How NOT to get your emailed replied to.

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notfred

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Feb 12, 2001
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I'd copy and paste the text, but you just can't fully appreciate this email unless you see it as it appeared in my mail client, so here's the screenshot.

Now that you've seen it, I'll go over some of the problems with it:
1) The colors cause physical pain when trying to read it.
2) You sent it at 8:00PM on Thursday and want a response by friday.
3) You basically say "please do my homework for me"
4) You can't even ask us to do your homework a few days before it's due. you say "PLEASE, this is due tomorrow, I need you to do it for me!"
5) There is probably a better place to send a question about rocks than to a division of an agency that studies water.

Please don't send emails like the above one, or they, like this one, will not likely be responded to.

EDIT: I suck at copy and pasting.
 
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Eli

Super Moderator | Elite Member
Oct 9, 1999
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Did you really respond with that?

If not, you should've!

If so..

pwn3d!
 
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Ogg

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Sep 5, 2003
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Yeah I love the neon green text on a light background:confused:
Youd think one of her friends would have bitched about it by now

As for you, Go read your mail man you have 80 more to go.......
whew......

 
kranky

kranky

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Oct 9, 1999
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Don't just ignore her, tell her you'll get back to her in a few days. I'd just want to know if she would tell me to forget about it.

On the other hand, seeing a student write "if u have to pic1" makes me want to throw up. And anyway, it's probably a guy who figured if he claimed to be a girl, more and faster help would be forthcoming.
 
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Mr N8

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Heh...and she probably sent the email, and now is only waiting for your response. I wouldn't have replied, either.
 
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notfred

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As I'm going through my email, I see one of my coworkers did respond to her email. His response sounds a lot like an ATOT post, actually:

Sara,

We cannot do your project for you, but I can give you a few pointers. My first suggestion is to use standard English when doing academic or work-related writing.

If you go to the USGS search engine at http://search.usgs.gov/
and enter the search terms +limestone +marble you will get a lot of information about their qualities and uses for building materials. You can do the same thing at a commercial search engine like Google.

You need to know the relationship between limestone and marble. What is the difference? Is one formed from the other? If so, by what processes?

You need to know that when sedimentary rocks have gone through the process of metamorphism to become metamorphic rocks (as opposed to sedimentary or igneous) are usually more resistant to weathering than the original rock. What are the forces that are applied to rocks during the metamorphic process? You can look up metamorphism in any standard dictionary.

You may not be able to easily find the kind of basic information you need for your project on the Internet. I'd suggest that you think about visiting a library and look in encyclopedias and geology books for information on the origins, properties and uses of limestone and marble. If you need help, ask a reference librarian. That's why they are there.
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MacBaine

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Originally posted by: notfred
As I'm going through my email, I see one of my coworkers did respond to her email. His response sounds a lot like an ATOT post, actually:

Sara,

We cannot do your project for you, but I can give you a few pointers. My first suggestion is to use standard English when doing academic or work-related writing.

If you go to the USGS search engine at http://search.usgs.gov/
and enter the search terms +limestone +marble you will get a lot of information about their qualities and uses for building materials. You can do the same thing at a commercial search engine like Google.

You need to know the relationship between limestone and marble. What is the difference? Is one formed from the other? If so, by what processes?

You need to know that when sedimentary rocks have gone through the process of metamorphism to become metamorphic rocks (as opposed to sedimentary or igneous) are usually more resistant to weathering than the original rock. What are the forces that are applied to rocks during the metamorphic process? You can look up metamorphism in any standard dictionary.

You may not be able to easily find the kind of basic information you need for your project on the Internet. I'd suggest that you think about visiting a library and look in encyclopedias and geology books for information on the origins, properties and uses of limestone and marble. If you need help, ask a reference librarian. That's why they are there.
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PWNED
 
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WannaFly

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Jan 14, 2003
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This is the exact reason I use a client that allows me to view plain text, not HTML messages.
 
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DurocShark

Lifer
Apr 18, 2001
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LOL @ Lotus Notes... :p I'm stuck with that POS at work too... They upgraded to R6 last week and it's even friggin worse.

Loved that reply though!
 
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