The question that poeple poundered for ages; To be or not to be?
It drove some craxy, it drove some rich. But hey today's question has been changed to fit this certain topic, and that is as seen on the title,
To forward or not to forward?
The answer is simple! Really! No need to use half your life to calculate it.
The answer is....
Woah 630 liao... bye people i going off from work! wah ahah For the answer to the question tomorrow night then i will complete this post.
Completing consists of spell check. So any spelling errors dun come find me first.
Continue!
The answer is simple! The answer is NO. You should not forward that email!
Chain mails have been around since I-dunno-when times. Most these mails consist of information either blackmailing you, or simply just cursing you. There are a few famous examples... Such as
1. Your email/msn account will shutdown.
2. You will get free stuff.
3. Fowarding for good/bad luck.
4. Make-a-wish mails.
5. Each mails donates money.(Special case)
Let's go through these examples one by one. For the first example, i actually kept one of the chain mails just to show it here.
It reads as follows:
hey everyone, listen up .
On the 1st of november , we will have to pay for the use of our MSN and email accounts unless we send this message to at least 18 contacts on your contact list. It's no joke if you don't believe me then go to the site (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1189119.stm ) and see for yourself.
Anyways once you've sent this message to at least 18
contacts, your msn dude will become blue. please copy and paste don't
forward cos people won't take notice of it.
Hey it is Andy and john the directors of MSN, sorry for the interruption but msn is closing down. this is because too many inconsiderate people are taking up all the name (eg making up lots of different accounts for just one person), we only have 578
names left.
If you would like to close your account, DO NOT SEND THIS MESSAGE ON. If you would like to keep your account, then SEND THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST. This is no joke, we will be shutting down the servers. Send it on, thanks. WHO EVER DOES NOT SEND THIS MESSAGE, YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE CLOSED AND YOU WILL COST 10.00 A MONTH TO USE. SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST. NOW YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE DO NOT FORWARD THIS or REPLY. COPY THE WHOLE EMAIL. GO BACK TO YOUR INBOX AND CLICK ON NEW. AND PASTE
That's the email i recieved, some will forward it some won't. Let's go point by point to analyse this email and also the person who sent it to me.
First point...
On the 1st of november , we will have to pay for the use of our MSN and email accounts unless we send this message to at least 18 contacts on your contact list. It's no joke if you don't believe me then go to the site (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1189119.stm ) and see for yourself.
The ones in bold are the problem ones, look at the first one
pay for the use of our MSN
PAY for MSN? Are you sure?! They are more than happy for you to use their service! NEXT!
If at any point of time anyone reading this does not agree with me, do drop me a note and I will debate with you.
Second point.
at least 18 contacts on your contact list
My question is, how on earth are they going to check EVERY account that have had sent to at least 18?! Plus they will have to check whether those contacts that were sent to are in your contact list?!
Ok, ok. Fine. So you say they have Super computers and blah blah. It is possible. Chance given. Here's another question then... You know how many account there are in the world? When do you want them to start checking? How much TIME and MONEY will they need to check everything?
Next...
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1189119.stm )
Very smart, there's a webbie given to make you believe that the mail is true.
Believe Points ++?
NO! --!
I think that this is the biggest hole in the whole email... Why?
Because, note that the webbie reads.. /1/hi/business... hi! wtf? HI! Which professional website that reports important news uses /hi/? Unless this is your HTML project, very unlikely... Actually I kind of find this to be quite funny. Maybe it was in an attempt to bluff people into forwarding mails, he used this 'strategy' but too bad lah, kena backfired. HI! lol
Next paragraph!
Anyways once you've sent this message to at least 18
contacts, your msn dude will become blue. please copy and paste don't
forward cos people won't take notice of it.
This one is just repeating the 18 people. Oh?! my msn dude turn blue leh! Wasn't it blue EVER SINCE MSN WAS AROUND?! Unless you sign out lah.
What was amizing and very funny is that... cehck out the line:
please copy and paste don't
forward cos people won't take notice of it.
Huh... a while you ask me to forward, a while you tell me not to forward... What's the amzing part is that the person who sent this email to me, lol! FORWARDED IT! HAHA! Hey if you don't want your msn to close down ah please at least read instructions correctly hor!! Ha ha! Please lah... You people ah, damn funny one.
hahahaha...next next..haahah
Hey it is Andy and john the directors of MSN, sorry for the interruption but msn is closing down. this is because too many inconsiderate people are taking up all the name (eg making up lots of different accounts for just one person), we only have 578
names left.
First of all, directors talk to you like that one ah? Hey hello! Ho bo? Oei wan go makan not?! Their english also very poor, Hey it is Andy and john...
IT is ah?!
john no need to caps meh? John leh.
Runnning out of names? I don't believe a word of it. Look at your keyboard. How many combinations of names u can come up with? if you want to know how many combinations which consist of just numbers can give you...
There are 9 numbers, there is no limit to how many numbers you can type in. On the calculator, you have to type this in. 9C-Unlimited- Good luck there! 578 left seh... So much people in the world man!
And last but not least! The 'finishing blow'!
If you would like to close your account, DO NOT SEND THIS MESSAGE ON. If you would like to keep your account, then SEND THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST. This is no joke, we will be shutting down the servers. Send it on, thanks. WHO EVER DOES NOT SEND THIS MESSAGE, YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE CLOSED AND YOU WILL COST 10.00 A MONTH TO USE. SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST. NOW YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE DO NOT FORWARD THIS or REPLY. COPY THE WHOLE EMAIL. GO BACK TO YOUR INBOX AND CLICK ON NEW. AND PASTE
One moment want to close your account, one moment need to shut down server... Which one you want to do?! Shut down half meh? SiaoZ.
If I'm one of the few that did not recieve this email? does it mean mine will auto close down? You can easily go to court for this man. Objection!
If this email is sooooo professional to make you believe and send it, it says here...
AND YOU WILL COST 10.00 A MONTH TO USE.
10.00 wad? Stones? Chain mails? Get a life man.
That will be all for the first example. On to the next!
Emails which tells you that free products will be given... Just doesn't make sense does it? In general the flaws of the email has been explained above.
Number 3. Good luck/bad luck
Preys upon the humans heart of better safe than sorry, same as insurance. That's how they earn your money. Most people live through their lives happily without any accidents and stuff.Why do you buy insurance? Because you want to kena accident so you can say "Woah heng ah! Got buy iinsurance!" I'll pass on that.
Number 4. Make a wish scroll down slowly!
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STOP!
Suckers... That's what the inventors of these mails are thinking everytime someone does it. Sure, no harm doing it. Suckers... Try a well man, it works better.
Now on to the kind of mails that Donates a certain amount of each mail you forward...
Honestly, i don't see how forwarding mail can earn you money. If it were true we wound not need donations already. A bit cruel hearted here but i can say i do not believe and do not forward these kind of mails either...
You can call me heartless...
This is a heartless
While this is a nobody
That's all for this topic of forwarding mails!
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