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Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] little rant on e-mail politeness
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:12:48 +0100
It's bad manners, apart from anything else, Iwert.  I tend to ignore  
messages that have no salutation or signature...

Chris

On 24 Aug 2007, at 15:07, iwert bernakiewicz wrote:

> Just have to write this of me...
>
> I have some things for sale at a local "bay-a-like".
>
> I get a mail, without header, just plain:
>
> "don't you have item X anymore?????"
>
> Where item X is not amng my listings, no greetings, no hello, hi, no
> please could you tell me, no nothing, not even a name (which one has
> to guess from the cryptic e-mail address). This is just plain blunt.
> And I do understand the meaning of a question mark, one is enough
> please...
>
> Never heard from the person either. Last week I got a mail from
> somebody that he had bought the "exact same item" for 10% of my
> price... Well, what's that to do with me, why even bother me with this
> message? I am NOT interested in this information. I won't reply to
> these people, it just puts me off.
>
> Maybe I still must be happy he didn't USE ALL CAPS for his mail...
>
> So, rant has been, breathe deaply, back to work...



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