Tacky or not?

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The little message that comes at the bottom of emails saying "sent from my iPhone" "iPad" or "android" Etc.

That was the first thing I disabled on both my iPhone and iPad when I set my work and personal emails on them.

Call it my little quirk or something, but I don't think folks need to know where you are sending the email from. Just leave it blank or something.

*ok off step stool now *

[Deleted]

One the other hand you might impress some folks with one of those "fancy" phones. It could go either way.

[Jaguar]

I like Chivers *sent from my electronic distraction*.

[Deleted]

I thought it was an apology, to be honest.  Anything sent from an Iphone seems to have a lot more errors, etc.

I didn't know it was automatic.  I thought people were just explaining why there are mistakes.

[KaraBoo]

I work with mostly physicians and if any of them reply to an email I sent the on their phone, I always see a comment that states something to the effect of: "sent from my _____, please excuse any errors."

I too just assumed it was meant to be an explanation/apology for any errors.  Doesn't bother me, but I sometimes have a good laugh at what they're trying to say vs. what the message is actually saying!  

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Jul 4, 2013 15:21:09 GMT -5 @southernsusana said:

I didn't know it was automatic.  I thought people were just explaining why there are mistakes.

No , it is automatic. You have to go in and either select to not have a signature or change the signature.

Ex: for my work email I made it the same as if I logged in from a computer:

Sincerely

Carl x
Title

And for personal email I made it :

Sincerely

Carl X


One of my weird pet peeves I guess

[Gardening Grandma]

I did not delete it off my iphone. I make typos and I figure it explains them.

Tacky?  I can think of a lot of things that are tackier.

[Angel!]

I like it. It both explains why a response might be extremely brief and why there might be any grammar or spelling errors. I also like it because then my employer knows I check my emails & respond while outside of the office. This is part of the reason I have so much freedom in my job, because I continue to show I am responsible & responsive even when not at my physical desk.

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Jul 4, 2013 16:14:00 GMT -5 Angel! said:

I like it. It both explains why a response might be extremely brief and why there might be any grammar or spelling errors. I also like it because then my employer knows I check my emails & respond while outside of the office. This is part of the reason I have so much freedom in my job, because I continue to show I am responsible & responsive even when not at my physical desk.

Not sure about answering emails outside of work because I still use it while I am still in the building:

- downtime while using the bathroom for ex ( yes TMI I know).

- and you could be at home doing work from your PC or laptop

- and if you are not at work shouldn't your direct boss know that unless you work from different facilities

But I will give you that it let them know they can easily reach you and you are responsive which have it's own downside.

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Jul 4, 2013 16:11:15 GMT -5 Gardening Grandma said:

Tacky?  I can think of a lot of things that are tackier.

Didn't really mean tacky but couldn't find another word... Show off maybe?

And I agree we can definitely find some more that are tackier

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

I don't mind them - it also lets you know that the person who's sending the message or text is "in transit" so to speak, or communicating through a mobile device and may not be readily available to you or to respond. It also explains any grammatical errors.

It's easy enough to re-word the message that your IPad or IPhone sends - Chiver's is: "Sent from my Electronic Distraction".

I can think of far more annoying things on messages or emails than a little blurb at the bottom letting you know it's coming from a mobile.

[Angel!]

Not sure about answering emails outside of work because I still use it while I am still in the building:

- downtime while using the bathroom for ex ( yes TMI I know).

- and you could be at home doing work from your PC or laptop

- and if you are not at work shouldn't your direct boss know that unless you work from different facilities

But I will give you that it let them know they can easily reach you and you are responsive which have it's own downside.

Our jobs are significantly different. I spend 98% of my day at my computer so any email can wait 3 minutes until I am out of the bathroom. And 98% of my coworkers & all the owners work in a different location, so they have no idea if I am in the office or not unless they call another coworkers & ask why I am not answering my phone. Which is why we often communicate by email. True I could he answering by laptop & often do, but the point is to prove I am available when needed showing I am an asset to the company.

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Jul 4, 2013 16:25:07 GMT -5 ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ said:

I don't mind them - it also lets you know that the person who's sending the message or text is "in transit" so to speak, or communicating through a mobile device and may not be readily available to you or to respond. It also explains any grammatical errors.

It's easy enough to re-word the message that your IPad or IPhone sends - Chiver's is: "Sent from my Electronic Distraction".

I can think of far more annoying things on messages or emails than a little blurb at the bottom letting you know it's coming from a mobile.

I don't consider my iPhone a status symbol- heck, the company pays for it so it doesn't even belong to me.  I leave the message there so work colleagues know that I sent the message on the run.  I'd love to change it to "sent from my electronic distraction" but try to be judicious about when and where I use humor in the workplace.

[lynnerself]

I get them from my boss sometimes.
It explains why his answer is brief and he may not have all the details he would if he were in the office.

[zibazinski]

Argh, for some reason my email has my name, my emails address and my cell phone number. I didn't put them there but there they are. Now, on one hand, it's convenient if I were sending business emails but most of mine are to friends and family. Sheesh, they don't need that info!

