instead of just a note from them to catch up with each other? I cant stand getting forwarded email having to go thru dozens of names when it's usually something stupid, religious or a pass-it-on...
2007-12-13 05:03:03 · 18 answers · asked by mnw1989 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
No, don't feel bad about offending them. My brother told our mom never send forwards to his accounts. Spam is a problem for every one and any body forwarding unsolicited junk mail needs to know that some people just don't want it. Companies spend hundreds of thousands of dollars preventing spam. It is a huge issue and a pain to constantly delete from your in-box. If you have a filtering system with your email client you could set up rules to have all mailings from that person just drop into your trash or another folder.
2007-12-13 05:11:16 · answer #1 · answered by arcturus600 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I used to have this problem and most of my friends/family still do because they won't tell the people doing it but at the same time they are getting more and more annoyed at the person doing it... which doesn't seem fair. Anyway this is what I did. I sent an email to each of these people first saying how much I enjoyed getting personal email from them about their day, family, work, school... whatever. People like to hear good things so this puts them in a receptive frame of mind and at the same time lets them know I still do want to hear from them (ie not fw's from other people). Than I tell them that so many people find the items they've been forwarding funny/touching/ ect... that I keep getting the same ones over and over again and they are filling up my email box so much that I end of deleting anything with fw, fw in the subject line. I also went on to say that the hoaxers are getting so tricky now a days in spreading misinformation that there are sites to check whether they are true or expired... than give a few of these sites (check the other answers to this question). Then I throw a bone- since these are my friends and some of the fw do apply- and say if every month of so they run across something really specific to us (fill in the blank with your connection to them) would you just cut and paste it into one of your personal emails so I'll be sure to get it. This has worked with everyone I sent it to and not only do I get personal emails from these same people now (they are usually just doing it to keep the lines open anyway) but no more than once or twice a month a funny or applicable story. Which I can handle and usually enjoy the way the fw's were originally meant to be all along. Most people appreciate it if you are direct but nice versus dropping vague hints, being sarcastic, or not saying anything.
2016-05-23 09:40:16 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um....well, this is tricky. But if he is/was a good friend, then just grin and bear it. Sometimes friends just dont realize and it's their way of staying in touch, when they feel they dont have the time to write individual emails. I agree very much that I find forwarded mails very impersonal...and I rather have a personal word from them even if it is one line. But ofcourse a forwarded mail is still better than nothing. Atleast, we are still in their address book :).
I would say, why not, open the lines of communication if u DO want to be closer friends? Call them. Take the initiative. Or write him/her an email saying what's going on in your life. Then say it has been so long and it'd be great to catch up. See whether they respond. If they don't, let it go.
2007-12-13 05:13:37 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course not. What is bad manners is when people forward you garbage you do not want and did not ask for, and not only do they forward the crap to you, they forward you address to everyone else they send the message too and then those people forward it on, and so on. And that is one of the main ways people end up getting spam.
It's downright rude to send crap mail to someone unless they give you the okay.
Yeah, tell that person to stop it.
2007-12-13 05:08:02 · answer #4 · answered by Nick 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your mail box is your private domain, over which you should have control. Just as you routinely delete garbage and ask to be removed from mailing lists, I see no problem with asking that person or persons to stop sending forwards! A note stating, personal messages are welcome would also be nice.
2007-12-13 05:13:09 · answer #5 · answered by ~ Floridian`` 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not at all, just tell them you'd prefer not to get any forwarded mail . You could even tell them that you love hearing from them but would prefer if they'd just contact you through more personal emails so they don't think you want to get rid of them completely.
2007-12-13 05:11:35 · answer #6 · answered by Lilel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope just tell them you are having so many e-mails that you are asking everyone to stop sending forwards. Im having this problem with my ex sister in law.
2007-12-13 06:29:03 · answer #7 · answered by Bad Answer Queen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not bad at all. that's exactly the point. u havent heard anything from ur friend. I prefer to receive a hi/hello msg. short but personal. got no time to see old friends coz all of us are busy. we deserve more than forwarded msg. be honest enough to tell that u will not be able to read it, so instead, know how's that someone doing and u'll find time to read his/her "personal" msg.
2007-12-13 05:12:49 · answer #8 · answered by cherr 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
this person thinks they are helping you. i would sort though the emails being sent to you, contact the people you want to keep in contact , or you could change your email address, the next time they forward them to you it will be returned telling this person that this email address does not exist anymore...
2007-12-13 05:48:53 · answer #9 · answered by churchonthewayseniors 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i normally just delete. but if you don't care about ever getting that "hey wanna catch up" e-mail then tell them to stop. i would say the kind of people that send them out are the type of people that would take that personally.
2007-12-13 05:07:49 · answer #10 · answered by benartny 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