Thanks for the answers. For the record, I use "Nothing to report."
But here's the reason I started the thread. Some of you, and many young SMs I know use "No notes, thank you."
I fail to understand why a Stage Manager is thanking another department, when there are no notes for that department. Are you thanking them simply for reading? It smacks of sheer subservience to me, and makes the writer seem like a underling or sycophant rather than thinking of themselves as a valued member of the team, providing needed, and required, information. Especially when many departments receive the same "No notes, thank you" in one report. Heck, shouldn't THEY be thanking YOU for not giving them notes, and for sending clear, informative information on a daily basis?
So, those of you who use this phrase, why? Simply because this is how you were trained and you've always done it this way? Were you trained to do this by an educator, who perhaps did not see you as a valued colleague, and couldn't see past the fact that you were their student?
I am NOT attacking anyone who uses this phrase. I truly want to know, as I see it so much, and have come to view it as the writer (stage manager) diminishing themselves, rather than presenting themselves as an equal to the colleagues receiving the notes.
Thanks in advance for your responses!