I saw a project
I was interested in.
I contacted the organizer,
asking her
how I could donate to her project.
I received a response
that was clearly cut and paste.
There was no mention of my name
or the details of my email.
I was directed to a link.
Yeah, that’s cold.
I didn’t make
a donation.
I’m not saying
don’t use autoresponders.
Often they’re necessary.
I’m saying,
at the very least,
learn how to use
those autoresponders.
Make the messages appear like
they’re semi-personalized.
A personal request
requires a personal response.
And, for goodness sakes,
if someone is willing
to give you money
for nothing,
spend a minute on your reply.