How do I stop a fellow student from constantly emailing the whole department, instead of only her class?
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A fellow student in my university department is repeatedly abusing the email system, by emailing the entire department when in fact she is only addressing the few students who share her major. I have asked her several times to stop doing so, but she either doesn’t care, or doesn’t know how to do it otherwise.
I don’t want to report her to the computer admins, but it is annoying, as she is basically spamming my inbox.
Any advice?
Well, her last response was I didn’t have time to set up a contact list of just us.
In this case not enough time was a whole school year.
The problem obviously isn’t just me – it’s the whole department receiving her emails. So filtering her won’t make her stop.
January 3rd, 2009 at 11:36 am
hmmm.. couldnt you maby, email her anonomously??
And say, im sorry, you are constantly emailing everyone , here is how to stop..: (and explain)..
Or, put her address in your spam box, and block the email address, this way you dont recieve them..
Or anonomously (sorry , dont know how to spell that word)
send a letter to the admins, i know u dont want to but i suppose there isnt only you that feels this way..
January 4th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
She may not know how to only do a select few. Try approaching her and saying something along the lines of, I notice I receive a lot of e-mail that doesn’t apply to me or some of the others on the list. I’d be glad to show you how to make an e-mail list of just the people who may require your e-mail?
Make sure your comment is not sarcastic or mean. Show you’re willing to help her out. You’ll gain three things from this. One, if she accepts, you’ll stop receiving the annoying e-mails. Two, she will be grateful that someone offered to help her and showed her kindness. and Three, you will feel good about yourself for trying to help out another.
January 7th, 2009 at 7:47 am
Ask her if she would like some help setting up an email group so that her emails only go to the people she intends. Remind her, gently, that people dislike receiving emails that have nothing to do with them. If she refuses your help and continues to abuse the system, then you have no choice but to report her.
January 7th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
report her, she has been warned, she seems like an inconsiderate fool!
January 9th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
Perhaps you could speak with the professor/professors in charge of her major (and maybe even other majors in the departments), and let them know the problem you are having. Ask if they can explain to their students how to set up e-mail groups (such as groups specific to the major). Perhaps this will solve this problem and any future problems, and will be helpful to other students who may not be using these e-mail features because they don’t know how.