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Change '''Electronic mail''' ('''email''' or '''e-mail''') to '''email (short for "electronic mail", alternatively spelled "e-mail", I think that "email" should be listed first as it js the title of the article, most common name for the subject, and used throughout the article. Formyparty (talk) 13:15, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support. Whizz40 (talk) 21:19, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done since there seems to be no objections, though I’ve capitalised it since it’s at the start of a sentence. novov talk edits 11:11, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yerkish?

Removed Yerkish link from See also. Was it relevant somehow? Tule-hog (talk) 03:38, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Unfinished merge of Email system

From a search through Email's revision history, it seems the merge of Email system was never completed. It is worth attempting, as email systems are a robust topic of study. Tule-hog (talk) 22:49, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Merge proposal

@JJelax: I propose merging Email apnea into Email#Issues due to the lack of notability, small size, and overlap. IntentionallyDense ^(Contribs) 02:22, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose. I disagree with merging. The email article is about the technology while email apnea is about something comparable to sleep apnea. Email apnea is really about apnea while working or using a screen; the use of the word "email" in the name of the concept is an instance of synecdoche. We wouldn't merge butt dialing into buttocks. Quarl ^(talk) 03:56, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Just to clarify that Email apnea is a Phenomenon not a validated health condition like sleep apnea. The same argument could be made that “Email bankruptcy” isn’t related to email because it’s a type of fatigue. IntentionallyDense ^(Contribs) 21:34, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]