The reason why we can't have flying cars

Platapus · 04-23-20, 07:46 AM

This is happening as I am typing this.

This morning, I logged into my work E-mail system as I am, like a lot of people working from home. Life was good until about 0800.

Someone made a mistake. They sent out an E-mail inadvertently linked to a very large address group. We are talking about a few thousand people.

It was a simple E-mail and it was quite obvious that it was sent to people it should not have been sent to.

People started replying to this E-mail requesting that they be removed from the address group.... and naturally they used Reply All

Crikey! people are still too stupid to know the difference between reply and reply all. The E-mail chain is now up to several hundred, all saying the same thing "Please remove me from the address list" and EVERYONE is getting this E-mail.

But it gets worse

About 0830, some high ranking guy sent out an E-mail to the same list telling people not to Reply All to this and to just delete the E-mail

People are replying to this E-mail and using Reply All

Yes, in an E-mail that tells people not to respond Reply All is being responded using Reply All.

Now we have two E-mail chains now in a race. The first one is still ahead and looks like it will break 1K and the second is lagging behind with just over 100.

Are people really that stupid? Yes, I have data.... many hundreds of data indicating just that.

I hope this does not result in a denial of service on our E-mail server.

There is an easy fix for this.

Microsoft could remove the Reply All button from Outlook and instead have Reply All put on a pull down menu. There are opportunities where Reply All is needed, but it should require a separate action.

People can not be trusted with a Reply All button!!

Sigh.

I am trying to figure out how to tell Outlook not to make a sound when I get a new E-mail as my computer is bonging almost non stop. The problem is that I do get actual work related E-mails that I need to reply to (not reply all).

Life would be so much easier if it were not for people.

04-23-20, 07:46 AM	#1
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The reason why we can't have flying cars This is happening as I am typing this. This morning, I logged into my work E-mail system as I am, like a lot of people working from home. Life was good until about 0800. Someone made a mistake. They sent out an E-mail inadvertently linked to a very large address group. We are talking about a few thousand people. It was a simple E-mail and it was quite obvious that it was sent to people it should not have been sent to. People started replying to this E-mail requesting that they be removed from the address group.... and naturally they used Reply All Crikey! people are still too stupid to know the difference between reply and reply all. The E-mail chain is now up to several hundred, all saying the same thing "Please remove me from the address list" and EVERYONE is getting this E-mail. But it gets worse About 0830, some high ranking guy sent out an E-mail to the same list telling people not to Reply All to this and to just delete the E-mail People are replying to this E-mail and using Reply All Yes, in an E-mail that tells people not to respond Reply All is being responded using Reply All. Now we have two E-mail chains now in a race. The first one is still ahead and looks like it will break 1K and the second is lagging behind with just over 100. Are people really that stupid? Yes, I have data.... many hundreds of data indicating just that. I hope this does not result in a denial of service on our E-mail server. There is an easy fix for this. Microsoft could remove the Reply All button from Outlook and instead have Reply All put on a pull down menu. There are opportunities where Reply All is needed, but it should require a separate action. People can not be trusted with a Reply All button!! Sigh. I am trying to figure out how to tell Outlook not to make a sound when I get a new E-mail as my computer is bonging almost non stop. The problem is that I do get actual work related E-mails that I need to reply to (not reply all). Life would be so much easier if it were not for people. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.