ComputerWorld's Help Form Elicits Some Laughs

PetManimal writes "Like many websites, Computerworld has a 'help' Web form for users to submit website-related questions. The page asks people not to ask about general Web problems, or other issues not related to Computerworld, but that hasn't stopped a regular stream of funny submissions, ranging from a question about using a computer to watch soap operas, to questions about troubleshooting printer problems."

This is Nothing...

[shaneFalco]

Compared to some of the stuff people in tech support see this is absolutely nothing. Check out http://techcomedy.com/ [techcomedy.com] to get a taste of just how stupid some people can be. Knowing computers is a bit of a curse, everyone that knows you assumes you are their own personal computer bitch.

Re:Been there ...

[rs79]

"mistaken identity emails"

I wish I'd known earlier. About 10 years ago I used to work with a guy called Kemp Watson and he asked me to grab watson.com for him. I did and handled mail for him.

I'd get bounces for [e-mail] from IBM and it was obvious that wonks at ibm were sending to @watson.com not @watson.ibm.com (the IBM Thomas Watson research center).

I kept writing to IBM to ask them to wake the fuck up, no no avail.

Finally when I got one that was about nuclear secrets, for your eyes only etc, I got a call back, explaied the problem and never saw another one, ever.