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News & ArtsTuesday, October 16, 2012
Housekeeping / Teh Internets I Get Too Many Emails
Posted by Goldy on Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 2:19 PM
I have 52,466 unread emails. No joke. I try to keep up, but I can't. So honestly, folks, stop sending me so many emails.
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And how many of those emails could have read in the time it took you to post this request for fewer emails?
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@4, Fewer than the number he could have read instead of composing yet another post about his tomatoes.
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But if you don't read your email how will you ever find out about this Nigerian prince friend of mine?
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I was beginning to worry after not getting a response. Maybe someone else can tell me if this looks infected.
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Are you a victim of selfspam (alt. autospam).
Defined (by me) here:
http://yrihf.com/viewtopic.php?p=4007&si…
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It's no wonder his reporting is sub-standard. He selectively reads his e-mail. I bet in the 56k+ pile there might be some facts that you missed.
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I've had that problem.
I remember that pain.
The key is to decide that 52,000 of those emails are unimportant. Then designate a day or two of personal time to flipping through them to make sure none of them are death, birth, or wedding notices from people you care about.... or direct emails from your boss. Delete all the others, they are unimportant.
If you do not have separate email accounts for personal life and professional, create one now. Maybe with your job, you need separate accounts for politics, work, and local news... or at least separate filters.
And where is the moderator in this debate anyway?!!!
I remember that pain.
The key is to decide that 52,000 of those emails are unimportant. Then designate a day or two of personal time to flipping through them to make sure none of them are death, birth, or wedding notices from people you care about.... or direct emails from your boss. Delete all the others, they are unimportant.
If you do not have separate email accounts for personal life and professional, create one now. Maybe with your job, you need separate accounts for politics, work, and local news... or at least separate filters.
And where is the moderator in this debate anyway?!!!
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