ccrrick@ucdavis.UUCP (Rick Heli) (03/19/86)
The "Thanks in advance (TIA)" tag doesn't bother me at all. What does bother me more is the thought of all manner of time and money being expended for a mere thank-you note. To me, saying "thanks in advance" is also an expression of how appreciative you would be were this to be done; if the person can't or won't fulfill your request, fine, no harm done.
ingrid@pilchuckDataio.UUCP (the Real Swede) (03/25/86)
> Although Usenet has developed a number of characteristics I think are > helpful and appropriate to inter-computer communications, one which I find > offensive is the oft-seen "Thanks in advance" at the end of requests for > information or help. This strikes me as rude -- it implies "I don't > really care enough to send you a separate note of thanks if you help me." > > Is it time to discourage this "net convention" or am I the only one who feels > this way? > -- > Ed Nather I dunno about the rest of the folks out there, but I use that phrase when posting an article because our outgoing mail doesn't (98% of the time) work worth a darn.....:-) So there-you have one other opinion. ingrid
jeanette@randvax.UUCP (Jeanette Haritan) (03/26/86)
In article <537@utastro.UUCP> nather@utastro.UUCP (Ed Nather) writes: >Although Usenet has developed a number of characteristics I think are >helpful and appropriate to inter-computer communications, one which I find >offensive is the oft-seen "Thanks in advance" at the end of requests for >information or help. This strikes me as rude -- it implies "I don't >really care enough to send you a separate note of thanks if you help me." > Thanks in advance, as far as I'm concerned, simply means "Thank you for the effort in which you are about to make". It doesn't necessarily mean a separate acknowledgement of thanks will not be sent. It could be a more *public* "thank you", as any follow-ups are usually more appropriate by private mail. -- **** **** ****** ****** * * * * * * * * * jeannette * * * * * ** ** *** *** ***** *** *