tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post3164338056957222763..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Email etiquetteBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47298066357154903602017-11-17T22:04:15.480-08:002017-11-17T22:04:15.480-08:00I sometimes get texts from a friend of mine when w...I sometimes get texts from a friend of mine when we’re both at work... he’ll just think of some random thing. If the conversation stops, we just know that the other person had to get back to work. Sometimes it will pick up again 3 hrs later right where it left off.<br /><br />On Facebook Messenger, I’ve started just using the thumbs up to the other person’s last comment to indicate I have nothing more to add to it.Andy Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64979674976736364172017-11-16T03:00:28.508-08:002017-11-16T03:00:28.508-08:00Writing "cya" in email or text feels rig...Writing "cya" in email or text feels right to me. Even the "agree to disagree" sort of exchanges.Looseheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-77800946290183246142017-11-15T21:23:04.807-08:002017-11-15T21:23:04.807-08:00When I'm tired/done with texting someone, I re...When I'm tired/done with texting someone, I respond with emojis only - thumbs up or a smiley face that shows teeth. If they keep going I might explain that my battery is about to die on my phone. I've noticed younger people just stop texting when they're done - feeling less guilt than I do about ignoring the other person. Emails - if they don't respond I assume they're busy - most people don't email like they used to, which I miss. I don't miss the phone calling though, glad that's considered kind of rude now as I hate talking on the phone! :) lucidkimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03900089908992985561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69650717237703092732017-11-15T18:23:34.513-08:002017-11-15T18:23:34.513-08:00Email is mail. People only check it every so often...Email is mail. People only check it every so often, so why expect an immediate response. <br /><br />Text is usually higher priority, when it actually requires a response. 90% of the text messages I get are from bots reminding me of stuff. If it's urgent, my friends know how to make telephone calls. They'll even call my landline using their landline if they want me to understand what they're saying.<br /><br />Amusingly, emails rarely take more than a minute or two to go from end to end, but text messages often get hung up somewhere en route and can take from a few seconds to a few days to come through. I think they go to the same place that voicemail hangs out.<br />Kaleberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283840743310507878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76689894181257996562017-11-15T17:56:38.813-08:002017-11-15T17:56:38.813-08:00If I am IM'ing someone on Facebook, I usually ...If I am IM'ing someone on Facebook, I usually find out it's time to end it when the responses get smaller and smaller. While our first statements may be two or three sentences long, by the time we get to the end of the conversation you're seeing replies like "OK", "Will do" or "I hear you". I know by that time it's OK for me not to reply.DwWashburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057278992504418291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-30027158251162758162017-11-15T15:54:41.655-08:002017-11-15T15:54:41.655-08:00Shorter replies to their emails say a lot.
They u...<br />Shorter replies to their emails say a lot.<br /><br />They usually get the point, and it let's them know it's okay to stop emailing.<br /><br />By the way Ken, congratulations on 12 years. I've been reading for maybe eleven years. A screenplay site - back when people maintained lists of links to sites they liked - endorsed your blog. I don't read that other blog anymore, though.<br /><br />One reason I keep coming back is that you are so competent in so many areas. You can write about baseball one day and staging a play the next. I've never seen you go through a "losing streak," and that's something considering how hard it is to present something interesting day-after-day. <br /><br />Max Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706524941272103444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64071490265404398082017-11-15T15:34:45.544-08:002017-11-15T15:34:45.544-08:00For any man of a certain age, "I have to pee,...For any man of a certain age, "I have to pee, and it could take a while" ought to work.Charles H. Bryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2196017501421920262017-11-15T15:09:02.480-08:002017-11-15T15:09:02.480-08:00Friday Question: Have you ever seen THE MUPPET SHO...Friday Question: Have you ever seen THE MUPPET SHOW and if so what did you think of it? I think it was a great comedy show.VincentSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25727376836688450342017-11-15T14:49:31.743-08:002017-11-15T14:49:31.743-08:00Back in the days when people talked to each other ...Back in the days when people talked to each other on the telephone regularly, I knew a guy who'd always say, "I think I smell smoke." I don't know why he did that, since everybody knew all he wanted was to get off the phone.