Oh My, That’s Persistent

By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News

Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — 20 October 2026

A Friendly Follow-Up

After a brief interaction, the platform may decide to remain involved. A reminder appears. A suggestion returns. The same name, the same content, politely resurfacing as if the earlier silence were merely a scheduling oversight.

This is framed as helpful continuity. A gentle nudge to ensure nothing important was missed.

On Not Taking a Hint

The absence of response is not interpreted as disinterest. It is treated as an unresolved opportunity. The platform assumes that persistence is preferable to restraint.

Time passes. The suggestion remains.

Courtesy Reconsidered

In most social settings, repetition without acknowledgment would be considered awkward. A second mention might be excused. A third would raise eyebrows. Further attempts would prompt concern.

Online, however, repetition is rebranded as attentiveness.

A Mild Observation

One might quietly note that respect often includes recognizing when to stop. That politeness sometimes means allowing silence to remain undisturbed.

But bless their heart, they do hate to leave things unfinished.