Thursday, September 30, 2010

'Reply All' is the 7th circle of Hell

Below is the thread of an actual email I was actually copied on.  It is real, and it is spectacular.
Subject: scheduling changes

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Dear All,
Please note the following scheduling changes below. A new confidential workplan has been posted to the ftp site.
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From: CY
i think this email was sent to me in error.
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From: HM
me too- ?
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From: SB
Dear All:
I think this email was sent to me in error, too.
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From: ED
me too?
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From: JK
Me as well.
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From: MM
Me as well
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From: NH
I think you are probably looking for N. 
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From: CS
and me
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From: NJ
Me too....
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From: KK
Me too!
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From: EG
ditto
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From: GP
and me
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From: HE
I think this was sent to me in error as well. 
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From: WH
Me too...
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From: TG
I am not quite sure if this message was intended for me.
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From: CB
I think this was sent to me in error also.
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From: SL
And me as well.
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From: JS
Me too.
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From: SE
and me
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From: JL
Me too!
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From: SN
Me too.
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From: JT
This has been sent to us in error, also.
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From: TW
Me too
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From: AB
I think I'm on this email by mistake.
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From: CC
To me too...
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From: ST
me, too
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From: LK
STOP REPLYING ALL
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From: SH
me too
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From: SW
me too?
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From: AP
me too
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From: DS
I think I got this in error.
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From: DW 
Hi, I think this may have been sent to me in error as well.
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From: MM
I'll join the list also. Wrong person?...
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From: AM
And me….
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From: SS
Understood... Please stop responding!!!
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From: LO
I erroneously received it as well.
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From: PS
This email was sent to me in error.
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From: AS
..and me
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From: MC
CAN YOU GUYS STOP REPLYING TO ALL. Now instead of having this email once I have it 25 times. Just write back to the person who sent it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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From: NL
ME TOO!!! How odd...
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From: SW
And me.
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From: SN
Me too.
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From: KG
me too
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From: CC
Me too. 
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From: KA
All,
Apparently there was an error in sending and most of us shouldn’t have received this. Can we kindly stop hitting “reply all”, however?
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From: AR
If you received this email in error. DO NOT reply to all. Reply only to A.
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From: MWG
Can we please all stop REPLYING ALL. You are crashing my inbox!
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From: AM
Same here.
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From: AC
Same here!
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From: LM
Me too
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From: BM
But for one brief moment, we've all been brought together by this. Can't you feel the love? 
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From: KZ
and me
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From: JF
Here too!
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From: SW
LOL...
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From: AB
Ditto
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From: LD
Yup, me 2.
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From: TM
I feel like I need to take a shower.
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From: MK
Same here. 
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From: AS
This has made our day.
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From: CE
...and me.
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From: ZM
This gave me a good laugh.
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From: JJ
..and me too.
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From: HG
me too..
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From: WS
Look out its an worldwide e-mail-valanche!
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From: JB
and that was the book of the never ending story

FIN 



3 comments:

Therese Odell said...

Me too.

FreshSnaps said...

Now imagine working in IT and seeing something as ridiculous as this at least ONCE A DAY. This is why we're surly.

Jane said...

I would have killed somebody.