I get emails all the time. The only problem is that most of them are not of the variety that I want. Many times it is those mindless forwards that friends tend to pass along my way. I use email for personal communication, not as a drop box for jokes and other dribble. I never read emails of that variety. I’ve already seen all those lists….How to Drive Your Roommate Crazy; Life After 40; and those never ending Urban Legends. I am convinced that 70% of online users have email for the one and only purpose of forwarding these type joke emails around. I don’t think I’d mind as much if friends would learn to use the Bcc field. I don’t care for others to see my email address. Just a pet peeve of mine.
I’ve tried telling friends not to send me these type of emails. Most of the time it works. However sometimes it backfires and the friend gets mad at me for not wanting to accept their forwards.