Hate mail
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Hate mail is mail (electronic, postal, or otherwise) which is threatening towards the addressee, or exceptionally abusive or offensive.
Sometimes, the body text of the message contains swearwords, or just a plain negative message. Some people who receive these kinds of messages just ignore them, some respond, and others read it. Nowadays, many senders of hate mail use Internet e-mail.
The message can be a long-winded, acerbic novella laced with threats or a simple "you suck."
Some webmasters post their hatemail publicly on the websites with the intention of humor, although they have been criticised by some as 'egotistic'. It is, with the great quantity of visitors and variety of opinions, difficult for a site to express any kind of viewpoint without receiving hatemail from someone.