:: Readers: As per this entry ::

Thursday, February 10, 2005

I have issues with the following email subject line:

"[Name]: As per [topic]"

e.g.

"Morland: As per your backside, which is not unlike granite in its firmness"

1) Please trust the recipient's wondrous ability to infer from being sent the message that it's directed at them. That's why he or she was included in the To, CC, or BCC fields.
2) Using "as per" to establish the subject of the email is redundant since there's already a Subject field.

Stop cluttering up my subject field! You debase us both.

Posted by morland @ 10:50 AM

:: Comments ::

I see your point and raise you a "Hi, it's me" voicemail opener.

Posted by: sarah k on February 10, 2005 11:21 AM

<Subject> Morland: As per your recent entry about me. </Subject>

I'd prefer it if you didn't write about it in such a berating fashion, with me and the As Per being friends and all. It gets lonely with only the To:, the CC: and the BCC: to keep me company. They're so fickle. So unless you'd like me to make fun of your friends, I'd watch what you write about.

Sincerely,
Your Subject Line

Posted by: Morland's Subject Field on February 10, 2005 08:28 PM

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