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Post by freecharlie on Sept 5, 2019 4:17:43 GMT
Omg I am so sick of people replying all for stupid reasons. You do not need to reply all to say thanks or to answer a damn question that each person has to answer.
Reply all should never be the default. That shit should have a password, two step verification and you should have to type in the answer to "is there a purpose for replying all that does not include annoying the shit out if people."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2019 4:34:16 GMT
Omg I am so sick of people replying all for stupid reasons. You do not need to reply all to say thanks or to answer a damn question that each person has to answer. Reply all should never be the default. That shit should have a password, two step verification and you should have to type in the answer to "is there a purpose for replying all that does not include annoying the shit out if people." I don't know what you use for work email. I have one work group that is a few hundred people. Super annoying when someone "replies all" to 199 of us that didn't need to read the response. The other group is about 30 people. That group tends to dissolve into a hysterical mess when the reply alls start to fly. I find it handy to be able to sort by subject line so I can just mark all the replies as "read" without opening them. www.lifewire.com/view-mail-grouped-by-thread-outlook-1173712 This works for most versions of outlook. |
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Post by paget on Sept 5, 2019 4:39:20 GMT
If you “reply all” (except in selective cases where you should) I’m gonna judge you. Hard. Reply all is for morons.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Sept 5, 2019 6:17:33 GMT
Omg I am so sick of people replying all for stupid reasons. You do not need to reply all to say thanks or to answer a damn question that each person has to answer. Reply all should never be the default. That shit should have a password, two step verification and you should have to type in the answer to "is there a purpose for replying all that does not include annoying the shit out if people." My boss loves and encourages the reply all, including when it’s just a thank you for sending an email. She drives me crazy! |
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Sept 5, 2019 8:00:12 GMT
I validate you.
I used it the other day for possibly for the first time ever.
Email from vicar to 5 people saying meeting is on Tuesday, RSVP. I replied to all to say I'll be there, there are empty seats in my car if anyone would like a lift as there is limited parking.
I can't imagine any other reason for Reply All.
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Post by unknown pea on Sept 5, 2019 8:24:30 GMT
My favorite is when 100 people hit reply all to tell people to stop hitting reply all.
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Post by AussieMeg on Sept 5, 2019 8:55:02 GMT
Reply all should never be the default. That shit should have a password, two step verification and you should have to type in the answer to "is there a purpose for replying all that does not include annoying the shit out if people." Hahaha!!!  That's too funny, and oh so true! |
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Post by gillyp on Sept 5, 2019 9:35:59 GMT
It’s as irritating as those folk who put F for following on Facebook posts. Use notifications, people! If a technically challenged grandmother knows this, it can’t be that difficult.
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Post by supersoda on Sept 5, 2019 10:07:56 GMT
As a corollary, why the heck can’t people figure out bcc’s? This eliminates the reply all issue when sending to a big group. And I don’t necessarily want every one of those 300 people to have my email address.
