Comments for Email Etiquette Tips and Proper Practices http://www.netmanners.com Email Etiquette: Using Technology (Email Etiquette) with Knowledge, Understanding and Courtsey! Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:08:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/ hourly 1 Comment on Irresponsible Forwarders Exposed! by Judith http://www.netmanners.com/email-etiquette/irresponsible-forwarders-exposed-2-2/#comment-303 Judith Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:08:09 +0000 http://www.netmanners.com/?p=656#comment-303 Hey, Robert: This is one of those "good news, bad news" deals, huh? After over 15 years, I am still surprised at the visceral response by some when being made aware of the common courtesies and responsibility that goes with using e-mail. Maybe they were not that much of a friend if they didn't know you well enough to know what they were sending was against your grain? Then, to continue when being asked to not do so -- well, what kind of friend is that? What a shame that had to be the reaction... Hey, Robert:

This is one of those “good news, bad news” deals, huh?

After over 15 years, I am still surprised at the visceral response by some when being made aware of the common courtesies and responsibility that goes with using e-mail. Maybe they were not that much of a friend if they didn’t know you well enough to know what they were sending was against your grain? Then, to continue when being asked to not do so — well, what kind of friend is that?

What a shame that had to be the reaction…

]]> Comment on Irresponsible Forwarders Exposed! by Robert in Port Townsend http://www.netmanners.com/email-etiquette/irresponsible-forwarders-exposed-2-2/#comment-302 Robert in Port Townsend Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:43:35 +0000 http://www.netmanners.com/?p=656#comment-302 I tried in vane for two years to have a friend stop forwarding tons of jokes and cartoon, most of which went against my grain. To no avail. Sometimes the message had 5 or 6 nested forwarding addresses, pages long! I could always tell when I was receiving one of these "block" busters, because my Eudora downloading bar would crawl, even though I have a 1 m connection. Finally, thinking that coming from a 3rd party, the message may sink in, I sent a copy of this topic to that individual. Who unleashed a flurry of anger at me. But. I haven't gotten a single email from them since. I tried in vane for two years to have a friend stop forwarding tons of jokes and cartoon, most of which went against my grain. To no avail. Sometimes the message had 5 or 6 nested forwarding addresses, pages long! I could always tell when I was receiving one of these “block” busters, because my Eudora downloading bar would crawl, even though I have a 1 m connection.

Finally, thinking that coming from a 3rd party, the message may sink in, I sent a copy of this topic to that individual.

Who unleashed a flurry of anger at me.

But. I haven’t gotten a single email from them since.

]]> Comment on E-mail Forwards Ending a Friendship? by Judith http://www.netmanners.com/email-etiquette/e-mail-forwards-ending-a-friendship/#comment-301 Judith Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:11:41 +0000 http://blog.netmanners.com/?p=316#comment-301 Hello, Khadim and welcome! The first thing you will want to do is review my <a href="http://www.netmanners.com/email-etiquette/email-etiquette-101/" rel="nofollow">E-mail Etiquette 101</a> so you can start working on the basics. Hello, Khadim and welcome!

The first thing you will want to do is review my E-mail Etiquette 101 so you can start working on the basics.

]]> Comment on Addressing Job Inquiries: Dear Sir/Madam? by Judith http://www.netmanners.com/email-etiquette/dear-sirmadam/#comment-300 Judith Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:10:13 +0000 http://blog.netmanners.com/?p=203#comment-300 Hey, Ryan: In that case I would simply start with a plain old "Hello:" -- you can't go wrong with that as a greeting and if your opening statement is customized to the particular company and job you are applying for -- you've accomplished not having a generic opening. Hey, Ryan:

In that case I would simply start with a plain old “Hello:” — you can’t go wrong with that as a greeting and if your opening statement is customized to the particular company and job you are applying for — you’ve accomplished not having a generic opening.

]]> Comment on Addressing Job Inquiries: Dear Sir/Madam? by Ryan http://www.netmanners.com/email-etiquette/dear-sirmadam/#comment-299 Ryan Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:41:41 +0000 http://blog.netmanners.com/?p=203#comment-299 I recently came across a job posting where the company specially stated they didn't want any phone calls regarding the job and to send all inquires to jobs@[company name]. What would be the best thing to do in that case? I recently came across a job posting where the company specially stated they didn’t want any phone calls regarding the job and to send all inquires to jobs@[company name]. What would be the best thing to do in that case?

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