[JohnFen]

I disagree. The thumbs-up was in response to the very clear request "please confirm flax contract."

In that context, I think 99% of people would take that as confirmation of the contract rather than an "I got your message" response.

But it does underline your point, which is correct: when it comes to contracts, it's wise to be as painfully clear as possible.

[HelloMcFly]

> I think 99% of people would take that as confirmation

I think people are waaaayyy to confident that their perspective sits in the 99% majority. I realize you're being hyperbolic, but I'd expect this percentage to be closer to 50% myself.

[dragonwriter]

Outside of criminal convictions and some other special cases, minimally over 50% is often sufficient for the law.

[HelloMcFly]

I'm not debating that, just critiquing the belief that one's own perspective is the near-universal one (especially in this instance when it's quite evident in the comments not to be the case).

[shkkmo]

Well, you can put me in that 1%.

I think it was reckless of the buyer to assume that the contract was approved and to not ask and confirm that the contract was agreed to.

[JohnFen]

> I think it was reckless of the buyer to assume

I do agree with this. It's bad business practice.

[kQq9oHeAz6wLLS]

I often misread "please confirm" with "please confirm receipt of" because so often people ask if you got something at all.

[kzrdude]

Is "confirm contract" a full sentence? I think it sounds like it's missing a few words.