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Post by monklady123 on Sept 5, 2019 10:09:05 GMT
I validate you. I used it the other day for possibly for the first time ever. Email from vicar to 5 people saying meeting is on Tuesday, RSVP. I replied to all to say I'll be there, there are empty seats in my car if anyone would like a lift as there is limited parking. I can't imagine any other reason for Reply All. Your reply all is totally justified because you were offering a service to ALL. |
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Post by monklady123 on Sept 5, 2019 10:14:47 GMT
Omg I am so sick of people replying all for stupid reasons. You do not need to reply all to say thanks or to answer a damn question that each person has to answer. Reply all should never be the default. That shit should have a password, two step verification and you should have to type in the answer to "is there a purpose for replying all that does not include annoying the shit out if people." Yes! Best idea yet. omg. This is one of those pet peeves that would be on my list if someone asked "what are the little things that bother you?" The biggest offenders in my life at the moment are people from my church...One person sends an email to the 20-ish of us who are regular volunteers at the food bank, reminding us that our next date is the 14th. I do NOT need to see 15 replies saying "I'll be there" or "I can't make it, sorry." I'm going to be there whether you are or not so I have no need to know if you'll be there! And if I have a reason, like maybe I have something to return to you or something like that, I can email you directly and say "hey, will you be at the food bank on Saturday? I wanted to give you that book we talked about...." -- The only person on the food bank who legitimately could be using reply all is the one who doesn't have a car...she has my permission  to reply all to ask if anyone could give her a ride. |
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Post by monklady123 on Sept 5, 2019 10:16:53 GMT
As a corollary, why the heck can’t people figure out bcc’s? This eliminates the reply all issue when sending to a big group. And I don’t necessarily want every one of those 300 people to have my email address. Years ago when I started getting involved in things that had email lists I opened a new email, at Hotmail. That's my default email for anything that involves a lot of people, newsletters, whatever. Then my real Yahoo email stays relatively free of replies to all, and as you said, none of them have my email address.  |
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Post by cakediva on Sept 5, 2019 11:02:08 GMT
And on the other side of that.... I volunteer for Icing Smiles Canada - my job is to connect a volunteer baker with a family in need. When the email clearly says "please use Reply All to keep everybody copied in" and the Reply All is highlighted in yellow, and you don't reply all? And then I have to reply and copy the baker back in? And you still only reply to me? UGH Or then there was the baker who responded to the email with "reply all"  Just that typed out, nothing else. ha ha |
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Post by schizo319 on Sept 5, 2019 11:53:05 GMT
We had a "reply-all-pocalypse" at work a while back. I counted EIGHTY-SEVEN emails in one day responding to something that most of us didn't even need to be cc'd on in the first place. About half the responses were "take me off this email" (uh, yeah - doesn't really work that way) and the rest were "STOP REPLYING ALL" - said in a reply all of course. At first it was irritating, but after a while, we just gave up working for the rest of the afternoon and it became kinda hysterical...
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Post by johnnysmom on Sept 5, 2019 11:58:29 GMT
Reply all should never be the default. That shit should have a password, two step verification and you should have to type in the answer to "is there a purpose for replying all that does not include annoying the shit out if people." OMG yes!! I feared for the worst when the school secretary sent an email to all school staff asking them to reply if they received the email (don't ask me why, she's weird  ) I was pleasantly surprised that only 2 of the 20?30? replied all <whew> But, yes, I totally judged those who decided to reply all. |
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Post by johnnysmom on Sept 5, 2019 12:01:06 GMT
Or then there was the baker who responded to the email with "reply all" Just that typed out, nothing else. ha ha I don't know why but this just tickled my funny bone this morning. I'm cracking up laughing at the thought  |
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Post by cakediva on Sept 5, 2019 12:27:32 GMT
Or then there was the baker who responded to the email with "reply all" Just that typed out, nothing else. ha ha I don't know why but this just tickled my funny bone this morning. I'm cracking up laughing at the thought I shouldn't laugh either lol - I think there was a slight language barrier, but this wasn't her first cake for us, so she knew the process. LOL |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2019 12:44:14 GMT
I end up with the opposite problem. What starts out as a necessary group email becomes an one-to-one email as someone in the group goes on a power trip and excludes the rest of the board when discussing something that the other executive board members need to know. Then a few days later, I get an update email.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 5, 2019 12:48:39 GMT
This ranks right up there along with the people who use group texts, and then the recipients CONTINUE to use group texts when only the sender needs the response, ugh.
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Post by bbkeef on Sept 5, 2019 12:54:31 GMT
This ranks right up there along with the people who use group texts That's what I was going to say! Just got a message this morning that made me cringe. I sent out a text to a few of the volleyball girls last night saying "stop over for a drink if you can". 6 fricking am today, I get a response "sorry, I was dozing on the couch". UM I kind of figured out that you weren't there last night, so why say anything this morning? WHY? When it's trivial stuff like this, it drives me insane! |
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Post by LisaDV on Sept 5, 2019 13:17:46 GMT
I’ll sign the petition. Has to be for personal email as well as text messages.
