To ignore uplifting letter from nice friends?

[jrb123]

Has anyone else had this? I’ve had a couple of copies of this chain message so far, from very nice, kind friends. I don’t want to offend them, BUT:
“We've started an email collective for an uplifting exchange through Women Leaders. It's a one-time thing and we hope you will participate. We have included those we think would be willing to participate and make it meaningful! Please send a poem/quote/thought to the person whose name is in position 1 below (even if you don't know them/her/him). It should be a favorite text/verse/meditation that has affected you. Don't agonize over it. After you’ve sent the short poem/verse/quote/etc to the person in position #1, and only that person, copy this letter into a new email. In the text, move my name to position #1, and put your name in position #2. Only my name and your name should show in the copy of the new email. Then send the email to yourself and BCC 20 women you admire (blind copy). If you cannot do this in five days, let x know so it will be fair to those participating."
I’ve always hated chain letters and besides, the prospect of even thinking of an uplifting text / verse/ quote/ meditation / thought (most of mine are unprintable right now) to pass on to 20 women fills me with horror. Even worse would be the prospect of dozens of uplifting messages hitting my e-mail inbox - I have enough trouble managing to keep on top of the day to day stuff that pours in relentlessly. And I really don’t like what seems to me like moral blackmail. Or AIBU? P.S. I hate social media tags and challenges too – maybe that just makes me sad and grumpy.

(Endless it's all via email and not post, but it's still pointless really. I'd delete.)

Oh sod that! Delete and forget

I loathe the coercion and the sense of guilt if you don't participate. Even the Facebook "copy this onto your page" type things give me the heebs.

I have found my people.

Even if o wanted to, which I don't, the coercion would make me all bloody minded.

I ignore those, I see where it’s coming from but while I might respond to one I’m not going to start spamming my friends ...

There seem to be a lot of those going around at the moment. I’ve had some from people who I like and respect and thought would know better. I delete them all and forget them.

No one sane or sensible would forward this on

As per a previous poster, I would be thinking this is where the e-mail comes to die. At the end of the day it's spam. At least they haven't threatened you with all sorts of dire consequences if you don't pass it on. I would just ignore it. This is where you separate the grown ups from the girls.

I have avoided these sorts of things my entire life. I couldn't even bring myself to read it all in your op. So, I would say to ignore it and YANBU.

Haven't had that one 'yet', but I have a couple of friends who always send me these things so it's only a matter of time. I'll roll my eyes and ignore it like I always do.

Has no one else had the recipe exchange one yet? I’ve had it 3 times and ignored all...possibly more useful than the average chain but no, I’m not wasting my time emailing 20 people who don’t want their time wasted either!!

Send to 20? Just do the sums.

1
20
400
8000
160,000
3,200,000
64,000,000

Oh look, six steps before you need pretty much the entire UK population to take part (men and babies included). And you don't know what step you're on, only that it's at least the third, if your friend and 'person #1' are already there.

How can people be so dumb? So incapable of pressing x20 on a calculator six times? 'Women leaders' my arse.

I had the recipe one from a US cousin. It would have been so much nicer if she'd just emailed us personally to say "high how are you?" etc 🤷‍♀️

Those totally annoy me! But lately I've found myself reaching out to friends even in ways I normally wouldn't. It's less about the specific action, and more about the shared feeling.

Just throw it away, nobody will be any the wiser. Chain letters are the pits, I thought they were now illegal for some reason but obviously I was wrong. They're certainly unethical in my opinion because they put pressure on people who might worry if they are slow or can't accomplish what is asked of them. However it's easy to just ignore and dispose of the letter.

Agreed..hate chain email/msgs.. i have an elderly aunt that keeps sending them to me... lol i just "smile and wave" and ignore them.

Hate that shit. Also a great way for spammers to get personal info. Fuck that noise!

Delete done

Had it... total PITA - ignored it

I’ve received 10 times more of this type of shit since the lockdown. And from friends who have never sent anything like this before.

I simply ignore.

BCC TWENTY women I admire? I couldn't think of twenty women to send it to, let alone making a new list of women I admire.
Chain letters end with me too.

Make a rule with yourself that you will never ever send chain letters of any kind. When one comes through you can delete it, safe in the knowledge that you are doing the right thing.

You have thought about it now and feel strongly enough to start a thread you don't need to think about it again.

I always ignore these. No one has ever pulled me up on it. I don't think the people who send them really pay much attention to what happens after they have pressed send.

We had a warning about this one from work and told not to participate as it looks like a fishing exercise

I've got this multiple times from work people.

They'd probably be offended if I replied with

It meets all the criteria in the email - it's certainly one of my favourites and makes me laugh