[wplug] OT -- Hoax Information Websites

Darius Cardren dariuscardren at gmail.com
Tue Apr 19 20:37:13 EDT 2005


Hmm I report people that do that to spam cop, and tend to
blacklist/block their coraspondances...

On 4/19/05, Michael A. Smith <michael at smith-li.com> wrote:
> You've told her that the forwards are not true: have you told her
> explicitly not to forward them?
> 
> I don't have any additions to your list of websites; however, (if you
> haven't already) I would suggest explaining to her the damaging nature
> of such exponentially reproducing emails to the Internet as a whole.
> You've probably taught the concept of 'netiquette, but forwarding
> garbage, especially after your first explanation that it's a hoax, is
> rude, IMHO, and I think it's fair to say so, especially in your capacity
> as an educator.
> 
> Regards,
> Mike
> 
> Kevin Squire wrote:
> 
> >Dear Group,
> >
> >I am a Middle/High school teacher who works for a Virtual Charter School
> >(www.pavcs.org).  There is a lot of the communication between the
> >parents and I that is done via email, and a number of these families
> >and/or parents are new to the Internet.  I have one parent that
> >regularly sends me those annoying, forwarded 300 times, urban
> >legends/hoaxes/chain letters/etc.  Each time, I reply politely telling
> >here that it is fake/not all true.
> >
> >This last time she replied with a "How do you know?"  I told here some
> >of the tell-tale signs, and even gave her a few websites that keep track
> >of this kind of thing --
> >       http://www.truthorfiction.com/
> >       http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/
> >       http://www.scambusters.org/
> >       http://urbanlegends.about.com/
> >
> >I was wondering 2 things:
> >(1) What are some sites that you might use to "debug" a hoax?
> >    (besides a quick google search)
> >(2) What are some of the tell-tale signs the you notice/use to separate
> >the possibly true from the down right false? (besides the subject line
> >being filled with "FWD:FWD:FWD:" )
> >
> >Anything that I could use to help some of these parents become better
> >"net-izens" would be appreciated.
> >
> >Kevin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
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