Email Etiquette or the lack of...

It irks me to no end about people's lack of email etiquette. It makes me want to scream!

I have been in the business world for many years and it boggles my mind as to why people do not respond to emails that require their immediate attention. It does not seem to matter if I flag the email as important or if I put "Urgent" in the subject. I have sent photos to friends attached in an email. You would think that they would appreciate the rare candid shots of their son captured during a soccer game. Well, I do not get any acknowledgment that they have in fact received the photos. I tend to give people the benefit of the doubt that sometimes larges files do get lost in cyber space. I end up calling to inquire about the photos and sure enough, they have received them but it didn't dawn on them to simply hit the reply button and say "Thank you".

Then there are those who thrive on sending those FW...FW chain emails that threaten to bring doom to my family if I choose not to forward them. The ones that absolutely drive me crazy are emails that state Microsoft will send 25 cents for each email you forward. My most recent chain email warns about the dangers of eating chicken wings. It claims that the consumption of chicken wings causes ovarian cysts and tumors. Why do people not check out the facts before they eagerly hit the "Forward" button? I suppose they are not aware that most urban legends or hoax can be verified on www.snopes.com and I have to understand that their motivation for forwarding those emails are based on good intentions. Ok, I accept that.

Another pet peeve I have where emails are concerned is that some people use email as if it were a memo. They do not include a salutation, a closing nor their names. Expecting anything else from such a writer is just too much.

Don't you just love those who type emails in 14 Font and all the letters are in caps? The worst ones are those who choose to type in red fonts. It hurts my eyes to read those emails in caps.

I guess I've vented enough about email etiquette...