If the email is CC'd to multiple people then I'll make sure that the person I'm aiming it at is clear, but otherwise they know who it's to, I know who it's to, and there's no point adding extra stuff at the top.
In most e-mail contexts, I simply skip the greeting/salutation entirely and get straight to content. If I'm writing a business e-mail that mimics a letter, then I would use the same salutation I would in a comparable letter.
As a sign-off I've noticed the majority of people I've had contact with in Brit fandom seem to use "Best", or maybe I'm getting a skewed perspective. Any fannish preference in the US?
I'm not sure I've noticed a pattern. A quick survey of a few messages indicates that most US fans who write to me don't use anything; they just "sign" their name.
Actually, I meant to suggest that if I write out my whole first name you're getting special treatment. Typically, if I sign at all, I'll just use my first initial. I know Hal does much the same, though we use different approaches to punctuation:
I used 'good morning' on one this morning but very often would just use their name. And use my name at the end.
On a related note I encountered yet another website whose registration form requires a courtesy title (Mr/Ms/whatever.). At least it was a freetext field so I entered ±
Depends how I'd talk to them in person. Hello, Good Morning etc = Dear. Hi = Hi, Hey = Hey. Might not put anything if there's a conversation thread in progress already.
Funny are the commercial sites that choose for you. Such as a cheery 'Hi userZ,' for that "This is your last overdue payment reminder..." message.
Then there's one that uses "See you soon etc." as the signature, when they should know the chance of the two meeting is very, very slim. That one at least can be edited.
I generally use 'Hi' if it's been a while since I've emailed someone, but usually dispense with it if it's during a rapid exchange of emails. Though if the recipient always uses 'Hi' or similar, I usually will too.
I usually start personal (not list) emails with a greeting, even if it's just the name of the person I am addressing, as part of the first sentence. Sometimes open with Say or Hey. I use the quaint "dear" every chance I get with actual dear ones, cause there's not enough of em.
In closing I only use the letter J if I'm in an actual hurry to just send this brief note off, otherwise I give ya the whole three letters. People I don't know so well get more names to identify me by, maybe even a location. If I feel any affection toward the person I am mailing to I will close with Love. Cause again, how often do you get a chance to say that.
I am of course extremely old to be playing on teh intarwebs.
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Date: 2011-01-21 04:10 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2011-01-21 04:32 pm (UTC)I just say what I want to say.
If the email is CC'd to multiple people then I'll make sure that the person I'm aiming it at is clear, but otherwise they know who it's to, I know who it's to, and there's no point adding extra stuff at the top.
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Date: 2011-01-21 05:37 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2011-01-21 05:16 pm (UTC)As a sign-off I've noticed the majority of people I've had contact with in Brit fandom seem to use "Best", or maybe I'm getting a skewed perspective. Any fannish preference in the US?
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Date: 2011-01-21 05:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-21 05:37 pm (UTC)U.
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Date: 2011-01-21 05:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-21 05:25 pm (UTC)On a related note I encountered yet another website whose registration form requires a courtesy title (Mr/Ms/whatever.). At least it was a freetext field so I entered ±
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Date: 2011-01-21 06:09 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2011-01-22 12:40 am (UTC)Then there's one that uses "See you soon etc." as the signature, when they should know the chance of the two meeting is very, very slim. That one at least can be edited.
I generally use 'Hi' if it's been a while since I've emailed someone, but usually dispense with it if it's during a rapid exchange of emails. Though if the recipient always uses 'Hi' or similar, I usually will too.
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Date: 2011-01-23 06:03 am (UTC)In closing I only use the letter J if I'm in an actual hurry to just send this brief note off, otherwise I give ya the whole three letters. People I don't know so well get more names to identify me by, maybe even a location. If I feel any affection toward the person I am mailing to I will close with Love. Cause again, how often do you get a chance to say that.
I am of course extremely old to be playing on teh intarwebs.