Editing Contact and partnerships (section)

== Tips for an effective e-mail ==

Like all busy people, researchers often triage their email -- so think about how your message might be triaged and whether that matches with what you really want.

=== What works ===
* Specific asks and offers (especially those that involve yes/no answers) ("Would you be interested in speaking to my LUG about QRST?" "I'm looking for a supervisor for an internship to explore topic A and your website suggests you have expertise in this topic, can we set up a call to discuss?")
* Grounded comments and questions ("I read your article X on topic Y and was wondering about A, B, and C.")

=== What's unlikely to work ===
* General/vague inquiries ("What do you think about AI in the future of sports?")
* Anything uncivil or weird -- academics are just like everyone else that way! We get our share of online harassment, scams, and spam, so it's best to avoid sounding like one of the baddies if you're not.