<br /><br />Then again, there was an old-timey science fiction magazine editor named Horace Gold. You'd be visiting him and his wife Muriel in their nice little apartment, and suddenly he'd excuse himself and leave, presumably to go to the bathroom. However, the phone would ring, and Muriel would simply hand you the receiver. It would be Horace, calling from another line in his bedroom, ready to continue the conversation. Horace had a thing about not staying in the same room with someone other than Muriel for very long.thirteennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89462319960327160232017-11-15T13:51:19.661-08:002017-11-15T13:51:19.661-08:00I think this is a Larry David kind of problem, in ...I think this is a Larry David kind of problem, in which case the solution would be to figure out what he would do and do the opposite!VincentSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64929174987173175602017-11-15T12:25:32.035-08:002017-11-15T12:25:32.035-08:00Maybe you have a thinner skin than I do. To me a ...Maybe you have a thinner skin than I do. To me a rude response would be, Hey jerk-face! I'm sick of you and your putrid, fetid drivel. Why don't you f%@#-off and DIE?!! Not that I've ever personally ended an e-mail string that way. That might hurt someone's feelings. Mike Bloodworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755626259169126800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2647216054179590142017-11-15T12:24:12.754-08:002017-11-15T12:24:12.754-08:00I noticed that Max is asking for a review of DUNKI...I noticed that Max is asking for a review of DUNKIRK. I don't know if he is the one who was beseeching you for one when it first came out, but I understand why and will add my plea. It is the most unusual war movie I have ever seen. At the beginning I thought "what the hell?" Then I pretty much fell in love with it, but I wouldn't even know how to begin describing it, which is why your thoughts would be so interesting to me (and apparently Max. <br /><br />Diane D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39623737969622048352017-11-15T11:46:27.382-08:002017-11-15T11:46:27.382-08:00Steve has the perfect answer, IMHO. That is what ...Steve has the perfect answer, IMHO. That is what felt natural to me, and since he is a couple decades younger than me, I assume I do it right. However, sometimes I don't check my email for several days, which really is unintentionally rude. I just assume if something needs to be read today, it will come in a text. I agree with him that only the text chain in real time needs a sign off. He gave a good one (ttyl). Diane D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88956612021500117242017-11-15T11:41:25.717-08:002017-11-15T11:41:25.717-08:00I just put a 'thumbs up' or a happy face i...I just put a 'thumbs up' or a happy face image which basically tells the other person that I've enjoyed the conversation, glad to talk with you, but I've got nothing more to day. Also, I treat e-mail like regular mail...it doesn't have to have an immediate response.D. Musickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732066060512288839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48023735401574898422017-11-15T10:20:12.959-08:002017-11-15T10:20:12.959-08:00Odd
In my case email is usually for longer exchang...Odd<br />In my case email is usually for longer exchanges that do not require instant response, though that is convenient, but rather a exchange that takes days of perhaps only 1 or 2 emails.<br />Text messages ar my "immediate" medium of exchange ( "On todays market the exchange rate is 2 texts to an email that's up from yesterdays 1.85 per email")<br />So on texts I am more time sensitive.<br />But even that has exceptions like when I don't look at my phone for a day or 2.Kennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90740233121204111972017-11-15T10:10:45.892-08:002017-11-15T10:10:45.892-08:00If we're still saying what we'd like to se...If we're still saying what we'd like to see on the blog, I'm still hoping Ken will see and review Happy Death Day. I just know you'd love it, Ken! The comedy is delicious!Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1940722975532601792017-11-15T10:03:40.544-08:002017-11-15T10:03:40.544-08:00If I don't get a same-day response to an email...If I don't get a same-day response to an email, I tell myself, "Her computer crashed again." Sometimes it's true; always, it soothes my self-esteem.