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    Cover letters used to be considered the norm. People still often use post it nots on things left in a mail box. That said, it should not matter. Commented Jun 21, 2015 at 18:45
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    @StrongBad: "People still often use post it nots on things left in a mail box." True, but in my experience at least, students far more often do not. Commented Jun 21, 2015 at 18:48
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    @StrongBad Horses & Buggies, type writers and pagers used to be the norm as well... Times change, and as long as it's clear who it's from ([email protected] might not be a good clue, but if the name is on the paper...) then the extra "pomp" (Greetings kind sir, please see my attached...) is needed as much as a cover letter or a post it note. Commented Jun 21, 2015 at 20:17
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    @alephzero: You would assume incorrectly, then. Commented Jun 22, 2015 at 2:58
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    @StrongBad Putting important information on a Post-It is silly as it can fall off. Putting unimportant information on a Post-It is... unimportant. Commented Jun 22, 2015 at 6:19