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.

  • e̶t̶t̶y̶b̶l̶a̶t̶a̶n̶t̶@lemmy.world
    61·
    16 days ago

    I have the same question, as I will receive replies through text messages that are like this:

    Me: hey! Are we still meeting today? Where would be good for you? I’m open from 10am until 6pm so just let me know when works best.

    Them: I can still meet today

    I get responses like this all the time, and I don’t feel like my initial text is too much.

    • andrewta@lemmy.worldOP
      7·
      16 days ago

      This is a perfect example.

      For me it’s

      *Is my firewall set correctly (with how the firewall is set )

      And

      *I will hold off on installing the new program until I hear if the firewall is correct

      The answer I get back?

      *Did you install the new program?

      Are you serious?