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February 3, 2008
Email Etiquette Primer
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Melissa Kaplan
Just because email is so easy to create and send does not mean it's okay to be thoughtless and inconsiderate when composing and forwarding emails.
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Do
I really need to send this email? |
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2.
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Did
I use an appropriate subject line? |
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3.
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Did
I get to my point quickly enough without sounding
rude? |
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4.
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Is
my wording as clear as it can be? |
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5.
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Did
I say too much and veer away from what's really important? |
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6.
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Did
I get my facts straight? |
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7.
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Did
I use correct capitalization, grammar and punctuation? |
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8.
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Did
I make a joke and is it appropriate? Might it still
fall flat when it lands on someone else's screen? |
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9.
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Did
I TYPE ALL IN CAPS or did i type all in lower case? |
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10.
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Did I put a blank line in between each paragraph, and one or two blank spaces between sentences? | |
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11.
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Did
I check my spelling? |
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12.
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Did
I read what I wrote after I finished composing it? |
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13.
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Do
I really believe that asking people to send back to
me an email I sent them proves that I love them, and
if they don't send it back, it proves they don't love
me? |
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14.
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Did
I delete all the email addresses off of improperly
forwarded email I received before I forward it to
others? |
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15.
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Did
I forward the actual email, or create yet another
layer of crap my recipients will have to wade through? |
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16.
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Did I respect my friends' privacy by putting their
email addresses in the BCC field, not in the TO or
CC fields? |
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Did
I delete headers, footers, and other nonessential
quoted text and >s from my response? |
The same email etiquette applies to posting on email lists and message boards.
Email, message boards and forums are not texting or instant messaging.
Writing--whether with pen on paper or pixels on a screen--is a lovely way to communicate thoughts, ideas, and who we are. What does your email say about you?
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