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#60830 - 11/28/05 03:33 AM
Re: Computer messages from well-meaning folks
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Registered: 09/22/05
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My son tells me depending on how good your virus protection system is on your computer, this is an easy way to acquire one (a virus.)
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#60833 - 11/28/05 05:42 AM
Re: Computer messages from well-meaning folks
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Registered: 09/20/05
Posts: 2560
Loc: Pagosa Springs, Colorado
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I can spend 30 minutes writing a nice, long personal email to someone, and I hear from them maybe once a month and it's nothing but a forward! No mention of my time consuming letter or my digital pics.
I delete them. In fact, if I don't get so much as a hello from someone in my contact list for 2 months or so, I delete their email address. I've done this with my own brothers...
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#60834 - 11/28/05 06:33 PM
Re: Computer messages from well-meaning folks
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Da Queen
Registered: 07/02/03
Posts: 12025
Loc: Alabama
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If anyone feels guilty for not responding to one of those "don't delete this or BLANK will happen" emails, they haven't bought a new system because of a virus getting inside... I don't open any attachments unless it is info I've requested. I don't forward the junk mail and have a limited handful of friends that I exchange "jokes" with or pic's. It's so hard for me to believe that people in this day and age really believe that Bill Gates is going to give them all 250.00 dollars if they sign up on this email list. Hello?
Also, the hoaxes... OMG... I must get 20 of those a week. You can always tell when someone is new to the Internet, or if they don't use it a lot. They will send you a hoax that is 5 years old. I just hit delete.
I delete all of the "junk" mail and I do not respond. Eagle is so right. Some people actually get offended, as if they are the author of the joke, chain letter, whatever.
I think my biggest peeve is the one that's a personality profile... and your friend who sent it put that YOU would be the one most likely to respond... good grief... talk about a guilt trip. I finally sent my friend a note and said if you EVER send me one of these again I will take you out and shoot you, hang you, and then hurt you. I hate those things. I'm with the others, delete, delete, delete!
JJ
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#60838 - 11/29/05 06:25 PM
Re: Computer messages from well-meaning folks
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Registered: 09/22/05
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I got a chain letter for kitchen towels. According to the starter person, I'll wind up with 36 new towels.
This wasn't interesting to me because I update my kitchen towels more than twice a year and I'm very picky about the colors. They have to be red and white or just white to match my kitchen.
The worst part in my book was having to send this chain letter to six other people. Most of my friends are hard working moms with outside jobs who haven't got the time to round up six other women to do the same. You also have to consider they've got to go out, buy the towel then take it to the post office to insure they have the proper postage on it.
It looked like a hassle to me and I politely called the person who started it (per her instructions) to tell her I wouldn't be participating.
I think we need to put an end to this type of chain letter but that's just my opinion. I don't like them.
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