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3y

Most confusing sign-up form checkbox I've ever read:

"If you would like us to no longer continue to stop not sending you special deal and offers every week, please indicate you are inclined to yes by not checking the box."

source: online course

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  • 1
    3y
    Not going to figure out what this means. I will click the box, see if the spam stops, if not do the exact opposite.
  • 0
    3y
    From a non native English speaker…

    Does that count as English? 🤨
  • 0
    3y
    And we thought double-negatives were a bad thing!
  • 1
    3y
    Its called "word salad". The intent is to confuse and disorient. The government and news stations use this in a more subtle way.
  • 0
    3y
    @lloyd190 From my understanding you have to not checking the box to disable the spam.
  • 0
    3y
    @rov3rand0m
    "Inclined to yes" is not valid English. Yes is not a verb.
  • 0
    3y
    Please check this box if you want to be raped with barbed wire instead of a nail baton.
  • 0
    3y
    What I do is just separate these into validity subclauses.
  • 1
    3y
    Go back to the email client, filter for this sender and report every letters as spam.
  • 1
    3y
    Good luck optimizing templates if your email address and the name of your company are in Google's spam lists.
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