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Nov 29, 2017 18:25
6 yrs ago
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German term

besonders Punkte am Ende des Betreffs sind kritisch!

German to English Law/Patents IT (Information Technology) Email subject lines
Verzichten Sie in der Betreffzeile möglichst auf Interpunktion (besonders Punkte am Ende des Betreffs sind kritisch!) und Sonderzeichen wie „&“, „%“, „/“ oder „\“.

I think I know what they mean, but my question is more "Why"? I am struggling to see why full stops at the end of a subject line would be critical.
Proposed translations (English)
3 Especially putting periods at the end of the subject line is problematic
5 especially ending the "Subject" field with full stops is critical
3 (particularly periods/full stops at the end)
3 Placing ellipses at the end of subject lines is especially discouraged
Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (1): philgoddard

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Discussion

Johanna Timm, PhD Nov 29, 2017:
"But use a hyphen at the end of it instead of three periods, repeating characters in subjects lines will sometimes get flagged as spam." https://rivervalleyhosting.com/2016/9-super-easy-hacks-for-m...
LisaV20 (asker) Nov 29, 2017:
Yeah, I can see how special characters might trigger spam filters, but ESPECIALLY periods? That is strange.
philgoddard Nov 29, 2017:
I'm glad we asked for context, because your question is answered in the next sentence. It's critical because it can cause problems. Whether or not this is true, it's what the German says.
Mair A-W (PhD) Nov 29, 2017:
weird. I mean, a full stop at the end of a subject line is generally ugly, and can as Johanna says trigger spam filters, but I doubt it would lead to any email client being unable to open the mail.
LisaV20 (asker) Nov 29, 2017:
It's a set of corporate email guidelines for a company. It's a short section entitled "Avoid special characters". There's only two senctences: that one and then "Diese können in einigen Mailsystemen dazu führen, dass E-Mails sich nicht öffnen lassen."
Johanna Timm, PhD Nov 29, 2017:
maybe they are not referring to a full stop/period, but to several points (...), which might, just as special characters, trigger SPAM filters?
philgoddard Nov 29, 2017:
I agree that we need context, but even then we may not be able to answer your question. The meaning is pretty clear.
Mair A-W (PhD) Nov 29, 2017:
what's your context? is it style advice or do they have some technical reason or what?

Proposed translations

10 hrs
Selected

Especially putting periods at the end of the subject line is problematic

Full stops at the end of a subject line would be problematic. That's the opposite of critical.
Peer comment(s):
disagree Eric Zink : Starting a sentence with "especially" is rarely a good idea.
6 mins
People don't know the difference between critical and kritisch but "especially" seems the bigger problem to you? Oh dear..
agree philgoddard : Eric does have a point, but this doesn't justify a disagree.
4 hrs
Now, we're on the same page:)
neutral Lancashireman : Problematically, starting a sentence in this way, although not critical as such, may be suboptimal.
1 day 20 hrs
Comments remind me of the GOP: a ruthless focus on fringe issues and little interest in the big picture.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks for "problematic"!"
13 hrs

(particularly periods/full stops at the end)

There's no need to include des Betreffs, it's already been said.
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20 hrs

Placing ellipses at the end of subject lines is especially discouraged


(...) = ellipses
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23 hrs

especially ending the "Subject" field with full stops is critical

because it is in no way a clause.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Lancashireman : 'Single quotes' here would be superfluous, but "double quotes" are especially anathema.
1 day 6 hrs
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