mart3442 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Does it bug anyone else when messages are left unanswered? Or someone gets in touch about an item, you reply and then they don't respond, even though you can see they've read the message...... Seems to be happening more and more these days. Just a "no thanks", or "thanks, but that's not what I'm after" would do, a little bit of courtesy.... Guess I'm just a grumpy git today. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 I feel the same, but people won’t be forced into good manners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Yeah it's one off the (many) things that boils my p!ss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 32 minutes ago, mart3442 said: Does it bug anyone else when messages are left unanswered? Or someone gets in touch about an item, you reply and then they don't respond, even though you can see they've read the message...... Seems to be happening more and more these days. Just a "no thanks", or "thanks, but that's not what I'm after" would do, a little bit of courtesy.... Guess I'm just a grumpy git today. It's actually got nothing to do with being grumpy, old, or a git ... its a microcosmic reflection upon the rapidly declining standards of acceptible behaviour so evident today in our society. Bad manners, rudeness, selfishness and lack of courtesy are blatantly on show like never before (Trump / Westminster anyone?). It might currently be 'on trend' to act in that way however, it remains appalling nonetheless. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Yep, had a few cases recently where people have emailed about an item I'm selling with a question, I've answered it and asked a question in return and no reply.... Just rude... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassalarky Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Local guy called me last Wednesday, he says "was playing outside at the weekend, it started raining and now my amp won't work. I need it for Friday can you look at it please". As it sounded like an emergency, I said bring it round this evening and cancelled my night out playing darts. He never showed up. I texted him the next day and the response was " oh, something else came up" ? ! ? ! Thanks, rant over. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Would seem the Internet has put paid to manners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Don't think it's the Internet, it has more to do with the parents not doing their job. I mean educating their kids and it's been lasting for decades now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 25 minutes ago, Hellzero said: Don't think it's the Internet, it has more to do with the parents not doing their job. I mean educating their kids and it's been lasting for decades now... Not sure. Online gives you an opportunity to be blunt or even rude. You bang something on Facebook for 60 quid and some joker will message you with ”£30 ?” no “hi mate would you consider” etc etc. Never happened to me face to face or the phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 (edited) Yep , back and forth messages about item , how to pay, then stop. No response. Well 🦊 Edited October 17, 2019 by SH73 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Even worse when you're answering a "bass player wanted" ad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Non response to emails really gets my goat, just an acknowledgement they have received it. They wouldn’t leave a letter delivered through their door unopened on the doormat for days. 😤 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Bitch-blues Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 19 minutes ago, steantval said: They wouldn’t leave a letter delivered through their door unopened on the doormat for days. 😤 .... ahem, I do that, ( wanders off whistling ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJpullchord Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 I really don’t mind. People are busy. If someone needs to contact me, they will find a way. Sometimes if I have too many emails or voicemails to deal with, I’ll delete the lot, on the premise that if any where important, someone will get back to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 On 16/10/2019 at 20:30, Les said: Not sure. Online gives you an opportunity to be blunt or even rude. Off Topic here is a testament to that 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 10 hours ago, DJpullchord said: I really don’t mind. People are busy. If someone needs to contact me, they will find a way. Sometimes if I have too many emails or voicemails to deal with, I’ll delete the lot, on the premise that if any where important, someone will get back to me. Glad I'm not one of your relatives or friends. Do you also burn all your mail ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_S Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 13 hours ago, DJpullchord said: I really don’t mind. People are busy. If someone needs to contact me, they will find a way. Sometimes if I have too many emails or voicemails to deal with, I’ll delete the lot, on the premise that if any where important, someone will get back to me. An old line manager of mine did something similar - if email was Cc’d to him or he was one of multiple recipients in the To: field he’d got rules in place to just delete it. In his opinion, the only thing worth his time to read was a message you felt was important enough to send directly to him and only him. It certainly didn’t seem to hurt his career progression and he never seemed to disappear under a sea of email like the rest of us! Personally I feel free to put in reasonable default clauses like ‘if you haven’t arrived by 8pm I’ll assume you’re not coming and I’ll go out’, or ‘if you haven’t replied by Tuesday I’ll assume you’re no longer interested in buying and I’ll offer the item to the next guy’ etc. I suppose some might say that I’m being rude or confrontational in doing that, and ok.. maybe I’ll ultimately lose out every now and then, but I’d argue that I'm just protecting my time and sanity. Plus, if you were struggling to think of a nice way of letting me down... no need! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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