Comments on: The internet chain email massacre http://www.ulblog.org/2006/02/07/the-internet-chain-email-massacre/ A blog dedicated to the discussion of urban legends, superstitions, ghost stories and folklore Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:58:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Murray @ ulblog http://www.ulblog.org/2006/02/07/the-internet-chain-email-massacre/#comment-14 Murray @ ulblog Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:30:30 +0000 http://www.ulblog.org/2006/02/07/the-internet-chain-email-massacre/#comment-14 <p>Back on the old site I wrote a couple of essays about why people forward chain emails when they know or suspect that they're not true. I'll have to see if I can dig out a copy of them for ulblog.</p> <p>But, yes, added to that you do get the people who seem to think that forwarding a chain email is 'keeping in touch'. I guess that's one of the problems of living with the Internet - you may have dozens of people to try and maintain a direct relationship with, and the easy way out is to just include all those email addresses on something you think is interesting.</p> <p>Much warmth,</p> <p>Murray</p> Back on the old site I wrote a couple of essays about why people forward chain emails when they know or suspect that they’re not true. I’ll have to see if I can dig out a copy of them for ulblog.

But, yes, added to that you do get the people who seem to think that forwarding a chain email is ‘keeping in touch’. I guess that’s one of the problems of living with the Internet - you may have dozens of people to try and maintain a direct relationship with, and the easy way out is to just include all those email addresses on something you think is interesting.

Much warmth,

Murray

]]> By: Naomi http://www.ulblog.org/2006/02/07/the-internet-chain-email-massacre/#comment-13 Naomi Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:26:08 +0000 http://www.ulblog.org/2006/02/07/the-internet-chain-email-massacre/#comment-13 <p>What always kills me are the friends that have enough time to send you at least six forwards of this kind but never has enough actual time to sit at a computer to answer an email sent by you. Not even one or two lines.</p> <p>And when they send their billionth one out, there is always the disclaimer right at the top...."I normally don't send things like this but I thought you'd like this one."</p> <p>I'm getting hives just thinking about it.</p> What always kills me are the friends that have enough time to send you at least six forwards of this kind but never has enough actual time to sit at a computer to answer an email sent by you. Not even one or two lines.

And when they send their billionth one out, there is always the disclaimer right at the top….”I normally don’t send things like this but I thought you’d like this one.”

I’m getting hives just thinking about it.

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