E-mail ~ "Thanks"

[summerheaven]

When you have a "conversation" with someone over e-mail and at the end all you have to say is "thanks" do you send it?

'Cause I've been e-mailing my profs at university and when they have answered my question all I have left to say is "thanks!" and I can't think of anything else to add....

But I know that some people hate it when they have to load and open up their e-mail just to get a one word reply....

Then again it seems rude not to say thanks....

What do you do? =]

[sw33tsmil3s]

i would email thanks to them:) because if i were them i would feel happy and think "what a polite and well mannered student"

[summerheaven]

Hahha it's too late now, it's been too long.... oh well! I hope they don't base my marks on this o_o

[Taila]

I agree with sw33tsmile3s. For me at work, it's nice to receive an email even if it's just a one-word of "thanks". I feel that I've actually helped the person. Your professor(s) may feel the same way too.

[karebear]

if you want maybe you can include your "thanks for your time" in the email that you sent with the question.

[summerheaven]

^That's what I do most of the time and that's why sometimes i feel that i shouldn't send another e-mail just to say thanks?? =T

[thischiq]

i was msging my managers at pne and i was wondering if i should do it or not
and i did
but i think that they'd think its spam instead of going oh, shes a polite girl

[Sparkle&Glitter]

excellent thread!! i've wondered about this, too. i always say thanks at the end of my email with the qst and i think about sending the one worded thanks afterwards, but i never do, cuz it's always seemed sort of awkward. but it's great hearing your opinions here and i think maybe i should just send that brief email the next time the ocassion arises. it is a nice gesture, after all. wouldn't hurt.

[Tigerette]

Saying thanks to a friend or family member is fine, but I wouldn't suggest doing it to a professor. They are very busy people who might not appreciate a bunch of e-mails with no important content. I'd skip the thank-you this time.

[shop till you drop]

i would just say "thanks in advance" in your first email, that way you don't have to send a second one word email.

[jkfrocks]

I've been e-mailing my profs too and I kinda stopped sending "thanks" after awhile b/c you won't believe how much stuff is already in a professor's e-mail.

[annasus92]

i would just say "thanks in advance" in your first email, that way you don't have to send a second one word email.

i like that idea!

[Annie =)]

i would just say "thanks in advance" in your first email, that way you don't have to send a second one word email.
That is always a good idea.