[bean29]

I have fewer edit options on my cell and my screen to type a response is tiny. Links are not accessible despite the fact that I have internet access. Have several computers at home but rarely turn them on. The sent from my "electronic distraction" just acknowledges that I am participating with limited resources.

Sent from my MB855 using proboards

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Jul 4, 2013 22:36:15 GMT -5 zibazinski said:

Argh, for some reason my email has my name, my emails address and my cell phone number. I didn't put them there but there they are. Now, on one hand, it's convenient if I were sending business emails but most of mine are to friends and family. Sheesh, they don't need that info!

Find the Help menu for your e-mail program (e.g. MS Outlook).  Search for "Signature" in the Help menu and it will tell you how to change it.  If your smarthone is doing it you'll need to change those settings.  I just looked up mine on the iPhone; it's Settings/Mail, Contacts, Calendar and then go to the Signature section on the Mail/Contacts/Calendar page.

[doxieluvr]

I think it explains the errors. The iPhones and iPads correct what you type to what it thinks you should have typed. Sometimes it is not even close. On this forum, it is difficult to go back and make corrections. 

I really should take time to change my signature, to something along the lines of this, so you all won't continuously beat me up for grammar and spelling. 

[hoops902]

Personally I like the email taglines.  I get them mostly at work and it's helpful to know if the person is at their computer, in their office, in a meeting on their phone, etc.

[Deleted]

I disabled it on my Blackberry, but its on my iPad.  Then again, the emails from my Blackberry are coming from my work account and the ones on the iPad are my personal account.

what bothers me are the 'excuse the spelling and grammatical errors."  No. Even on your phone I expect you to spell correctly.  

Strangely, what doesn't bother me is the non use of capital letters.  Maybe because that's one of my quirks.  

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

Now my boss's emails make a lot more sense.  I was wondering why he'd send me a one word response but take the time to type "sent from my I-phone".

[chiver78]

haha, I love that my little mobile tagline is so memorable!
this is my personal mobile, and that tagline is only set for Proboards. I dont have anything set up for my gmail.

I turned down the Blackberry that was offered, simply because my end users already had this number for support (I have no interest in carrying two phones) and I am keeping my Android phone.

sent from my electronic distraction

[muttleynfelix]

I don't worry about it on the iPad. Except when I was negotiating for some kids items from Craigslist.  Then I just deleted that sentence.  I really didn't want them to know I was sending it from my iPad and thinking I had more money than I did.

I wish my mom's kindle fire had something like that because it autocorrects worse than the iPad.  It takes a lot of interpretation when I read her emails and she hasn't figured out how to make it accept the word she means. 

[thyme4change]

I agree that the justification for it is to explain away errors - BUT - I know Apple well enough to know that they depend greatly on being "THE thing."  So, no matter what they say, it is a marketing tool.  It is there to make sure that everyone knows who is and isn't using an iPhone or iPad, and therefore you should be, too.  I think it is tacky, and I always delete it.  I proofread before I send it out.

[Deleted]

Do people really think "oh, I'm going to look cool because of this tag line on my email"?

im just too lazy to figure out how to take it off or delete it every time.  I don't leave it there for people to think I'm cool. And do people really think "oh, she must be rich, she's using an iPad"?

[thyme4change]

Jul 5, 2013 11:21:03 GMT -5 @monkeyunderpants said:

Do people really think "oh, I'm going to look cool because of this tag line on my email"?

im just too lazy to figure out how to take it off or delete it every time.  I don't leave it there for people to think I'm cool. And do people really think "oh, she must be rich, she's using an iPad"?

No, but if you were the only friend who didn't have an iPad, which you would be reminded of every single email you get, you might be more likely to buy one.

[formerroomate99]

I always thought the message was incredibly tacky, but until this thread, I had never thought of the 'This is why I'm being brief and have spelling errors' angle.  Then again, typing from a real computer doesn't make my manager's emails make any more sense or have better spelling. 

[Chocolate Lover]

I don't mind a short tag line, but I do mind the 9 mile long ones some of my pre teen relatives (& their parents) have on theirs when they decide to text me.  

[Rocky Mtn Saver]

Jul 5, 2013 11:42:21 GMT -5 formerroomate99 said:

I always thought the message was incredibly tacky, but until this thread, I had never thought of the 'This is why I'm being brief and have spelling errors' angle.  Then again, typing from a real computer doesn't make my manager's emails make any more sense or have better spelling. 

I feel like people who leave it on there are being a bit of a show-off.  Whether or not that's true, that's my perception. 

As for the message itself, I would delete it personally because I don't like being used by a company as a walking billboard.  But I don't choose to wear clothes with company names plastered on my behind either.  So that's my pet peeve, I know. 

[thyme4change]

I actually write random product names on blank t-shirts.  Because nothing will promote someone purchasing a cool product than a 44 year old woman wearing a Fruit-of-the-loom undershirt with "I use an iPad" scrawled on it crudely with a sharpie.