tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post3372349707582283030..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: FROM THE SAME EMAIL ADDRESS...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-17973725466753376652012-06-20T17:14:03.575-04:002012-06-20T17:14:03.575-04:00Tell her you can't let her into the class unti...Tell her you can't let her into the class until she learns the proper use of parentheses.Anastasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295576691711467656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11711379225353411652012-06-20T16:57:00.154-04:002012-06-20T16:57:00.154-04:00Contacting the student to suggest that her email h...Contacting the student to suggest that her email has been hijacked strikes me, too, as the wisest response: it puts you on the record as considering the first email entirely inappropriate, without blaming her for it. At the same time, you can express regret that your course is full and you'll be observing the posted limit.Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-88520091593494927942012-06-19T13:11:23.632-04:002012-06-19T13:11:23.632-04:00I second the possible hijacked e-mail. The e-mail...I second the possible hijacked e-mail. The e-mail has little bits that make my spam-written-by-a-non-native-speaker sense tingle. Things like, "...I hope you will promote my idea..." and "...tell me lots of exciting live stories that really happened...". Unless the sender is actually not a native speaker. Did the reply-to approximately match the from? Were there links or Alan From Apexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01366176105581248496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-75283578347856352732012-06-19T12:47:49.626-04:002012-06-19T12:47:49.626-04:00This same thing happened to me my second or third ...This same thing happened to me my second or third year of grad school. I was single and so I signed up for a dating site. I got a raaaaawther explicit message from someone who included a picture. I recognized the person immediately as a student in one of the classes I TAed. My solution was to ignore the message and get the heck off of dating sites. After the initial "eww," it didn&Professor Chiltepinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087270705989845484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-74696692596806726632012-06-19T11:23:54.465-04:002012-06-19T11:23:54.465-04:00My first thought, as well.
Politely tell her you ...My first thought, as well.<br /><br />Politely tell her you noticed so you've covered both you and her, just in case.Sawyer in Student Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463333151790071057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28166859019981269102012-06-19T11:20:06.749-04:002012-06-19T11:20:06.749-04:00Indeed, I fell victim to having my hotmail account...Indeed, I fell victim to having my hotmail account hijacked. Individuals, including one of my deans, received embarrassing ads from my address. I had to send out a group email apologizing and explaining the situation. No harm was done, and everyone seemed understanding.Emergency Mathematical Hologramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873569623797587860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-65480465408557945282012-06-19T10:54:26.083-04:002012-06-19T10:54:26.083-04:00I would respond. I would forward her both message...I would respond. I would forward her both messages and ask her which one was meant for you. This way you give her a way to get out of this embarrassing situation by finding an excuse of some sort. Don't delete them, but have it on record that you were puzzled by them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-81782534633801803832012-06-19T10:49:13.688-04:002012-06-19T10:49:13.688-04:00Can't wait to read her end-of-the-term emails ...Can't wait to read her end-of-the-term emails when she's trying to salvage her grade. C'mon, Hiram--take one for the team. Imagine the potential fodder for your summer posts and our entertainment!Annie Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396950355961607377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-63516905378323746362012-06-19T10:15:21.452-04:002012-06-19T10:15:21.452-04:00Yep, someone's account was hijacked. Not her f...Yep, someone's account was hijacked. Not her fault p<.05.Ovreductdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13961540854552566493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19062964287815969062012-06-19T09:44:45.771-04:002012-06-19T09:44:45.771-04:00I'm pretty sure the correct response here, for...I'm pretty sure the correct response here, for both emails, is to ask for pics.Bisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025209722326662833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-52484912994497771402012-06-19T09:25:50.004-04:002012-06-19T09:25:50.004-04:00It could be that this student's email has been...It could be that this student's email has been hijacked. I have had a number of spam-like messages from student emails. They tend to click on everything and it opens up a nice little virus that starts sending out messages like this. Chances are she doesn't even realize this has happened.<br /><br />Or she does and she's just going to be trouble. That would, of course, be much more fun!Nancy from Nileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10591411416569254031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69501741780496335972012-06-19T09:01:05.186-04:002012-06-19T09:01:05.186-04:00I definitely agree that she is trouble in all caps...I definitely agree that she is trouble in all caps, but I'm not so sure about the strategy of deleting the e-mails. My guess is that this student may be guilty of further escalations of flakiness. Wouldn't it be best to save these e-mails in case some sort of intervention from deans/other admins becomes necessary?marginalia84https://www.blogger.com/profile/14939939474264439885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-77678491309923986832012-06-19T08:22:56.585-04:002012-06-19T08:22:56.585-04:00She's trouble, Hiram. T. R. O....
Don't ...She's trouble, Hiram. T. R. O....<br /><br />Don't respond to either message, especially not the first. Delete them both immediately: they're dangerous to have around. No one can prove you didn't hit the "delete" key accidentally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-24373498013426314712012-06-19T08:16:08.050-04:002012-06-19T08:16:08.050-04:00Respond to the first message with an answer to the...Respond to the first message with an answer to the second message.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38397565909714757062012-06-19T06:50:09.486-04:002012-06-19T06:50:09.486-04:00So are you going to ignore it? I'd be tempted...So are you going to ignore it? I'd be tempted to reply to the first one with a "?????" But I would not do it. I guess the kind thing is to just pretend it never happened, LOL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-58063966480523592082012-06-19T04:29:34.298-04:002012-06-19T04:29:34.298-04:00Dear Jo,
I've been fantasizing about this for...<i>Dear Jo,<br /><br />I've been fantasizing about this for decades. You are my dream come true. I've already added you to the class. I want to marry you immediately. Oh, how I wish to passionately embrace you and give you and "A" in my class!<br /><br />Your true love,<br /><br />Hiram! <br /><br /><br />P.S. Do you have five dollars I can borrow?</i>Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-7978512735129630242012-06-19T03:35:03.692-04:002012-06-19T03:35:03.692-04:00Oh... my...
Maybe one of your students moonlight...Oh... my... <br /><br />Maybe one of your students moonlights as a fake mail-order bride?marginalia84https://www.blogger.com/profile/14939939474264439885noreply@blogger.com