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Re: Texting: Do You Acknowledge Receipt?

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PeteCresswell wrote:

> In my little world, the polite thing to do is acknowledge receipt of
> emails.
> 
> But the texting paradigm seems tb around brevity/economy of time - so
> acknowledging receipt would seem to partially defeat that by requiring
> the originator to check their text messages and just see "Thanks..." or
> "Got it..." or something like that.
> 
> So, Bottom Line: do you acknowledge receipt of text messages?
> 
> e.g. Somebody texts you "Arriving at 13:30"....  Do you text back, or
> just let it ride?

In the example you gave, yes, I would reply.  That is so the person that
says they are coming knows that I'm actually where they expect to meet
me.  Otherwise, I might not be there and they make a wasted trip.
However, if you just texted them that "Got home, come over" then them
sending an "Arriving" text does not require or even hint that a reply is
needed.  

For most texts, you can tell if a reply is warranted, just the same as
when you are talking to someone.  If you have a doubt, include "Bye" at
the end to announce you are leaving the discussion.

A lot depends on how long it is between texts.  If someone texted you to
say "Remember to bring the salsa" for some party that is yet days away,
do you bother them with a reply?  They're just sending you a reminder so
you aren't like the rest of the guests that typically all bring just
chips but nothing to dip them in.  You could reply with "Okay, will do"
but then should then say "Okay" to your "Okay" and then you back to them
and continue without end?  

Do you reply to every e-mail sent to you, too?

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Texting: Do You Acknowledge Receipt? "(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid> - 2016-08-17 12:14 -0400
  Re: Texting: Do You Acknowledge Receipt? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2016-08-17 11:24 -0500
  Re: Texting: Do You Acknowledge Receipt? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-08-17 20:28 +0200
  Re: Texting: Do You Acknowledge Receipt? John McGaw <Nobody@Nowh.ere> - 2016-08-17 14:46 -0400
    Re: Texting: Do You Acknowledge Receipt? "(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid> - 2016-08-18 11:02 -0400
      Re: Texting: Do You Acknowledge Receipt? AL <noemail@none.com> - 2016-08-18 10:03 -0700
  Re: Texting: Do You Acknowledge Receipt? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-08-17 16:36 -0400
  Re: Texting: Do You Acknowledge Receipt? Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2016-08-18 15:58 +0100
  Re: Texting: Do You Acknowledge Receipt? daves@leaflinelabs.com - 2017-01-13 12:29 -0800

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