AIs: First meeting, "Now What"?

[navane]

Originally posted by AOIIsilver

I feel that using "Attempt #1" could be contextually aggressive. I KNOW how ancy one can get waiting for a return e-mail or call; please consider that, in some areas, numbering one's e-mails could be seen as aggressive. However, I am not sure of a better way to elicit response.....

I can only assume that you are refering to my post. Is this correct? If so, I would like to respond.

I can see the point you are making, and it makes sense to me.

However, if you go back and look again, you will see that I never suggested the use of "Attempt #1" as something to write in the first e-mail. "Attempt #2" and "Attempt #3", yes...but not #1. Why in the world would I type that into the subject line of the first e-mail? After all, if I'm requesting information, I do so with the expectation that the other person will kindly reply in a fairly prompt manner.

Now, if you were referring more to the whole idea (saying "Attempt #__") my response is only a repeat of what I said in the original post. I said that, "I couldn't get a person to respond to my e-mails." That's to say that I had a history of non-responsiveness from this individual *before* I decided to start numbering the e-mails. I wouldn't start out being "aggressive" with someone I'd never communicated with.

To make sure it's clear, I did *not* sit there impatiently and send an e-mail every 2 days or something. I'm talking weeks here. It doesn't matter if one is in a sorority, business, or charity club, it shouldn't take weeks and months to reply to an e-mail.

I was merely offering an idea; and I acknowledge that you were merely offering some feedback. I can appreciate that you were trying to be friendly and I don't doubt that for a minute!

Though, I'm starting to feel like I'm not very keen on posting my ideas anymore. It seems like 75% of the time I post my experiences, opinion or idea in this forum, someone replies and gives me a "cautionary" comment.

In this case, I offered some 9 points in my long post. I even went through the trouble of digging out old e-mails so that I could share them with others in hopes that it might help. Yet no one really commented on those 8 "good" points. I feel like I'm getting picked on for the one "bad" point which, in my opinion, was misinterpreted.

Oh well... At the end of the day, I stick by what I said. I trust that people (PNAMs) are smart enough to decide whether or not something will work for them in their situation.

I am sincere in my efforts here at GC and I hope that people don't see me as someone who has a "plow right through 'em!" attitude. I'm only trying to help.

Best Regards to you AOII Silver and CutiePie2000,

.....Kelly