Put the note where the change belongs.
A pin on a sheet gives a note a location. Typed notes and a marked-up PDF can travel with it, but the request should be reviewed as a whole before it goes out. Saving a note gives you time to adjust the wording.
Ask when the instruction has more than one reading.
A request to move a pot filler can sound straightforward, but the current drawing might not contain one. A useful question names that conflict and gives the designer a clear choice. The set stays unchanged while the answer is missing.
Show the result note by note.
The next revision should say what changed for each original note. Fixed, partly done, not done, and needs answer are different results. Keeping those distinctions visible makes the revision easier to review.
Keep the earlier set.
Issuing a new revision does not erase the old one. An earlier set remains available and is marked superseded. The current set, the original request, and the list of changes can then be read together.
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