Loading ...courtesy when emailing?
August 15th, 2003
well i just want to say for those who are emailing strangers (like if you email someone who doesn’t know you from their website. yea like MINE XP).. i think it’s very courteous and smart to INCLUDE the original emails in your reply so they know what are you talking about? i am very forgetful and plus i get many emails from strangers and all are talking about different things. sometimes it takes many days for the stranger to write back after i replied. and seriously they will be very lucky if i remember what’s going on without any hint. well here’s an example:
someone emailed me about not able to register again at dnw topsites after she deleted her site
so i replied to ask for her previously used id
today i got an email from her with NOTHING but a number
well if she emailed me after 3 more days i probably will forget what it was all about and just ignore the email. i don’t think that will be my fault.
in case you didn’t know, almost all e-mail utilities support automatic inclusion of the original email in your reply. go to your options -> account preferences (or something simliar) and LOOK for it. you should be able to turn it on or off. for those who have it off by default, i strongly recommend you to turn it ON. many places also offer different ways of quoting the original message. like inline, prefix >, attachment or whatever.. my favorite is always “prefix >”
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August 15th, 2003 at 1:47 pmMuch agreed. I have the same problem (though I also have issues with people who I have apparently talked to on aim, but I don’t remember at all)
LOL it’s not all about me being forgetful.. how do you like getting an email with just a number? i find it kinda rude.. i thought it was common courtesy to include the original mail but i guess i’m very wrong.
I also agree.
About 1 out of every 5 e-mails I get, I have to reply asking what they are talking about :lol:.
Have courtesy, people ;).
Yes thats very true!! @.@ I also hate it when people email me and ask stuff then I reply wanting to know more about the problem and then after a while who knows what the problem was! I feel embarrased for forgetting >.
i happens only once in a while that I got such issues with people who mail me. But I find it very unpolite too.
Hehe, I hate the > prefix. 
Usually I prefer the whole “—Original message sent by xxx on xxx— [insert original message below]“.
i think it’s cool if you want to reply to certain original messages. people distinguish which message is from whom easily without you doing extra work.
I totally agree. I’m just a really forgetful person sometimes and then I have to email them back on asking them what it’s about.
Help! How do you include the entire original message in your reply. I am using aol 9.0
Thank you for the info.
I agree, but perhaps she didn’t know you were forgetful