atw: Re: Dear Sir/Madam,

  • From: Lana Brindley <lanabrindley@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 10:27:47 +1000

I think the definition of "know" is getting very blurry in these connected
times! I work with engineers on the other side of the world that I have
never physically met, but that I know very well. In a similar vein, the fact
that we are all on this list, have contributed to discussions, and read and
enjoyed posts by each other give us a level of "knowing" each other, even
though we have never (and, in some cases, may never) actually shake hands.

Mailing lists are strange beasts, in that they provide both a sense of
anonymity, yet create a community where none previously existed.

L

On 3 August 2010 10:20, Howard Silcock <howard.silcock@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Ahoy Suzy
>
> > Hey Bob
>
> > ...
>
> > If I am sending an email to someone I don’t know; I will use Hi (name),
> and Hello if it’s a team or more than one.
>
> Do we assume, then, that you do know Bob and that this is another style
> that you use for people you know?
>
> Howard
>
>
> On 3 August 2010 08:45, Suzy Davis <suzy.davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>>  Hey Bob
>>
>> Any email that begins with “Dear” is immediately in the category of spam
>> until it proves itself to be otherwise J  And it may not get that chance.
>>
>>
>>
>> If I am sending an email to someone I don’t know; I will use Hi (name),
>> and Hello if it’s a team or more than one.
>>
>>
>>
>> My second line will be where I will identify who I am and how I got their
>> name and specify why I am contacting them, and apologise for interrupting
>> their day if necessary..
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards Suzy
>>
>>
>>
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>


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Cheers! Lana

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sometimes, what is the good of being friends?
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