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+1 Julf. Email's still the most efficient means of communication. <br>
The problem stems from every local chapter board election
announcement & chapter rejuvenation causing a wave of reply-all
congratulations. With over 100 chapters, we'll never end the
congratulations! <br>
I'd rather learn about what Chapters are actually DOING rather than
self-congratulations which is not much of an achievement, in my
opinion. And I have congratulated newly formed chapter leaders by
direct personal email because I can't think that the hundreds of
other people find it of value that I'd say "Congratulations xyz, I
look forward to working with you and meeting in the future".<br>
Kindest regards,<br>
<br>
Olivier<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 19/02/2022 13:21, Johan Helsingius
via Chapter-delegates wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:56387a93-0621-07e4-3289-17a4efe35618@Julf.com">On
18/02/2022 18:16, Salieu Kanu Mansaray via Chapter-delegates
wrote:
<br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">The last email from Kathy is an indication
that this method of notice is redundant. There are too many
emails. Please consider using other collaborative tools,
otherwise a good number of people will unsubscribe to the list.
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
My personal view is that email is still one of the most efficient
<br>
and focused ways of communication. I would hate an organisation
<br>
like ISOC to have to resort to all sorts of interactive
collaborative
<br>
tools that would take much more time and attention to deal with.
<br>
<br>
As Internet professionals, we are able to set up email filters
<br>
and automatic sorting of email into folders and mailboxes, and
<br>
I for one would not want to have to log into yet another
collaborative
<br>
tool just to find out what is going on. Yes, those tools have a
<br>
place and are very useful in many situations, but I feel this
isn't
<br>
one of them.
<br>
<br>
On the other hand, I agree that all sorts of hand-waving and
<br>
congratulations, while a nice gesture, don't really belong in
<br>
the mailboxes of all of us. Professionalism also means respecting
<br>
the time and attention span of the recipients.
<br>
<br>
Julf
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Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD
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