"Thanks in advance" considered rude

[the Real Swede]

> Although Usenet has developed a number of characteristics I think are
> helpful and appropriate to inter-computer communications, one which I find
> offensive is the oft-seen "Thanks in advance" at the end of requests for
> information or help. This strikes me as rude -- it implies "I don't
> really care enough to send you a separate note of thanks if you help me."
>
> Is it time to discourage this "net convention" or am I the only one who feels
> this way?
> --
> Ed Nather

I dunno about the rest of the folks out there, but I use that phrase when
posting an article because our outgoing mail doesn't (98% of the time) work
worth a darn.....:-) So there-you have one other opinion.
ingrid

[Jeanette Haritan]

In article <5...@utastro.UUCP> nat...@utastro.UUCP (Ed Nather) writes:
>Although Usenet has developed a number of characteristics I think are
>helpful and appropriate to inter-computer communications, one which I find
>offensive is the oft-seen "Thanks in advance" at the end of requests for
>information or help. This strikes me as rude -- it implies "I don't
>really care enough to send you a separate note of thanks if you help me."
>

Thanks in advance, as far as I'm concerned, simply means "Thank you for
the effort in which you are about to make". It doesn't necessarily mean
a separate acknowledgement of thanks will not be sent. It could be a
more *public* "thank you", as any follow-ups are usually more appropriate
by private mail.
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