Do loved ones email you a lot of jokes, inspirational stores, petitions, chain letters, etc? Do you wish you could tell them to stop in a gentle, but firm way? Send them a link to this site:
Chances are, this person asked you to visit this page because you did one of these things:
- Forwarded a funny story, a virus warning, or a photo that you enjoyed
- Sent email to lots of people using the “To:” line (instead of the “BCC:” line), thereby exposing your friend's email address to strangers
- CC’d your friend unnecessarily on something you had sent primarily to someone else
In any case, you might want to go back and have another look at the email they’re replying to. They asked you to visit here because, while they love getting one-on-one, personal messages from you, they really don’t want to receive more messages like the one you just sent. Cool?
You’re not a bad person, and no one hates you, but it would be valuable to learn the very personal preferences of your friends, family members, and co-workers before including them in unrequested email or choosing to expose their private address to people they don’t know.
(thanks to lifehack.org)
