just had another work email entitled 'polite notice'

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It really winds me up - just be polite, if it's polite! They're invariably sent because the person sending is pissed off about something, so there is a real edge which doesn't feel that polite to me...

It automatically makes me feel offended.

AIBU?

No YANBU it pisses me off too.

YANBU

What are they whinging about? Something minor, like the last paperclip being taken from the stationary cupboard?

I totally agree with you. If it is politely worded then there is no need to call it a 'Polite Notice' - Grrrr!

I had never encountered this until I came to the UK - I believe it is a peculiarly British thing.

YANBU - The term 'Polite ntice' is almost always followed by an email in which you can almost HEAR the sender sniffing in self righteousness. Tossers.

This one was an anticipation that some people (it was a group email) were going to ignore instructions on a previous email, if you can believe that!

Ah, "polite notice", guaranteed to be nothing of the sort. See also anyone who starts a sentence: "I don't mean to be offensive/sexist/racist/homophobic/idiotic, but..."

Or, with all due respect

YANBU, btw.

Anyone who starts any instruction or message with "Polite Notice" is just asking for it to be ignored imo. As somebody below has said, it's like people who say "not being funny or nuffin, but...".

I can't stand it when I see it on walls in carparks or somesuch- the author hoping that it will be mistaken for a police notice.

Mitchell ranted about this just last week

Ooooh - "polite notices" used to be all the rage at my old job - always "polite notice" please remember to tidy your desk at the end of the day, or please remember not to take personal calls during office hours, etc. (although none of that makes a difference if you're the boss!)

GGGGrrrrr.

Along with "I'm not being rude but..." and "no offence, but" (speaker then proceeds to rudeness and personal offensiveness)

YANBU. Reminds me of the (approx 25 year-old) skateboarder who said to me in the park 'I'm not being funny, but if I knock your (4 y-o) ds off his bike, it won't be my fault'.

I lowered my sunglasses and did this .

I always want to change it to ,unpolite notice,don't fucking park here

Oooh, I used to get emails subjected 'Gentle Reminder'. Made me bat shit crazy because if someone forgot something, just remind them!!

I'm not being funny but you should look at this blog
www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/

I have to say I have at time been guilty of a polite notice but have seen the error of my ways in recent years.

Well done you, grottielottie!

Ooh - a 'gentle reminder' would make me deliberately forget whatever it was for weeks

YANBU.

But I do it rarely, to mean 'I'm asking you politely this time because I don't want to be a shit about it, nest time I will be really pissed off and it won't be a polite notice, it will be a warning'

YANBU

It's not a great way to start a note or message!

YANBU... Could you send an Impolite Reply?

polite notice=about to be rude and make unreasonable request about trifling indiscretion

We get these - always about something some other twunt colleague has done. Tell them directly - deal with the behaviour. Why say can everyone please wash up own cups([or other trivial nonsense)? Those who do will continue, those who don't will ignore - YANBU!