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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 1006 Views
That's not rude. Lici - 23/09/2010 04:40:52 PM 746 Views
Re: That's not rude. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:44:08 PM 699 Views
Snopes is best SilverWarder - 23/09/2010 04:42:30 PM 768 Views
<3 snopes nossy - 23/09/2010 04:48:41 PM 690 Views
That's true SilverWarder - 23/09/2010 05:17:02 PM 709 Views
xkcd is appropriate here moondog - 24/09/2010 01:21:59 AM 682 Views
I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 04:44:50 PM 732 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:47:19 PM 725 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 04:52:55 PM 627 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:54:35 PM 686 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 05:05:31 PM 620 Views
It depends Camilla - 23/09/2010 04:53:18 PM 720 Views
I hadn't had coffee. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:55:36 PM 682 Views
Depends a bit on who it was snoopcester - 23/09/2010 05:11:38 PM 689 Views
It's a builder we work with occasionally. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:29:43 PM 736 Views
Or it was builder you worked with occasionally? snoopcester - 23/09/2010 08:40:36 PM 723 Views
Normally I ignore them random thoughts - 23/09/2010 05:16:11 PM 624 Views
Your take is wise. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:30:12 PM 769 Views
I am not old random thoughts - 24/09/2010 02:54:10 PM 934 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 744 Views
How can you "disagree" if it is a factual error? Camilla - 23/09/2010 06:48:34 PM 787 Views
Really? Sareitha Sedai - 23/09/2010 06:49:41 PM 830 Views
lol *NM* random thoughts - 23/09/2010 06:52:32 PM 390 Views
Because not everyone thinks critically about everything. lord-of-shadow - 24/09/2010 02:53:33 AM 827 Views
This is exactly why I said I wasn't sure. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:33:02 PM 766 Views
God you're old! Who gets emails anymore? *NM* Brian - 23/09/2010 05:27:51 PM 387 Views
What are you crazy kids gettin' these days? *NM* ironclad - 23/09/2010 07:35:28 PM 379 Views
Eh, like, everybody? nossy - 23/09/2010 08:33:43 PM 812 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 341 Views
Hmpf. Indiana rocks. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:34:15 PM 627 Views
You're so mean. Tigr - 23/09/2010 06:36:55 PM 763 Views
I know. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:34:45 PM 853 Views
Re: You're so mean. TaskmasterJack - 23/09/2010 10:49:16 PM 629 Views
It's not rude. It's helpful. Rebekah - 23/09/2010 07:04:51 PM 731 Views
+1 *NM* globug0822 - 23/09/2010 07:39:28 PM 294 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 785 Views
Honestly, I don't get these kinds of e-mails very often BlackAdder - 23/09/2010 08:38:57 PM 886 Views
I usually just delete them Wulf`gar - 23/09/2010 09:06:42 PM 628 Views
I always ignore mass forwards of dubious believability. TaskmasterJack - 23/09/2010 10:50:33 PM 795 Views
I do that with EVERY email forward of that type. Mats Gambling Buddy - 23/09/2010 11:20:12 PM 762 Views
I <3 you. *NM* Tashmere - 23/09/2010 11:54:52 PM 375 Views
Ah shucks! *NM* Mats Gambling Buddy - 24/09/2010 11:11:01 PM 382 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 728 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 763 Views
I don't think it was rude. Kel - 24/09/2010 03:43:38 AM 669 Views
The only political e-mails I get, are from my dad, I delete them. *NM* StarrBecca - 24/09/2010 12:31:50 PM 401 Views
My sister once sent me an email like that Birdeye - 25/09/2010 07:49:39 AM 706 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 706 Views
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