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Beware of crying "wolf" with email
I lucked out today...rather, a friend lucked out. I try to discourage people from forwarding email jokes and such to me. I just don't have the time or interest. I pretty much put up with only one good friend who does it. All the others .
The trouble is it clogs up my inbox. And then there's the additional problem that if they don't use a decent subject line, I'm liable to think it's another forwarded or trivial message and .
Fortunately, I decided to check her email today, and it was something kinda important--her wedding. But it worries me. How many other emails are being sent to me that I end up deleting because someone didn't take the time to address it properly.
Bottom Line: Always use correct subject lines for your emails. Tell exactly what ye want to talk about. Ask before you start forwarding emails regularly to friends. They may not want the extra email.
Tip: Use a standardized distinguishable subject line (that preferably doesn't include the person's name).
One of the great things about good newsletters is that there is usually a very distinguishable subject line. My personal newsletter ALWAYS begins as "[Marc's Musings]". You'll find a similar practice among all my newsletters. This makes it easy to filter, and easily recognized so you can read or delete depending on your mood.
Posted by Marc Gunn on Tuesday, August 19, 2003 |
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