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Post by iteach3rdgrade on Sept 5, 2019 13:22:19 GMT
🤣🤣 I just made this statement 10 minutes ago while the nurse was attending to my mom. Great timing. What are the odds! It’s such a frustrating thing.
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Post by breetheflea on Sept 5, 2019 13:37:13 GMT
The coach for my 6-year-olds soccer team started a group text... now I know which kid won't be at practice, who can't find the field practice is on, which kid can't attend picture day, and who is bringing snacks every week. I'm about to throw my phone out.
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Post by workingclassdog on Sept 5, 2019 13:41:30 GMT
Omg.. YES.. we have group emails that include like 700 employees and there is always those 10 who have to hit reply all.. and it isn't like right there in your face.. you have to 'find' the reply all button.. Seriously, we ALL don't need your dumb response.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Sept 5, 2019 13:43:08 GMT
I'm tired of being told thank you for doing my job in an email. Please don't waste my time telling me thank you. When you send the original request email, just say, thank you in advance for your assistance if you need to be polite. But don't waste my time on an email replying just thank you.
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Post by snugglebutter on Sept 5, 2019 13:54:57 GMT
This is why I hate group texts too. I usually instantly mute them, since unfortunately it's not always possible to "leave" the conversation. (Then there was the time a couple of years ago that a family member sent group texts on a vacation - I left the conversation each time and she kept adding me back! grrr)
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Sept 5, 2019 14:05:09 GMT
Ugh. People at my work do this stupid shit too. Our IT Manager will send out an email a few times a year asking people to not do REPLY ALL as it bogs down our email server. Guess how many people hit reply all and say “Okay”. 🤦🏻♀️
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Post by lucyg on Sept 5, 2019 14:08:07 GMT
I'm tired of being told thank you for doing my job in an email. Please don't waste my time telling me thank you. When you send the original request email, just say, thank you in advance for your assistance if you need to be polite. But don't waste my time on an email replying just thank you. No. Just no. I am constitutionally incapable of not saying thank you. Probably several times too many. But don’t try to take away at least that first one. ha hahaha haha ETA but at least I don’t Reply All with my thank yous! |
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Post by psiluvu on Sept 5, 2019 14:23:59 GMT
If you “reply all” (except in selective cases where you should) I’m gonna judge you. Hard. Reply all is for morons.  Reply all is one of my biggest pet peeves and yes I agree that people who do it when not necessary look totally stupid |
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Post by iteach3rdgrade on Sept 5, 2019 15:27:06 GMT
The coach for my 6-year-olds soccer team started a group text... now I know which kid won't be at practice, who can't find the field practice is on, which kid can't attend picture day, and who is bringing snacks every week. I'm about to throw my phone out. 🤣 Sorry. Our coach has figured out a way for me to get the text and no responses. I don’t imagine he is sending out separate texts. |
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That's too funny, and oh so true! 
Yes! Best idea yet. omg. This is one of those pet peeves that would be on my list if someone asked "what are the little things that bother you?" The biggest offenders in my life at the moment are people from my church...One person sends an email to the 20-ish of us who are regular volunteers at the food bank, reminding us that our next date is the 14th. I do NOT need to see 15 replies saying "I'll be there" or "I can't make it, sorry." I'm going to be there whether you are or not so I have no need to know if you'll be there! And if I have a reason, like maybe I have something to return to you or something like that, I can email you directly and say "hey, will you be at the food bank on Saturday? I wanted to give you that book we talked about...." -- The only person on the food bank who legitimately could be using reply all is the one who doesn't have a car...she has my permission 
to reply all to ask if anyone could give her a ride. 
Just that typed out, nothing else. ha ha
) I was pleasantly surprised that only 2 of the 20?30? replied all <whew> But, yes, I totally judged those who decided to reply all.
