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Anonymous asked in Society & CultureEtiquette · 1 decade ago

DO you pass on chain mail?

I just hate it, its unethical for me to pass on chain mail though I love receiving nice ones but i tend not to pass them down unless for an extremely meaningful cause, otherwise I usually dont wish to spam others with chain messages that threatens them with years of bad luck if they do not pass them on.

So what do you do with chain mail?

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  • Bman
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    No I don't. Chain letters are for old people who have just discovered how to send an email. They are annoying and time wasting, especially if you actually conduct real business with your email.

  • 1 decade ago

    Never never. I've pissed off a few friends this way, but it pisses me off that they send me the crap.

    For those of you who say "it depends on the cause," well, you don't know that what you're giving really goes to that cause anyway, or if the information is legit. Legitimate companies and charities don't solicit that way - they only go directly. Also, feel free to contact the organization any time you want to make a donation. You don't have to wait for an email.

  • 1 decade ago

    No, I delete them. I have asked people to not send me that junk. The only kind of chain mail I keep is if it is a petition that supports a cause that matters to me.

  • 1 decade ago

    I give them a quick peek then delete them. If it's some "dire warning" about needles in gas pump handles or coffee shops secretly putting nicotine in the coffee so you become addicted I look it up on Snopes then send the link back to whoever sent it to me. Then they can see it's fake. Then I make fun of them for being so gullible.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I delete ALL of it; I despise it and I refuse to be bullied or coerced into forwarding crappy mail to anyone because I know how much I hate it, also it makes the person who forwards it look stupid. I used to do that but never any more.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    i absolutely hate chain email and now people or sending the chain texts i hate them both although i do get tempted to send them because they say if you dont something bad will happen but i never re-send them

  • Bella
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    It really all depends. I normally don't forward things, but sometimes they give me a good laugh. I don't hate it really, sometimes I'm just too lazy to forward things!

  • 1 decade ago

    I like the ones that have real inspirational messages....not the ones that say I LOVE YOU FOREVER AND IF YOU LOVE ME TOO SENT IT ON!!!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I NEVER send them on, I think people just send them me to annoy me now because they know how much I despise them.

  • 1 decade ago

    Delete it of course. Why would you want to pass on manipulation and fear. It's horrible.

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