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> If you think that's rude, it's not.
> If you insist that it's rude, put 'Thanks!' in the body.
Please don't. It's rude, even with the meaningless 'Thanks!' in the body.
E-mails that add fluff to fill space, whether in the message or the subject, are frustrating.
Solely based on my actions and reactions. People who take a simple confirmation and turn it into a multi-line e-mail are, to me, frustrating. People who do that in time-sensitive contexts are memorably infuriating. Then again, I’ll write similar e-mails to people I don’t know on account of social convention.
I’ve never met a highly-productive person who doesn’t think similarly. This is true across cultures. It’s also partly a reflection of hierarchy. People who see each other as equals can (note: option, not obligation) dispose with certain niceties. (If I got a subject-only e-mail from a new hire, I might see that negatively.)
Shifting to friends, I don’t have many who confuse customs with respect. The two are, in my view, orthogonal.
I don't know if it's rude or not, but seriously, if the entire email fits in the subject line, don't send an email. Send an IM, Slack message, Tweet, whatever, why use email at that point.