Comments on: Be careful when forwarding inaccurate emails http://www.anthonymcg.com/archives/2008/05/27/be-careful-when-forwarding-inaccurate-emails/ Do you know Anto? Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:05:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Neil T. http://www.anthonymcg.com/archives/2008/05/27/be-careful-when-forwarding-inaccurate-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-18200 Neil T. Fri, 30 May 2008 10:46:12 +0000 http://www.anthonymcg.com/?p=642#comment-18200 I often do the same as @kevintel - use something like Snopes to debunk the email and re-send it to the other people that the email I received was sent to. I get new Snopes articles in my feed reader and a lot of them recently have been about incorrect or out-of-context Barack Obama quotes, presumably to descredit him. I often do the same as @kevintel – use something like Snopes to debunk the email and re-send it to the other people that the email I received was sent to. I get new Snopes articles in my feed reader and a lot of them recently have been about incorrect or out-of-context Barack Obama quotes, presumably to descredit him.

]]> By: kevintel http://www.anthonymcg.com/archives/2008/05/27/be-careful-when-forwarding-inaccurate-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-18197 kevintel Thu, 29 May 2008 07:37:18 +0000 http://www.anthonymcg.com/?p=642#comment-18197 Whenever I get those, I group respond with a de-bunking of the original email, along with a link to http://www.breakthechain.org/ "Yes, the ‘dying of cancer’ chain-email is a hoax, and it is a good 10 years old. 10 years, people. So is the ‘Get a free phone from Ericsson’ chain email, saving the women of Afghanistan and many others. If it asks you to send it on to any number of other people, you’ll just end up getting spammed sooner or later." I've always been amused by the idea of saving peasant women in Afghanistan from oppression by emailing your disapproval to the Taliban. That's so middle-class. The kid who's been dying of cancer for a good 10 to 12 years now is another, but people keep falling for it over and over... Whenever I get those, I group respond with a de-bunking of the original email, along with a link to http://www.breakthechain.org/

“Yes, the ‘dying of cancer’ chain-email is a hoax, and it is a good 10 years old. 10 years, people. So is the ‘Get a free phone from Ericsson’ chain email, saving the women of Afghanistan and many others. If it asks you to send it on to any number of other people, you’ll just end up getting spammed sooner or later.”

I’ve always been amused by the idea of saving peasant women in Afghanistan from oppression by emailing your disapproval to the Taliban. That’s so middle-class. The kid who’s been dying of cancer for a good 10 to 12 years now is another, but people keep falling for it over and over…

]]> By: Cormac http://www.anthonymcg.com/archives/2008/05/27/be-careful-when-forwarding-inaccurate-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-18194 Cormac Wed, 28 May 2008 08:09:57 +0000 http://www.anthonymcg.com/?p=642#comment-18194 There was also that piece of crap 'forward' in Facebook depicting Chinese soldiers as rouge Tibet monks. Ah com'on people, get a clue before you send me crap like this!! There was also that piece of crap ‘forward’ in Facebook depicting Chinese soldiers as rouge Tibet monks. Ah com’on people, get a clue before you send me crap like this!!

]]> By: anthony http://www.anthonymcg.com/archives/2008/05/27/be-careful-when-forwarding-inaccurate-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-18191 anthony Tue, 27 May 2008 18:22:34 +0000 http://www.anthonymcg.com/?p=642#comment-18191 <strong>@Darren</strong>: :) @Darren: :)

]]> By: Darren http://www.anthonymcg.com/archives/2008/05/27/be-careful-when-forwarding-inaccurate-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-18190 Darren Tue, 27 May 2008 13:23:14 +0000 http://www.anthonymcg.com/?p=642#comment-18190 Sorry about that! I've removed you from my mailing list now! :razz: Sorry about that! I’ve removed you from my mailing list now! :razz:

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