Share you text etiquette suggestions

[Anonymous]

Please no walls of text.

[Anonymous]

Op- if you don’t want to be texted then say something to the person. Why does everyone get offended these days? You have rules for texting- ok. It’s strange, but ok. Just communicate that.
& I wouldn’t call it etiquette. You get your panties in a knot about texts- must folks don’t. Your rules are not SOP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think some people need a guide to texting. I remember back when email was just becoming big people made all sorts of mistakes like putting messages in all caps (yelling) or CCing the whole world with back and forth convos. Here are my texting suggestions for the clueless. Please add yours.

1. Don't assume I want a text from you if we have not discussed taking it to that level.
I personally only text with my husband occasionally and my close friends text if it's urgent. Otherwise I prefer email. I find it strange when people I am not close to text me without asking me if it's OK. Some of them become downright obsessive with the texting until I have to actually request that the person use email. If we are not close I don't want my phone beeping at me because of you.

2. Sign your name to your text if we are not close
I only know phone numbers of my inner circle. If you aren't part of that and you text without putting your name I will wonder who texted me and I will not take the time to phone number match.

This is the first I’ve heard of needing permission to take a friendship to texting level. I assume you gave them your number, so it’s not beyond belief that they might *gasp* text you. If you are that particular, don’t give out your number.

[Anonymous]

How old are you OP? I am 46 and texting is more normal than calling these days. The worst are people that leave voice messages. Can’t stand them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op- if you don’t want to be texted then say something to the person. Why does everyone get offended these days? You have rules for texting- ok. It’s strange, but ok. Just communicate that.
& I wouldn’t call it etiquette. You get your panties in a knot about texts- must folks don’t. Your rules are not SOP

Also, I’ll add unless I’m your subordinate I’ll reach out to you any damned way I please.

[Anonymous]

Texting anything longer than a few sentences. More than that, pick up the phone or email me. My co-worker used to send me literal paragraphs via text - which I would refuse to read. Had to remind hi that texts are for SHORT conversations, not novels.

I use punctuation, but DD told me that only old people do that - so no more punctuation for me!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How old are you OP? I am 46 and texting is more normal than calling these days. The worst are people that leave voice messages. Can’t stand them.

do you mean voice to text? or voicemail. This is confusing.

[Anonymous]

OP how old are you? I’m 48 and you sound a lot older than me. Nobody uses email for informal comms anymore.

[Anonymous]

You are old if you want people to ask permission to text. Thanks for “the 50 year old’s guide to texting.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think some people need a guide to texting. I remember back when email was just becoming big people made all sorts of mistakes like putting messages in all caps (yelling) or CCing the whole world with back and forth convos. Here are my texting suggestions for the clueless. Please add yours.

1. Don't assume I want a text from you if we have not discussed taking it to that level.
I personally only text with my husband occasionally and my close friends text if it's urgent. Otherwise I prefer email. I find it strange when people I am not close to text me without asking me if it's OK. Some of them become downright obsessive with the texting until I have to actually request that the person use email. If we are not close I don't want my phone beeping at me because of you.

2. Sign your name to your text if we are not close
I only know phone numbers of my inner circle. If you aren't part of that and you text without putting your name I will wonder who texted me and I will not take the time to phone number match.

This is the first I’ve heard of needing permission to take a friendship to texting level. I assume you gave them your number, so it’s not beyond belief that they might *gasp* text you. If you are that particular, don’t give out your number.

OP is weird, her first rule is just strange and outdated. Change with the times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How old are you OP? I am 46 and texting is more normal than calling these days. The worst are people that leave voice messages. Can’t stand them.

Agreed. Voice mails are so irritating. Text only.

[Anonymous]

Don't group text. Don't text the whole group that it is someone's birthday and have morons then reply to that text "happy birthday" as the birthday person was clearly not in a group text!!!
Don't text any emojis, they are stupid.

[Anonymous]

“...discussed taking it to that level...”

Hahahahaha, holy shit this is funny!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Ok serious question - is it rude to end a text in a Period?

No.

Yes

If you end your text with a period it can for sure be seen as rude. Like if I text "K." That is basically F you.

If you are just writing a normal sentence then punctuation makes you seem like an old fart

In your middle school, yes. In real world, that makes you seem like an intelligent person who knows capitalization.

[Anonymous]

My grandma is more hip than OP.