:33:02 PM 886 Views
God you're old! Who gets emails anymore? *NM* Brian - 23/09/2010 05:27:51 PM 442 Views
What are you crazy kids gettin' these days? *NM* ironclad - 23/09/2010 07:35:28 PM 451 Views
Eh, like, everybody? nossy - 23/09/2010 08:33:43 PM 918 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 395 Views
Hmpf. Indiana rocks. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:34:15 PM 742 Views
You're so mean. Tigr - 23/09/2010 06:36:55 PM 884 Views
I know. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:34:45 PM 968 Views
Re: You're so mean. TaskmasterJack - 23/09/2010 10:49:16 PM 746 Views
It's not rude. It's helpful. Rebekah - 23/09/2010 07:04:51 PM 850 Views
+1 *NM* globug0822 - 23/09/2010 07:39:28 PM 343 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 894 Views
Honestly, I don't get these kinds of e-mails very often BlackAdder - 23/09/2010 08:38:57 PM 1030 Views
I usually just delete them Wulf`gar - 23/09/2010 09:06:42 PM 753 Views
I always ignore mass forwards of dubious believability. TaskmasterJack - 23/09/2010 10:50:33 PM 920 Views
I do that with EVERY email forward of that type. Mats Gambling Buddy - 23/09/2010 11:20:12 PM 881 Views
I <3 you. *NM* Tashmere - 23/09/2010 11:54:52 PM 430 Views
Ah shucks! *NM* Mats Gambling Buddy - 24/09/2010 11:11:01 PM 438 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 849 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 892 Views
I don't think it was rude. Kel - 24/09/2010 03:43:38 AM 786 Views
The only political e-mails I get, are from my dad, I delete them. *NM* StarrBecca - 24/09/2010 12:31:50 PM 451 Views
My sister once sent me an email like that Birdeye - 25/09/2010 07:49:39 AM 829 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 827 Views
Back to Messageboard Post New Thread Search Help Stats Rules

Reply to Message

Block Quote Paragraph Quote
Formatting
Smiley Codes