I was recently launching six projects at the same time (note to self -- bad idea):
1. IELTS Writing Task 1 Overviews Sprint: 32 people joined
2. IELTS Writing Task 1 Overviews workshop: under 10 people
3. Duolingo Writing Sprint: 12 people joined
4. Creative Writing Club: 23 people joined
5. Creatie Writing Bootcamp: under 10 people
6. Writing with The Guardian: under 10 people
That's a lot of people, a lot of messaging, and a lot of admin.
When I launch many projects at the same time, I get tens and tens of messages a day. Some of them I don't reply to -- guilty as charged.
I don't reply to poorly written messages because I just don't have the bandwidth (sorry not sorry). And that's how I maintain my sanity.
It's a good idea to write very clear messages, following this formula, for example:
"Hi Irina, my name is [Name Last name]. I would like to join [word-for-word name of project]. Here is my [the thing requested in the post.]"
This simple formula will stand you in good stead in many situations. It communicates what you want clearly and concisely -- you can't go wrong with that. 💜