# I want to email someone, but..

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**Created:** [June 29, 2002, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-email-someone-but/116594 "2002-06-29T18:40:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-email-someone-but/116594/1 "2002-06-29T18:40:25Z")

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the email address on his profile doesn’t seem to be correct. I received an error message each time I sent it. Now I suppose I should contact a mod, but which one? Who to choose? I don’t want to just follow him around the boards leaving “Polycarp, please email me!” messages.  
Help/advice? Thanks,  
karol

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-email-someone-but/116594/2 "2002-06-29T19:29:26Z")

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Well, if his e-mail is indeed incorrect, we wouldn’t be able to contact him either. Of course, **Polycarp** knows that keeping an up-to-date e-mail address is the responsibility of the poster, so I’m sure it’s a misunderstanding. Maybe his inbox is full?

I suggest you try again later, and if it really doesn’t work, try a thread he frequents regularly. Hint: Great Debates might be a good start. 🙂