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Chase it or let it go?
A thread that has gone quiet and you cannot tell what the silence means.
This thread has gone quiet. Tell me which is most likely, judging from the thread rather than from optimism: they are avoiding it, they dropped it, or the answer is no. Then write either the one closed question that ends the ambiguity or the message that gives them a graceful exit. Pick one. Thread:
Making it yours
- Paste your own material where the prompt asks for it. Everything above that line is instruction, not content.
- Delete any rule that does not apply to you. A shorter prompt that fits beats a thorough one that does not.
- If the answer comes back vague, add a line saying what you do not want. Constraints work better than encouragement.
Outreach and chasing. Writing to people who owe you nothing, and nudging the ones who never wrote back.
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