Very Short Reply Expected

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Post by vrypan » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 9:08 PM UTC

Very Short Reply Expected
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Re: Very Short Reply Expected

#2

Post by leeoniya » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 9:44 PM UTC

not trying to be rude or to troll the author, but how does a post about a personal acronym make it to the front page? HN's little mysteries :)

now just waiting for those downvotes...

Re: Very Short Reply Expected

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Post by 3pt14159 » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 9:45 PM UTC

I starting answering emails shortly without needing to see VSRE because I'm warm enough on the first email. After that, it is all short answers unless I have a reason to do otherwise.

Re: Very Short Reply Expected

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Post by xnxn » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 9:48 PM UTC

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").

Re: Very Short Reply Expected

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Post by jeffehobbs » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 9:50 PM UTC

nnnnnnope

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Post by kefka » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 9:50 PM UTC

No.

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Post by dhimes » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 9:50 PM UTC

xnxn wrote: post #4

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").

Then 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!"

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Post by lsiebert » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 9:55 PM UTC

good idea

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Post by thatthatis » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 9:56 PM UTC

xnxn wrote: post #4

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").

Interesting 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?"

Re: Very Short Reply Expected

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Post by endgame » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 9:59 PM UTC

leeoniya wrote: post #2

not trying to be rude or to troll the author, but how does a post about a personal acronym make it to the front page? HN's little mysteries :) now just waiting for those downvotes...

You could probably call it a meat-level communication hack or something.

I like it, but I'd probably use it in the subject line. Similar to how some people use to signal that an email has no body.

Now let's see if it gains traction.