Timeline for Why do academics frequently write very short email replies?
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| Dec 2, 2015 at 21:25 | comment | added | syntonicC | @PS glass At least for many academics I know that are communicating quickly with others, the definition of "being polite" is equivalent to "doing what saves the most time for those they are writing to" not writing salutations and extraneous details. I even know some who would consider a long email to be rude. So it depends on your definition of "polite" and the kind of information conveyed in the email. | |
| Dec 2, 2015 at 18:59 | comment | added | PetrS | I think that there is a contradiction between saving time and being polite. It depends on ones nature, what one prefers - saving time vs. being polite. | |
| Dec 2, 2015 at 18:31 | history | answered | Christos | CC BY-SA 3.0 |