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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.
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I'm trying to decide how rude I've just been. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:37:13 PM 1185 Views
That's not rude. Lici - 23/09/2010 04:40:52 PM 954 Views
Re: That's not rude. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:44:08 PM 883 Views
Snopes is best SilverWarder - 23/09/2010 04:42:30 PM 960 Views
<3 snopes nossy - 23/09/2010 04:48:41 PM 917 Views
That's true SilverWarder - 23/09/2010 05:17:02 PM 927 Views
xkcd is appropriate here moondog - 24/09/2010 01:21:59 AM 918 Views
I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 04:44:50 PM 961 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:47:19 PM 916 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 04:52:55 PM 828 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:54:35 PM 879 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 05:05:31 PM 810 Views
It depends Camilla - 23/09/2010 04:53:18 PM 929 Views
I hadn't had coffee. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:55:36 PM 925 Views
Depends a bit on who it was snoopcester - 23/09/2010 05:11:38 PM 889 Views
It's a builder we work with occasionally. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:29:43 PM 952 Views
Or it was builder you worked with occasionally? snoopcester - 23/09/2010 08:40:36 PM 938 Views
Normally I ignore them random thoughts - 23/09/2010 05:16:11 PM 839 Views
Your take is wise. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:30:12 PM 967 Views
I am not old random thoughts - 24/09/2010 02:54:10 PM 1131 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 935 Views
How can you "disagree" if it is a factual error? Camilla - 23/09/2010 06:48:34 PM 997 Views
Really? Sareitha Sedai - 23/09/2010 06:49:41 PM 1018 Views
lol *NM* random thoughts - 23/09/2010 06:52:32 PM 504 Views
Because not everyone thinks critically about everything. lord-of-shadow - 24/09/2010 02:53:33 AM 1039 Views
This is exactly why I said I wasn't sure. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:33:02 PM 955 Views
God you're old! Who gets emails anymore? *NM* Brian - 23/09/2010 05:27:51 PM 492 Views
What are you crazy kids gettin' these days? *NM* ironclad - 23/09/2010 07:35:28 PM 493 Views
Eh, like, everybody? nossy - 23/09/2010 08:33:43 PM 996 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 435 Views
Hmpf. Indiana rocks. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:34:15 PM 823 Views
You're so mean. Tigr - 23/09/2010 06:36:55 PM 974 Views
I know. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:34:45 PM 1041 Views
Re: You're so mean. TaskmasterJack - 23/09/2010 10:49:16 PM 827 Views
It's not rude. It's helpful. Rebekah - 23/09/2010 07:04:51 PM 923 Views
+1 *NM* globug0822 - 23/09/2010 07:39:28 PM 381 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 967 Views
Honestly, I don't get these kinds of e-mails very often BlackAdder - 23/09/2010 08:38:57 PM 1106 Views
I usually just delete them Wulf`gar - 23/09/2010 09:06:42 PM 825 Views
I always ignore mass forwards of dubious believability. TaskmasterJack - 23/09/2010 10:50:33 PM 997 Views
I do that with EVERY email forward of that type. Mats Gambling Buddy - 23/09/2010 11:20:12 PM 963 Views
I <3 you. *NM* Tashmere - 23/09/2010 11:54:52 PM 478 Views
Ah shucks! *NM* Mats Gambling Buddy - 24/09/2010 11:11:01 PM 480 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 921 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 968 Views
I don't think it was rude. Kel - 24/09/2010 03:43:38 AM 860 Views
The only political e-mails I get, are from my dad, I delete them. *NM* StarrBecca - 24/09/2010 12:31:50 PM 493 Views
My sister once sent me an email like that Birdeye - 25/09/2010 07:49:39 AM 911 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 905 Views
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