Deciding not to act on a question about testing after leaving

The situation

They received a message questioning the purpose of testing something after they had left their computer. The message was a question, not a request to take action. They were unsure how to proceed with the message. The context of the message was a conversation that had already taken place. They had to decide what to do with the message after it was sent.

What they weighed

• Act on the message and verify the result

• Keep it as context when no action is called for

  Chosen

What they decided

Keep it as context when no action is called for

Why

The message was a question that had already been answered in the conversation at the time. They did not see a need to take further action on the message. The message was more of a statement of confusion than a request to proceed with testing. They decided that no further action was necessary beyond keeping a record of the message.

The first step

None beyond the record

How they would know it worked

No ask from the message is left untracked

How it turned out

Not known yet. The result is added here when it comes in.