Really? Aside from the emphasis and cat pictures, this all seems like basic advice that's borderline mandatory if you want people to actually read and understan

Really? Aside from the emphasis and cat pictures, this all seems like basic advice that's borderline mandatory if you want people to actually read and understand your emails. If you have specific rebuttals to using specific dates, including relevant links, structuring emails well, and making action items clear, I'd really like to hear them.