Or you could just forget about it altogether. You won’t believe the shit I get in my inbox sometimes, although not necessarily related to this site.
If you’re prolific, and opinionated, you’re bound to piss some people off. Mind you, it’s their own insecurity and dissatisfaction that prompts them to send mails like these.
It is pathetic, but hardly anything to worry about. The price we pay for this medium. Drainy, the guy’s probably jerking off to this thread right now. You’ve given him exactly what he wants. My advice would be twofold:
Is it not possible that this e-mail was sent to you by mistake, Drain Bead? I’m guessing e-mail names with ‘maia’ in them are probably not uncommon (this would also explain why this infantile rant was clearly addressed to a female; most guys wouldn’t use ‘maia’ as part of their e-mail address). The fact that you’ve never heard of this bozo adds support to this theory.
I know I’ve gotten a number of e-mails out of the blue from people I don’t know. It was pretty clear from reading them that they simply got the address wrong, and didn’t intend to send them to me.
Anyway, it’s just another possibility…one that might make it easier to do what others have already suggested: fuggetaboudit and move on.
I could send you hate mail if you really want it, but that probably takes the point away…
Drain Bead, if you get more from this person, do something about it, otherwise,it probably is mistaken ID. Still very annoying and they’re obviously an asshole, but ignore it. I would send hugs, but that isn’t very pit-like!
I got two crank phone calls shortly after getting my mobile phone, but they stopped at two - I assumed it was kids & they probably do two or three because that is too few for people to bother going to the cops, then they move onto someone else… I nearly went to the police anyway, since otherwise they’lljust continue to harrass people and the next time it might be someone who couldn’t cope so well, but I had too much other shit hitting the fan at the same time & I couldn’t face any more hassle…
You know what would really be shitty? If it’s spammers trying to hook valid addresses.
They’ve already tried the Here-is-the-info-you-requested trick.
They’ve already tried the comforting-reply-to-a-dear- friend’s-email “sent” to the “wrong” person.
Here’s an idea! Send bulk flames; you know you’ll get replies from some of them! Not our Drainy, of course, but <shudder> if were it true, lord help us and what are they gonna come up with next?