I have an email address I use when I sign up for stuff at stores or newsletters, coupons, whatever.Well, over the weekend, I got unknowingly involved in a Reply-All war that quickly spiraled down into what I can only describe as three dozen women chasing their tails in cyberspace.
Apparently one of the other recipients of one particular store's announcements was fed up with being on a list she didn't remember even signing up for, and decided to REPLY to the vague "subscribe-list" that sent the message.
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Get my name off of this list. Is that clear? I did not sign up to
get your trash. One more time and you get reported for theft. Clear?
L### Sa###
CEO and Partner
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Well, there must've been an HTML snafu, because that simple (read: short, yet angry) reply was sent to EVERYONE.
And because no one could see anyone else's individual email address, every person who rec'd the reply assumed she was writing to them. Heck, even I was like, "Ew, who is this lady yelling at me? I didn't send her this crap!"
... and then IT BEGAN.
The FLOOD of replies and counter-replies that got sent to EVERYONE:
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I'd also like to get off this list
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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please also remove me from the list. I do not live in the area any longer. Thanks.
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I also would like to get off this list
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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Ditto for me
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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Same for me...
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Me too. Please remove me from this list.
Thanks,
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I am not sending this, please stop emailing me
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Ditto for me
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Same for me!!
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Stop sending this to me, I am not the person sending this
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Stop sending me this, This is the last time I am requesting that you stop sending me this email
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I want off too
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Me either. Why are we being copied on this? Get me off of this stupid list.
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Please remove me from your contact list.
Thank you.
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Sat, May 1, 2010 at 11:59 AM
Remove me from this list!
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Stop sending me these emails as well
Hitting "Repy-All" is not going to remove you from this list. I just
unsubscribed by FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS. Try it!
And stop the emailing!
Here are the instructions for unsubscribing:
To remove your address from the list, just send a message to
the address in the ``List-Unsubscribe'' header of any list
message. If you haven't changed addresses since subscribing,
you can also send a message to:
<###-unsubscribe@company###.com>
Thanks
(and no, I don't work from them. Just tired of getting all your
emails!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) enough!
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TAKE ME OFF YOUR LIST NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT CONTACT ME AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I agree. You're jamming up my BlackBerry.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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I'd like to be removed also but everyone please STOP hitting REPLY ALL because every person on this thread is getting your e-mails. I don't want your 500 emails just reply to the person who is sending this which is whoever @company###.com not the rest of us thanks.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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Please stop replying to all!!!
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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brilliant people of the world. stop replying all.. i don't need my inbox full of whining adults.
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I think this is a weird computer glitch or hopefully NOT a virus ....
I have no idea who all of you are or what this list is----!
Thank you--
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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Please remove me from this list immediately
M## #. S##, Esq.
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I just hit remove from list from the bottom of their email list
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Stop emailing me and get me off this list for which I didn't ever sign up!!
Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
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UNSUBSCRIBE ME FROM THIS LIST!!!!! I DON'T WANT YOUR SPAM!
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Yeah, sure was not a good day to be part of this vicious Reply-cycle if you had a Blackberry with a low-battery. Some of the email addresses obviously came from workplaces -- and I mean some of them were fancy schmancy companies -- people with big titles and serious jobs. It was kind of refreshing to see even them fancy folk had a Dirty Jersey side.
Well, it looks like there might've been a mass-exodus for this list! Definitely not a good day for the world of "online marketing". I have never wanted to unsubscribe so quickly. Just a cautionary tale for those of you that send mass emails via lists, or have friends who make you ashamed to ever use "CC: "
And if you also got this email and need help unsubscribing, I can help.
Just don't you dare hit Reply-All!!
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