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How many is a barrage of emails?

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RechargeableGnu · 08/12/2024 00:54

Just that - if someone was being bombarded or barraged with emails, how many emails in numbers would that be in your eyes? And in what time frame?

AIBU - can't find a figure on Google!

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SomethingUniqueThisTime · 08/12/2024 01:43

But generally 3 or more would feel like a barrage to the recipient. If you need to send that many in quick succession, put it all in one email.

SomethingUniqueThisTime · 08/12/2024 01:41

If I haven’t replied to the first or second, I would see yet another as being bombarded. Or being unnecessarily copied in on several emails as ‘a barrage’. Also when a group email is being replied to by others using ‘reply all’.
We do need some context, is it poor email etiquette at work or personal emails?

NuffSaidSam · 08/12/2024 01:35

I think more than three a day, over multiple days.

Or five+ in one day.

But it does depend on the circumstances.

NewName24 · 08/12/2024 01:34

Context is key!

You need to tell us what the situation is, and you will be able to get people to offer you their opinion.

JFDIYOLO · 08/12/2024 01:32

Give us some context, here!

I've been in 'funnels' where they've sent five emails a day and I've very quickly bailed off the mailing list.

I get Caroline Criado Perez' occasional newsletter and it's a great read.

I've had colleagues with issues who never bloody stopped with the emails, and had to speak to the manager.

Can you expand?

sandyhappypeople · 08/12/2024 01:27

I class a ‘barrage’ of anything as someone contacting you over and over again without giving you time to reply.. could be the same topic or multiple different ones, I’d say at least 3.

if you’ve had time to reply and you are ignoring them then getting multiple emails from them isn’t a barrage as such, it’s a follow up.

nonbinaryfinery · 08/12/2024 01:27

Context? If it's work, I am guessing you don't get much choice with how many you get.

If it's personal, more than two in a row would be irritating.

Balaclava1000 · 08/12/2024 01:25

Apparently it relates to activities in quick succession' as well the number.

Balaclava1000 · 08/12/2024 01:23

3 +

EliflurtleAndTheInfiniteMadness · 08/12/2024 01:08

10 from an abusive ex or toxic ex friend in a week would be a barrage. 10 emails saying the same thing in different ways over a week could feel like a barrage. 10 emails in a week when the person hasn't answered any could feel like a barrage. 10 emails when they're part of a discussion back and forth even in a day might not feel like a barrage. Feelings between the parties, the content of the emails and the time frame all matter.

JingleB · 08/12/2024 00:59

Five or six on the same topic from a friend or relative would feel excessive, I think.

Thedishwasherbroke · 08/12/2024 00:57

Depends on the context - ten emails in a day from my line manager outlining different work they needed doing, upcoming events, a new starter etc etc is completely different from ten emails in a day on the topic of why I’m missing Christmas with Aunty Hilda from a pissed off cousin.