1 Coarse genre
 
1.1 Company Business, Strategy, etc. (elaborate in Section 3 [Topics])
1.2 Purely Personal
1.3 Personal but in professional context (e.g., it was good working with you)
1.4 Logistic Arrangements (meeting scheduling, technical support, etc)
1.5 Employment arrangements (job seeking, hiring, recommendations, etc)
1.6 Document editing/checking (collaboration)
1.7 Empty message (due to missing attachment)
1.8 Empty message


2 Included/forwarded information 

2.1 Includes new text in addition to forwarded material
2.2 Forwarded email(s) including replies
2.3 Business letter(s) / document(s)
2.4 News article(s)
2.5 Government / academic report(s)
2.6 Government action(s) (such as results of a hearing, etc)
2.7 Press release(s)
2.8 Legal documents (complaints, lawsuits, advice)
2.9 Pointers to url(s)
2.10 Newsletters
2.11 Jokes, humor (related to business)
2.12 Jokes, humor (unrelated to business)
2.13 Attachment(s) (assumed missing)


3 Primary topics (if coarse genre 1.1 is selected) 

3.1 regulations and regulators (includes price caps)
3.2 internal projects -- progress and strategy
3.3 company image -- current
3.4 company image -- changing / influencing
3.5 political influence / contributions / contacts
3.6 california energy crisis / california politics
3.7 internal company policy
3.8 internal company operations
3.9 alliances / partnerships
3.10 legal advice
3.11 talking points
3.12 meeting minutes
3.13 trip reports


4 Emotional tone (if not neutral) 

4.1 jubilation
4.2 hope / anticipation
4.3 humor
4.4 camaraderie
4.5 admiration
4.6 gratitude
4.7 friendship / affection
4.8 sympathy / support
4.9 sarcasm
4.10 secrecy / confidentiality
4.11 worry / anxiety
4.12 concern
4.13 competitiveness / aggressiveness
4.14 triumph / gloating
4.15 pride
4.16 anger / agitation
4.17 sadness / despair
4.18 shame
4.19 dislike / scorn