Share you text etiquette suggestions

[Anonymous]

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

I'm 56 and OP sounds older than me. I love text. It's so efficient.

If you don't want to get a text, don't give someone your cell phone number.

[Anonymous]

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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.

How old are you?

They are so old that...
They have to press the numbers three times on their Jitterbug to get letters

Different poster, but I’m 52 and it never occurred to me to get permission to text someone. If I have your number, I assume you are ok with a text. My 73 year old mother texts all the time. I much prefer a text over an email unless it’s a message that requires a long paragraph.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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

I'm 56 and OP sounds older than me. I love text. It's so efficient.

If you don't want to get a text, don't give someone your cell phone number.

Agree. I’m 55 and find texting efficient

[Anonymous]

Do iPhone users realize that when you "love" a text someone with an Android wrote, the Android user sees the original message repeated and it's very confusing? That function should be abolished.

[Anonymous]

I also agree that the first time you text with someone, you should sign your name or say "hi this is Sally." My cell phone is in the class directory, but I haven't entered all the other cell phone numbers into my contacts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do iPhone users realize that when you "love" a text someone with an Android wrote, the Android user sees the original message repeated and it's very confusing? That function should be abolished.

Ummm no its not confusing at all. How else would you know which message they “liked”.

[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.

If you are not a boomer like pp, heed the opposite of above advice.

Other than very formal business relationships, text is more than ok and often preferable. If it is urgent, I am far more likely to notice a text than a random email from a random person.

And, Betty, we know it's you. Stop signing your texts. Maybe the first time you text someone, say "Hey it's Betty. Just wanted to remind you I'm coming at 2:30 to review the MacFarland file. See you then!" ... But to sign every single text - Betty, signifies you are old, out of touch, clueless about technology, and must have tenure or else you'll be getting replaced shortly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do iPhone users realize that when you "love" a text someone with an Android wrote, the Android user sees the original message repeated and it's very confusing? That function should be abolished.

Ummm no its not confusing at all. How else would you know which message they “liked”.

DP. See my post on the page before. This drives me crazy. Here’s how our family group text looks. We tell them to stop and I frequently turn off notifications. Jack is my younger brother who finds all this amusing.

Dad liked a photo
Mom loved a photo
Dad liked a photo
Mom loved a photo
Dad liked a photo
Dad loved a photo
Mom liked a photo
Jack liked “Dad liked a photo”
Jack liked “Mom loved a photo”
Mom loved a photo

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I also agree that the first time you text with someone, you should sign your name or say "hi this is Sally." My cell phone is in the class directory, but I haven't entered all the other cell phone numbers into my contacts.

This. Otherwise you have wasted your time and I will either text back "who is this" or delete it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

How old are you?

They are so old that...
They have to press the numbers three times on their Jitterbug to get letters

Different poster, but I’m 52 and it never occurred to me to get permission to text someone. If I have your number, I assume you are ok with a text. My 73 year old mother texts all the time. I much prefer a text over an email unless it’s a message that requires a long paragraph.

Yes, but how did you get that number? Do you get up in arms if someone doesn't text back within an hour? Most people I know ask-do you prefer I call, text or email? It's called being polite.

[Anonymous]

Always add a smile emoji if you think that a certain sentence may be offensive to the recipient since inflection is tough to decipher sometimes.