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BarbaraPA Posted 19 years ago
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How do you usually respond when...

0...people contact you in your own e-mail address and ask you to proofread their stuff? I have tried responsing politely that it's best if they post in the forums, but some people don't seem to take no for an answer. I hate to be "mean" but... what do you guys do?02br
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00(My husband says that after my first polite response if they persist I should just quote my freelance rates and give them my PayPal so they can make a deposit before I get started... it has appeal.)0-
  

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0I told them to post at EF for the first few times; now I just delete the message without responding.0-
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0 Yes, I also simply delete them. I do the same thing with uninvited messenging attempts (Microsoft Instant Messenger).02br
00 I usually do reply to those who use our internal PM system.0-
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0 I give them one polite message saying no and after that just delete any further messages. 0-
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0I don't reply directly to emails, as I don't like them to know my IP address. So I only reply by PM. 02br
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00I think I'd only do proof-reading for someone I liked (or where it looked interesting).02br
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0 Thanks everyone, I appreciate hearing that it's okay to say no. 0-
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0 I only answered one in two years -- because it seemed interesting.02br
00 The other dozens or so I've deleted.02br
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00 It's sort of like when a puppy starts following you: You can't get rid of it by petting it and talking sweetly to it. It only encourages it and makes things worse. You can't even say "Go home, puppy", because they don't understand hu
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