RE: Use of the "Reply to All" feature

Some of you may not be aware of this but there is a feature in your email program, in ALL email programs. That feature is named "REPLY TO ALL". This feature is available in all email programs as well as all web based email programs (yahoo, gmail, hotmail, etc…). This is usually NOT the default action when replying to an email. There is always the option to just REPLY TO RECIPIENT.

So you might ask yourself, when should I take the extra time and push that pretty Reply to All button? You would only want to use this feature to communicate with everyone in the group. Let’s try out some examples…

Good uses of Reply to All
“I have a car, who wants a ride to ”
“Let’s all meet at this time”
“UNSUBSCRIBE”

Bad Uses of Reply to All
“Sounds awesome”
Yes I’m sure the event does sound awesome, I can make that assessment on my own.

“What time does that start?”
You obviously have the internet. You can look up the website just as easy as any one of us. Get off your ass. If you do happen to get that information that MIGHT be ok to let everyone know when it starts. Asking the entire group is a dick move.

“I like wine”
Um. This one is pretty obvious. And yes I have received it before.

“Kewl”
Shut up

“stop hitting reply to all”
One of my favorites. You hate the Reply to All but instead of just sending your condemnation to the offender(s) you send it to all of us. You have become what you hate.

“hahahaha” "heh" "lol" etc...
That is great that you thought the email was funny. And instead of telling the person who send it that you thought it was funny, you send it to all of us. And thank you sooo much for typing all 3 letters to convey that sentiment, jackass.

Feel free to add your favorites, I'm sure this list will grow