If you run a blog or website on any topic, there’s a good chance you may have gotten hatemail at one point or another. Most of the time it’s poorly phrased, with the spelling and grammar of a ten year-old. Even though you may be extremely offended or angry, follow these helpful tips below when responding to hatemail.
- Use proper English and grammar. This goes a long way in making your response seem more mature and professional.
- Don’t curse or badmouth the sender; you don’t need to stoop to their level.
- Calmly debate whatever the sender dislikes so much, and don’t lose your cool.
These work well for the hatemail that is semi-intelligent. For hatemail that looks like:
Fuck you, you moronic pig-ballsack.
Just reply politely and say something like:
Thank you for your feedback, now talk to me when you can form a sentence without using swear words.
I’m writing this from a prior experience, and the above quote was taken from an actual hatemail. I replied politely and the sender then apologized for his actions. It’s much like in real life— a little bit of courtesy will get you a long way.
Moronic pig-ballsack. That’s a new one, haha.
I always just send them pictures of goatse. Works about the same.
All I can say is.. LOL.
I just ignore them. Anybody who wastes their time sending hate mail to me doesn’t deserve my time.
Hey, that’s my hate mail
Oh however there was more to it, and I don’t remember you sending that reply.