Texting and Email rant

[Mighty Tytan]

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[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by Mighty Tytan

its just a choice.

Exactly. So why do you have such a problem with making a different choice than you? Frankly there is a lot to being over connected. Balance is important - you don't need to reply to every email, text and voice mail within seconds.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Maybe they're just making up an excuse to ignore you.

[wooohooo]

I'm glad the world doesn't revolve around you.

[Reaper]

"I want everyone to do things exactly like I do them because it would be easier for me!"

/They see me trollin', they hatin'

[Mighty Tytan]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Maybe they're just making up an excuse to ignore you.

well yes I considered this ... but I dont get that. its not like i dont have their phone # and frankly its not always me they are blocking.

[Mighty Tytan]

whatever, you guys dont get what im saying ... never mind.

no, dont never mind. why are people not embracing the tools of technology?

for instance, i use twitter. when i tell some of my friends, they make fun of it. whats so funny? #notgettingthejoke

[Dion]

If they don't have email at home it's a clear sign they are brushing you off. A way of saying they don't want to talk to you anymore.

[Mighty Tytan]

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[STeeLy]

I feel texting, emailing, etc... loses a bit of a personal touch and you can never quite see how the other person is actually saying it.

At least a phone call you can hear their voice and maybe detects hints or sarcasm or frustration or what have you. I can't quite do that with a text.

Technology is convenient, but it's taking away from face-to-face interpersonal connection that we have. All the kids taking the bus are texting away, with their headphones plugged into something or playing on a DS or PSP or what not. I miss the days where I'd be able to meet people riding the bus.

Let people do what they want, you can't control them and it certainly not something I'd try to do. If they don't want to text or email, then let them not text or email. If you email them and they call you, so be it, what's the big fuss?

[TurnedTheCorner]

Originally Posted by Mighty Tytan

also, i answer every email within 10 minutes. every email. (unless i just miss one, which happens). why do some people decide they dont have time. thats BS to me. its just a choice.

how hard is it to get an email and reply "Hey Jim, I will have a look at this tomorrow when I am back from my sales trip". I hate the blackhole of no reply. Its rude frankly.

A helpful, meaningful answer is more useful than a prompt one.

And you reply to every forward you get? Everything? Every automated email you get from a website? Even the ones that ask you not to reply directly to the address?

[Mighty Tytan]

Originally Posted by STeeLy

I feel texting, emailing, etc... loses a bit of a personal touch and you can never quite see how the other person is actually saying it.

At least a phone call you can hear their voice and maybe detects hints or sarcasm or frustration or what have you. I can't quite do that with a text.

Technology is convenient, but it's taking away from face-to-face interpersonal connection that we have. All the kids taking the bus are texting away, with their headphones plugged into something or playing on a DS or PSP or what not. I miss the days where I'd be able to meet people riding the bus.

Let people do what they want, you can't control them and it certainly not something I'd try to do. If they don't want to text or email, then let them not text or email. If you email them and they call you, so be it, what's the big fuss?

an email also doesnt interupt the person like a phone call would. whats wrong with a system where i text you "hey, good time for a phone call?"

why not use that tool instead of constantly being interupted by a phone call? if its not a good time, reply "hey, how about in 15 minutes".

how easy was that?

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Mighty Tytan

whatever, you guys dont get what im saying ... never mind.

no, dont never mind. why are people not embracing the tools of technology?

for instance, i use twitter. when i tell some of my friends, they make fun of it. whats so funny? #notgettingthejoke

I don't use twitter or facebook. Why can't people pick up the phone when they want to talk to you?

[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by Mighty Tytan

disagree ...

a) its rude to ignore business enquiry's
b) its good customer service to let your client know you got their request
c) whats the harm?

Not getting back to someone within seconds is not the same thing as ignoring them.

[Mighty Tytan]

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[Mighty Tytan]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

Not getting back to someone within seconds is not the same thing as ignoring them.

didnt say seconds .... but i think 30 minutes to acknowledge an email is good service.

[Mighty Tytan]

Originally Posted by Dion

I don't use twitter or facebook. Why can't people pick up the phone when they want to talk to you?

what does a phone have to do with twitter?

twitter has plenty of practical applications. its not just for "im taking a dump" postings.

[TurnedTheCorner]

So if I was a client, and I emailed you at 2:00 AM on a Sunday, asking you something you that required you to reference information from your office that you wouldn't have until you got there on Monday, you would respond within 10 minutes? To basically tell me you can't help me until Monday? How is that more helpful than responding with what I need to know on Monday?

I kind of understand where you're coming from, but not with how wound up you seem to be about it.

[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by Mighty Tytan

didnt say seconds .... but i think 30 minutes to acknowledge an email is good service.

24 hours a day?

No man that's not what life is about.

[TurnedTheCorner]

Jiri gets it, but I'm out of thanks.