Using Fan Mail as a Private Communication System

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   paradigmsearchposted 13 years ago

   You can:
   
   
   A. Follow someone.
   
   B. Send them a Fan Mail.
   
   They then reply in the same way.
   
   
   You then:
   
   A. Un-follow them.
   
   B. Re-follow them.
   
   C. Send them a new Fan Mail.
   
   They then do the same.
   
   
   The two parties can keep going back and forth this way indefinitely.
   
   Of course, if each individual does this back and forth, say 20 times; they have each racked up 20 un-follows.
   
   
   I’m not saying this is necessarily a good idea or a bad idea.
   
   For instance, do we get demerits for excessive un-follows?
   
   Also, if everybody starts doing this; it will give the HP servers a real work out. Would they be fine with that?
   
   
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      Polly Cposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      It sounds like a lot of hassle, wouldn't it be easier just to email them?

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         WryLiltposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         I'm with Polly. Why not email them?
         
         If they're happy to communicate with you, wouldn't they also be be happy to either email you or you email them via the contact option on the profile?
         
         I can't see a way this would be useful.

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         paradigmsearchposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Actually, the Fan Mail way is much quicker, easier, and more convenient; at first anyway...  Once a trusting relationship has developed, then yep; email away!

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            WryLiltposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            I'm not sure how many people would actually do this though. Takes some thought - and the contact button is right there.
            
            My hubpages email is different to my main email, anyway...

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               sofsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               wooo  What difficult methods to communicate when communication is made so easy by technology... Why complicate life so much...
               Email is so easy... I am with Poly and Wrylilt on this one

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                  rmcrayneposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                  Some hubbers are careful to never reply to an email through HubPages contact, which would reveal their email address.

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   Mighty Momposted 13 years ago

   Nah. I just broadcast anything I want to say in the forums.
   I'm not sophisticated (or thick skinned!) enough to handle all that un-following

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   Cagsilposted 13 years ago

   Using Fan Mail as a Private Communication System-
   
   It's won't be private unless you DENY the fan mail.
   
   Once you accept the fan mail, it's no longer private.

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   rob24hrsposted 13 years ago

   maybe its off topic but I have been following people should I have been sending them fan mail also ie saying hello nice hub?

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      sofsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      You send fan mails if you really have something to say about their writing or their style or contents, I wouldn't send fan mails just for the sake of sending fan mails!

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   Beth100posted 13 years ago

   ummmm, what's the point?  I think I'm missing something here...

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