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Re:Don't Paste the AI, please by john_strinlai on Thursday August 20, 2026 @09:20AM (#49374240)
>3) that talking to people is almost always the better choice when you get tempted to write a long reply.

indeed! but i would add (in corporate environments):

4) follow up your phone call/face-to-face chat with a brief email summary, so you have something in writing.

it has saved me countless times over my career.

Re:Don't Paste the AI, please by prepend on Thursday August 20, 2026 @10:38AM (#49375231)
I like to go straight to #4 and skip the phone call or face to face.