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For my inbox: Turn-offs: - obviously sent to many others - obviously boilerplate - buzzwordy - uses the word "coffee" - no apparent direction or des

by edw519 13y ago

For my inbox: Turn-offs: - obviously sent to many others - obviously boilerplate - buzzwordy - uses the word "coffee" - no apparent direction or desired outcome - previously insulted me on-line Turn-ons: - already know them - already respect them - referred by someone I know or respect - mentions something I said or wrote - kind words without sounding contrived - mentions something I'm irresistably curious about and most importantly: - builds or expands upon something I said, wrote, or am passionate about

RyanZAG 13y ago
"- previously insulted me on-line" This one gave me a good laugh! Do you go by memory off of real names in blogs and the like, or have you made a list that you keep up to date?
- diminoten 13y ago
  And you thought the USA was the only group collecting data on you!
DannyBee 13y ago
Listen asshole, Can we meet for coffee next week? I'd like to discuss our shared synergies around online advertising. I believe you could be a huge value-add to our preliminary discussions.
- pm 13y ago
  Upvoted for beating me to the punch, and I'm leaving a reply before someone unrelated to the intended recipient doesn't get the humour and takes offence to your strong wording.
larrys 13y ago
"kind words without sounding contrived" In the late 90's I was quoted many times in the press simply as a result of sending emails to writers that lead with telling the how much I liked their article on "X" (something I knew about). Then instead of telling them what they said that was wrong [1] I simply told them that if they did another story on the same subject to feel free to contact me in the future. I only said positive things nothing negative. It worked very well. [1] Because as you know anytime you know much about something you always find multiple errors in stories in the paper. So the tendency (which you have to overcome) is to correct people. They don't like that. They don't thank you. They don't say anything. For many reasons (most people don't like to be told they made mistakes obviously) but mainly (I concluded) because they are on to the next story and it simply doesn't matter anymore.
ohjeez 13y ago
So "tea" is okay?

by edw519 13y ago

RyanZAG 13y ago

"- previously insulted me on-line" This one gave me a good laugh! Do you go by memory off of real names in blogs and the like, or have you made a list that you keep up to date?

diminoten 13y ago
And you thought the USA was the only group collecting data on you!

DannyBee 13y ago

Listen asshole, Can we meet for coffee next week? I'd like to discuss our shared synergies around online advertising. I believe you could be a huge value-add to our preliminary discussions.

pm 13y ago
Upvoted for beating me to the punch, and I'm leaving a reply before someone unrelated to the intended recipient doesn't get the humour and takes offence to your strong wording.

larrys 13y ago

"kind words without sounding contrived" In the late 90's I was quoted many times in the press simply as a result of sending emails to writers that lead with telling the how much I liked their article on "X" (something I knew about). Then instead of telling them what they said that was wrong [1] I simply told them that if they did another story on the same subject to feel free to contact me in the future. I only said positive things nothing negative. It worked very well. [1] Because as you know anytime you know much about something you always find multiple errors in stories in the paper. So the tendency (which you have to overcome) is to correct people. They don't like that. They don't thank you. They don't say anything. For many reasons (most people don't like to be told they made mistakes obviously) but mainly (I concluded) because they are on to the next story and it simply doesn't matter anymore.

ohjeez 13y ago

So "tea" is okay?