<br /><br />Texting? What's that?Buttermilk Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430011403223875192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20771456706237593072017-11-15T09:52:46.358-08:002017-11-15T09:52:46.358-08:00I say "Thank you" not just "thanks&...I say "Thank you" not just "thanks" (which to me sounds dismissive); I use a smiley emoticon at the end of some things; and find that "Best" is a useful sign off when there is no one to thank. Barefoot Billy Alohahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586870309250699505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18224325443494342362017-11-15T09:29:26.539-08:002017-11-15T09:29:26.539-08:00I do a lot of work via email. And yes, there are ...I do a lot of work via email. And yes, there are times people do not get back to you. For ever...<br />for less professional conversations...if you want to END your conversation after the banter or hard stuff is over...<br />here are two things.<br />1) Say "Thank you".<br />2) type in :) as a solitary note. They will probably reply :) which means, "we've run out of things to say." If they say something other than :) then the conversation is not done yet. <br />The Bumble Bee Pendanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782074071758250824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37461541910077449242017-11-15T09:22:32.998-08:002017-11-15T09:22:32.998-08:00Ken, Max here from NY. I follow your blog for movi...<br />Ken, Max here from NY. I follow your blog for movie reviews. Waiting for Dunkirk :(<br /><br />Here's a suggestion for November 26th post - exact 12 years.<br /><br />1. Dunkirk review.<br />2. Spielberg Movie review or rather what you expect it to be by seeing the trailer (snarkier the better :)).<br />3. Or the best, something about Natalie Wood. You surely must have met her, so tell us about the meeting.<br /><br />Keep going Ken with the great posts. I am sure before Oscar season starts, you will review Dunkirk.<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br /><br />Maxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-41648118393467114082017-11-15T08:54:24.007-08:002017-11-15T08:54:24.007-08:00Happens to me all the time, both ways. When I'...Happens to me all the time, both ways. When I'm done, I'm careful not to introduce anything new. I keep my last (hopefully) email short and sometimes conclude with something they said that summarizes the conversation. They often have nothing more to add to something they've said if we've talked it out to the point where I want to get on with my life. The much shorter response is also a signal.<br /><br />In her later years, my mom always just hung up. "Your dad had a heart attack. We're on rhe way home after we stop at Sam's Club." [click]Eric Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639837826294361383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2029221473481994792017-11-15T08:46:57.161-08:002017-11-15T08:46:57.161-08:00I'm usually guilty of the old Irish Goodbye in...I'm usually guilty of the old Irish Goodbye in emails. If I don't have anything else to say, I just don't respond. Probably not the most polite thing, but I can't tell you the number of times I've stared awkwardly at my screen trying to thing of an appropriate response/goodbye. So I say nothing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099334949652865815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37226397040247704942017-11-15T08:08:21.850-08:002017-11-15T08:08:21.850-08:00Hi Ken-
Andy Richter did this interesting intervi...Hi Ken-<br /><br />Andy Richter did this interesting interview where he talked about how over saturated TV is with content now (and the web) so there's less money going around as to be an actor doing guest spots. Wondered your thoughts from writer/producer standpoint.<br /><br />https://www.avclub.com/andy-richter-says-theres-a-lot-less-money-in-hollywood-1820453080Twintonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617339555201897749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45117094530138337522017-11-15T08:04:20.708-08:002017-11-15T08:04:20.708-08:00I hope someone answers here with a good idea, beca...I hope someone answers here with a good idea, because I wonder as well! <br />Signed,<br />Vicksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268455171777112103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91312804497971777042017-11-15T07:46:08.385-08:002017-11-15T07:46:08.385-08:00Ken-
Ask someone under 25 years old this question....Ken-<br />Ask someone under 25 years old this question. They usually have this stuff figured out.Roseannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08393487748949411049noreply@blogger.com