Would you...........(slightly dull)

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  1. watergarden

    watergarden have left the forum because...i'm a sad case

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    You receive an email that imparts some "useless fact / information" to you. (For this post it matters not what it is, but it is suitable for all)

    The question is:

    1) Would you forward it on anyway.

    2) Would you check to see if the "fact / information" is actually true.

    3) Delete it.

    4) Other (please say what)

    Reason I ask is I have received another email from some one I know, and it turns out to be well over exaggerated, and also nearly 4 years out of date, so I replied to all stating these facts in the vain hopes that folk will stop sending "true facts" that are fabrications.
     
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    Probably 2 AND 3....... depends if it was interesting or not. If not I just delete.
     
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    clueless1 member... yep, that's what I am:)

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    Probably 3, but possible 4, which in my case would be do nothing as doing something requires effort.
     
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    I'd get Dim to reply to it for me.
     
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    • pete

      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      I'd get Ziggy to reply for me.
       
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        3 or 4. I'm far too lazy to bother sending this stuff on.
         
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        I'd forward it onto Ziggy and pete.
         
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          What's "e-mail"????:scratch::dunno::doh::snork:
           
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            I'd delete it - it's basically junk mail.
             
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            • *dim*

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              cut and paste the email here and we will be able to decipher it and draw conclusions, and help you

              :)
               
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              • Phil A

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                Told you so.
                 
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                  :lunapic 130165696578242 5:
                   
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                    You could always do what I do and send this.


                    Dear all....​
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                    My heartfelt appreciation goes out to all of you who have taken the time and trouble to send me "forward" emails over the past 12 months. Thank you for making me feel safe, secure, blessed and healthy.​
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                    Extra thanks to whoever sent me the email about rat poo in the glue on envelopes – ‘cos I now have to go get a wet towel every time I need to seal an envelope. Also, I scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason. ​
                    Because of your genuine concern, I no longer drink Coca Cola as I know it can remove toilet stains, which is not exactly an appealing characteristic.​
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                    I no longer check the coin return on pay phones because I could be pricked with a needle infected with AIDS.​
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                    I no longer use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a water buffalo on a hot day.​
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                    I no longer worry about my soul because at the last count, I have 363,214 angels looking out for me.​
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                    Thanks to you, I have learned that God only answers my prayers if I forward an e-mail to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes.​
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                    I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl on the internet who is about to die in hospital (for the 1,387,258th time).​
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                    I no longer have any money at all in fact - but that will change once I receive the £15,000 that Microsoft and AOL are sending me for participating in their special on-line email program.​
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                    Yes, I want to thank you all so much for looking out for me that I will now return the favour! ​
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                    If you don't send this e-mail to at least 144,000 people in the next 7 minutes, a large pigeon with a wicked case of diarrhoea will land on your head at 6:00 PM this evening. I know this will occur because it actually happened to a friend of my next door neighbour's ex-mother-in-law's second husband's cousin's hairdresser.​
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                    DO IT NOW OR ELSE. And Have a nice day!​
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                    • watergarden

                      watergarden have left the forum because...i'm a sad case

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                      Thanks all, but I am not looking for suggestions as to what to do / or unsure what to do. I just wondered what you would do.

                      I figured that by pointing out that the email received by myself is full of errors the sender will check (I gave links to proof it was wrong) and find that I am right and the information sent is indeed wrong.

                      I figure that by sending a reply that says "do this and do that and you will receive xyz" is just as bad as the email that I received, since they will probably just read it then forward it, but my original idea is to educate them that the stuff they send is in error and as such a waste of time.
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                      As an addition, some one I know used to send "funny pictures etc" (nothing x rated) at least once a week, like most, it was forwarded to many.
                      One day I received an email intended for the original sender (All recipients got it)

                      It basiclly said Dear "actual name of sender" stop sending me this rubbish, I don't want it. (But it was written in a more colourful way)
                      Never had another time wasting email from said person again, and said person was none too happy when they realised that everyone got the same email.
                       
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                      I also send them the info that the email isn't true and that, usually, it has been going around for years and send them links to a number of websites like truthorfiction and hoaxslayer etc. Plus, I always explain how to spot possible problems in emails.

                      The post I put above goes to friends that I know have a sense of humour :snork:
                       
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