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Re: Very Short Reply Expected

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Post by milfot » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 10:16 PM UTC

endgame wrote: post #10

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.

I still end up having to explain eom half the time.. kind of kills the intended brevity.

I wonder if we could also request a RAQE without being rude.. (response to all questions expected). My pet email hate.

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Post by pbiggar » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 10:16 PM UTC

chucknibbleston wrote: post #14

I find "VSRE" unnecessary: if you write efficiently, anyone capable of a VSR will follow suit.

Writing "efficiently" can be rude. Look at his example. You can't just reply with only the word "no", because that's rude.

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Post by josephfung » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 10:17 PM UTC

A fan of the idea - giving people permission is a good solution. The word "expected", however, can carry different connotations. VSRO (very short reply okay) might be friendlier?

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Post by RWeaver » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 10:17 PM UTC

city41 wrote: post #12

It's an interesting idea, probably worth exploring. It seems like email is exponentially getting harder to manage all the time. One thing I've noticed is if I send a reply from my phone that has the "Sent from my phone" signature on it, then people are 100% ok with short, blunt replies where they wouldn't be without that signature.

That's what I was thinking. It'd be great to have a list of email on your phone and reply with a simple swipe menu (eg yes, no, ack, date, contact name). You could get through 10-20 emails a minute

I wonder if putting 'reply generated by short responder' at the end would make it socially acceptable

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Post by philwelch » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 10:22 PM UTC

Xanthius wrote: post #20

I'd want to maintain the French aspect, esp if it's an alternative to RSVP.... Strictly: Très courte réponse attendue. My preferred: Tout courte réponse attendue. So maybe TCRA instead of VSRA...?

Dear god, why? That's just cargo culting.

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Post by jere » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 10:24 PM UTC

Twitter?

Seriously though, I'd rather have this built into an email system than relying on people to start understanding and following acronyms.

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Post by the1 » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 10:24 PM UTC

i usually end an email with a multiple choice question. that way, the receiver could just reply with the answer.

did you like my comment?

a) yes

b) no

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Post by mode80 » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 10:25 PM UTC

When sending a VSR that might otherwise be rude, I just add "Sent from my iPhone" at the bottom. Don't tell anyone.

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Post by john_w_t_b » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 10:26 PM UTC

city41 wrote: post #12

It's an interesting idea, probably worth exploring. It seems like email is exponentially getting harder to manage all the time. One thing I've noticed is if I send a reply from my phone that has the "Sent from my phone" signature on it, then people are 100% ok with short, blunt replies where they wouldn't be without that signature.

Mobile email has changed the etiquette of communication already. Even without the "Sent from my phone", people are using short replies from their cell phones and tablets. It's better for both the sender and receiver on a mobile device.

Steve Jobs was famous for his terse replies to customer emails. e.g.

customer: "Will the forthcoming iPad support tethering?"

Jobs reply: "No"

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/steve-jobs/8721493/The...

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Post by read » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 10:27 PM UTC

endgame wrote: post #10

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.

The trouble with EOM is that you still need to click on the email you received to un-bold it. EOM or not, you are still opening it.