Comments on: Email etiquette revisited

By: Sue

Sue — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:21:56 +0000

I’ve learned to use the subject line as the complete email, and at the end of the subject line place which stands for “end of message.” So, “Thanks! ” would be in the subject line, and the person receiving it need only look at the subject and then delete. I’ve shared this with colleagues and it helps. Imagine “Morning meeting changed to 8:15 a.m. ” How great is that?

By: Email Dashboard

Email Dashboard — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:32:18 +0000

Email etiquette: Thanks…

I grew up being taught to say please and thank you as just a matter of simple courtesy for actions large and small. But more and more, I find this to be at odds w/ polite and efficient email practices….

By: RBL

RBL — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 01:00:55 +0000

I prefer e-mail, e-commerce, etc.

As far as thank yous go, savvy users put it in the subject line, followed by an , meaning “end of message”. That way people can read it and delete it without opening it.

By: Pendekkan. Ringkas — Ayo Menulis!

Pendekkan. Ringkas — Ayo Menulis! — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:36:22 +0000

[...] sedikit pembaca yang tahan dengan paragraf panjang. Ini pendapat saya. Matthew Stibbe menulis bahwa email yang panjang tidak akan dibaca dan paragraf-paragraf panjang juga dilewat setelah [...]

By: Tania

Tania — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:49:23 +0000

Related: I’m bothered when “Thank you” or “Thanks” is abbreviated — I am very often shown appreciation with an email or IM that reads only :ty” or “Txs.” But really, how grateful are you really when you can’t bother to type out another few letters?

By: Tetsou

Tetsou — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:43:09 +0000

I noticed that those of us of the ‘MTV’ generation tend to say ‘thks’ or something similar, while those of the ‘I Love Lucy’ generation to towards ‘Thank You’.

Cheers!
Tetsou
http://www.tetsou.co.uk

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 01:12:56 +0000

The Email Experience Council http://www.emailexperience.org is working on “officially” changing the spelling to be “email”

According to AP (CP here in Canada) it is still spelled with a hyphen, but it’s definitely being dropped quite a bit.

As for the thank you email - I appreciate it - not just for the nice gesture, but because email can be so unreliable, you never really know if someone receives it. I mean you can request read receipts but that clogs your email just as much and isn’t nearly as nice!

By: Danny Hope

Danny Hope — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:19:02 +0000

Use ‘email’ because ‘e-mail’ is outdated.

Many words go through a hyphenated phase before being accepted into the language and so no longer need hyphens.

I apply the same thinking to homepage but for most people that’s probably a step too far.

By the way, a little bug: when I tab from the name field the focus becomes the ’subscribe’ button, rather that the ‘Email’ field as one would expect.

By: PA

PA — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:04:43 +0000

I use lol and lots of exclaimation points all the time!!!
lol
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By: Susan Gunelius

Susan Gunelius — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:26:50 +0000

I use “email.” I think it’s sad that we’re in a time when people even question whether or not they should say thank you. If you would thank the other person if were speaking to them on the phone or in person, then you should send a thank you email. Why should basic rules of courtesy not apply to email communication? Maybe I’m just too thankful.