Don't Get Mistaken for Spam

Questions from students get top priority when I check my e-mail -- except when I think they're something else.

When e-mailing me to ask for help, be sure to include something descriptive in the subject line. It can be as simple as "research question" or "research help" or the name or number of the course. But if I don't recognize your name and you leave the subject line blank or say something generic like "Hello," I'm liable to think it's one of the growing number of spam messages that get through the BC filters.

Don't let that happen to you. Make sure I know it's a request for help, and you'll go to the top of my list.