For example I’ll send an e-mail with 3 questions and will only get an answer to one of the questions. It’s worse when there are 2 yes/no questions with a question that is obviously not a yes/no question. Then I get a response of

Yes

back in the e-mail. So which question are they answering?

Mainly I’m asking all of you why do people insist on only answering 1 question out of an e-mail where there are multiple? Do people just not read? Are people that lazy? What is going on?

Edit at this point I’ve got the answers . Some are too lazy to actually read. Some admit they get focused on one item and forget to go back. I understand the second group. The first group yeah no excuse there.

Continuing edit: there are comments where people have tried the bullet points and they say it still doesn’t help. I might put the needed questions in red.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    481·
    21 days ago

    You can get mad at everyone else or you can start playing to the lowest common denominator.

    1. Question 1

    2. Question 2

    3. Question 3

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
      4·
      21 days ago

      This.

      And if they don’t answer all three, the only response they get is a repeat of the missing question.

      After a day.

    • qisope@lemmy.world
      3·
      21 days ago

      this is the way. if you really want the highest chance of all questions being answered, number them.

    • oce 🐆@jlai.lu
      2·
      21 days ago

      Agreed, especially if you’re writing to someone who’s not completely fluent in the language. Also use short sentences and common vocabulary.

    • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      21 days ago

      jokes on you, they still wont respond them, or even mark which one they responded to. you have to send 3 different messages even if emails