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If they want a reply, they should write a clear question. If it's just long rambling without any apparent question or call to action, how should you respond any
by wereHamster 14y ago
If they want a reply, they should write a clear question. If it's just long rambling without any apparent question or call to action, how should you respond anyway?
I'm one of those who ignores (or rather, doesn't respond to) more emails than I should. But if it's something really important then people will send me a second email with clear instructions. And after a while they'll learn to do so in the first email.
- koralatov 14y agoI'm in complete agreement with you: if they just spent a little time up front writing clear, concise emails, it would save a lot of trouble down the line. As it is, though, they don't, so hacks like that act as a sort of triage for the problem. I've tried, without success, the `ignore until clear' tactic, but it tends to result in me getting the blame for not replying.