On occasion I get to do radio interviews and have a blast doing them! One interview in particular covered a very common occurrence. This interview was due to a big hullabaloo out there about one of the NFL's coaches who wasn't paying attention. He "inadvertently forwarded an e-mail containing … [Read more...]
Stop Forwarding Me Emails!
The topic of unwanted forwarded emails is one which I get contacted about all the time. This week three requests on the topic. Please advise a nice way of asking them to stop forwarding me all those [jokes, political commentary, feel good, chain] e-mails. Everyone knows a nice way -- saying … [Read more...]
The Best Way to Say “Stop Forwarding!”
What is a nice way of telling someone to stop forwarding all those silly e-mails? I've got a bunch of posts addressing that question on my site and here on my Blog. Why? Because I get asked this question all the time! Three times just this week! Sadly in my experience, no matter how nice … [Read more...]
Email Forwards: Invasion of Privacy?
A site visitor asks... Is it an invasion of privacy to e-mail someone because you can see their email address in a forwarded e-mail sent from a mutual acquaintance? Yes, yes it is! Whomever sent that forwarded e-mail should have redacted/removed all of their contact's e-mail addresses from … [Read more...]
Holiday Hoax Reminder
Folks are sending more e-mails around the holidays and shopping online more than ever. With that extra activity combined with a rushed attention span, hoaxsters know how to take advantage of that. Hoax emails disguised as order confirmations, financial alerts and "feel good" forwards so that they … [Read more...]
Friends Forwarding IMs & Text Messages
A [email protected] visitor asked: Is it against e-mail etiquette rules to copy and paste a section of a IM (Instant Message) conversation you have with a friend we'll call A to your best friend B? Is this not the same, or at least very similar to explaining the scenario to B? My first reaction is … [Read more...]
How Do I Ask Them to Stop Forwarding All Those Silly Emails?
Forwarding e-mail is a source of contention. I receive inquiries from mothers, daughters, fathers and sons, friends and associates about how to "nicely" ask someone they know, like or love (possibly you) to please stop forwarding e-mails they didn't ask for or are not interested in. … [Read more...]
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