I got one of those “reminder” mails from LinkedIn today, telling me to congratulate a few folks on work anniversaries.

The first reminder in this email, though, was wrong on a scale not ordinarily seen.

• First, I know that today is not MV’s sixth anniversary at $company, because he helped found that company in 1997.
• Second, I know that today is not his anniversary there because he left that company over two years ago.
• Third, I know that today is not his anniversary there because he’s been dead since September of 2012.

But good try, LinkedIn. Good try.