The Polite Way...

[Blue_Kryptonite]

threaten to donate money to a cause she would hate, in her name.

You sir, are a scoundrel. And I slaute you. This is my newest Anti-Aunt-Sophie weapon.

 

[ForceUser]

I have a friend that keeps on sending me emails that I don't agree with (they're about politics, but I don't want this thread to go down that path). She knows what I believe, but she just keeps on sending them. I get a new forward, photo, or link to some stupid website every day. It's driving me INSANE.

What is the most polite way to deal with this situation? Have you ever been in a similar situation?

My advice in these situations is always the same: just be direct and honest about your feelings. If she is really your friend, she won't take offense.

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

You sir, are a scoundrel. And I slaute you. This is my newest Anti-Aunt-Sophie weapon.

Good luck with Aunt Sophie. Let me know how she reacts to the donation(s) (or, hopefully, just the threat of them)!

 

[Bloodstone Press]

What is the most polite way to deal with this situation? Have you ever been in a similar situation?

Send her a friendly email asking her to stop... Open with the sweet, then slam her to hell.

Well, the first part is good advice. You probably shouldn't slam her, and you certainly shouldn't slam her at the END of the message unless you want her to hate you. People are more likely to remember the last thing you said to them, rather than the first. So, if you HAVE to slam her, but don't want her to get too upset, do it at the beginning, then close with something fairly polite. That gives the impression that you are angry, but trying to be nice.

[straying into politics] its also somewhat similar to the North Korean method of foreign policy. Start out with a lot of insane bluster, then back off a bit. It makes you look conciliatory[/political comment]

Personally, I have an old friend who sends me silly messages almost every day. Not political messages, just jokes, and religious propaganda, and chain letters. I just delete the messages, often without ever reading them.

 

[Blue_Kryptonite]

Good luck with Aunt Sophie. Let me know how she reacts to the donation(s) (or, hopefully, just the threat of them)!

The best part is, she doesn't believe in charity... at all. It'll turn her purple. You should have seen her face when we told her we took all our surplus warehouse-club items in storage and donated them to the relief. Talk about your double dose of feeling good about being charitable.

 

[IronWolf]

Forward her emails to abuse@her-provider.com and tell them to suspend the user's account because they keep forwarding out unsolicited SPAM emails.

Save that for the real spammers.

Talk to her first. Most people will take the hint. I know the vast majority of my friends know not to even waste their time with joke emails, political email and forwarding them to me. I publicly state I don't read them and they get deleted without me even opening them. That works really well. Now *when* I do get a forwarded email it usually has an apology at the top!

 

[Crothian]

J?ust ask her to stop. She does it more, ask her again. If she's your friends she should get the picture.

 

[BlackSilver]

Friends will do what you ask of them, so ask her to stop.

If she continues to send you the emails then ask her to avoid contacting you, because she most obviously is not a friend.

Signing her up for junk mail and being nasty with her will do nothing but create a rift between you and her, which in the end will damage or destroy your friendship.

Good luck with this.

 

[Rel]

I'm with the majority. Just ask her to stop. If she persists then kill her and take her stuff.

 

[was]

My email account has a feature that allows you to specify anything coming from a certain email address as spam and immiediately deletes it. You might want to check your settings to see if that option is available to you.