[gcoakes]

Is email really like that for other industries? Where I work, the only non-content prose I read or write is the salutation and signature:

``` Hello Bob,

We're observing an issue with X, and I was directed to you by Y as a good point of contact. Do you have any comments on:

1. Some point of interest. 2. ...

There's more info at:

Jira: http://some.site/TICKET-1 Customer Ticket: https://someother.site/1234

Respectfully, <name> ```

[spondylosaurus]

This is more or less how I write emails, but most of the emails I receive are pretty bloated.