How do you feel when you received an email like this:
THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH NADIA!
(Font Type: Verdana; Font Size: 36pt)
*wink* *wink*
I don't want to rush make an assumption so I randomly seek opinion from two lovely friends.
Friend A: Nampak macam marah je. Dengan tulisan besar, font kaler merah and ada tanda seruan.
Friend B: Nampak macam nak mare aje. Words in capital and red color pulak tu.
You see? Both responses are same. So, I agreed with them. I don't know if this is something that out of the box that the sender might trying to be different.
When I opened my email, I nearly got heart attack. I was surprised. I'm not acting to be a drama queen; got surprised and fainted and slowly lying on the ground. Wishing someone could held me up and *sigh!*
This is what I called:
KEBIJAKSANAAN YANG TIDAK BERTEMPAT
Excuse me. Are you mad at me? Just because I didn't answered your request as you wish? Or you were trying to be different or unique? Bored with old traditional email and trying hard to be creative? Or to show your appreciation in different ways? This is unacceptable and unprofessional email that I ever received. Even my boss taught me not to insert smiley faces/icons when typing an email that related to work.
OVERSIZED FONT, CAPITAL LETTER, RED COLOUR AND EXCLAMATION MARK!
So, taken from the netmanners.com, I copied one online basic/rule you need to minimally become familiar with in order to be taken seriously in your online communications.
Do not type in all caps. Typing in all caps is considered yelling, screaming or at the very least adding emphasis to the word you type.
NOTE: It should go without saying, however, since I was chastised for not saying so, this rule certainly doesn’t apply to the vision impaired or to those who are disabled or handicapped and cannot use the shift key.
 |
| I don't think you are handicapped or disable person. So, no excuse for not doing the right thing! Google Images |
P/S: Yes, I’m offended. So, just send your email in plain text!However, since typing in all caps is considered yelling online, it would behoove those who do so because of these reasons to take the time to include a brief note why they are typing in caps so that their emails and intent are not misinterpreted.
