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I like this idea, but I wonder about the phrasing. I wouldn't want my more... loquacious colleagues to misinterpret it as an imperative ("please do not send me
by xnxn 14y ago
I like this idea, but I wonder about the phrasing. I wouldn't want my more... loquacious colleagues to misinterpret it as an imperative ("please do not send me a wall of text").
- dhimes 14y agoThen you probably shouldn't use it with them. After all, that is exactly what it's for.... OTOH, those folks probably won't pay attention, or may even protest, "it was a short reply!"
- thatthatis 14y agoInteresting point. Is VSRE something that empowers the respondent to choose: A "social out from a full polite response"? Or is it a "social obligation to provide a short response?"
- drivebyacct2 14y agoThat's not my perception from the "... Expected" bit, personally. It seems the social obligation would be on being short/brief.
- danbruc 14y agoMake it explicit - VSRA vs VSRE, acceptable vs expected. But this makes the whole thing unnecessarily complex and I would prefer VSRA - I am fine with getting a very short reply. If it is not possible a, long reply is also fine but try to keep it as short as possible. Different suggestions from the comments. CURT - condensed unfussy reply tolerable CURT - CURT unfussy reply tolerable NLRN - no long reply needed TCRA - très courte réponse attendue VSRA - very short reply acceptable VSRO - very short reply okay VSRW - very short reply welcome That got forked quickly. And we need a standardization committee. Or maybe a poll will do.
- cjh_ 14y agoI quite like the idea of using the OP's original phrasing of 'welcome' as I find that pleasingly polite VSRW - Very short reply welcome
- danbruc 14y agoThat's my favorite one for the moment.
- thatthatis 14y agoLikewise. +1 for VSRW
- BHSPitMonkey 14y agoI came to the comments hoping this would be here. "Expected", well, seems to place an additional expectation on the recipient, whereas "Welcome" merely invites an additional option.
- lenazegher 14y agoHow about CURT - condensed unfussy reply tolerable
- danbruc 14y agoThan let's make it recursive. CURT - CURT unfussy reply tolerable
- lhm 14y agoBRIF - Brief response is fine
- fjpoblam 14y agoAbbreviation needed? Phrase the question such that a curt response is encouraged. A la, "Herbert: we're meeting tomorrow at 2 in my office to discuss the new release of jquery. Be there?" (The question tends to elicit a "Yes" or "No")
- mtrimpe 14y agoI still prefer 'VSRP - very short reply preferred' because it's sooo close to RSVP.
- minikomi 14y agoI immediately felt the same way and though NLRN - no long reply needed - or something along those lines might be more polite. Good idea though!
- antonyme 14y agoAha! I've been trying to introduce people to the abbreviation "NRN - No Reply Needed" for text messages. It seems such a waste for someone to just text back with a reply of "ok" and pay 25c or whatever for the privilege when you don't really need to know they received it. These 3 characters at the end of a message could save a great deal over time.