Please Don't Say Just Hello in Chat
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Please Don't Say Just Hello in Chat
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Re: Please Don't Say Just Hello in Chat
#2I see the logic here, though I would forgive people who didn't grow up on the internet for treating chat like real life (where no-one says "hello" without a moment's pause after). I think people are slowly catching on that they can do what the post describes
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#3This argument has been beaten to death. People are not robots. Stop being obnoxious.
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#4Ironically, in my experience, when I immediately ask a question, the (auto-)response will still be "Hi, I'm , how can I help you today?"
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#6IRC rules are still quite relevant, and "don't ask to ask just ask" is also still true.
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#7While I question the need to make this an entire website. I completely agree.
I have people who do that all the time on Skype. Say hello first then I need to say hi back and wait for them to actually ask their question. It is such an absurd waste of time.
Just include your question in your first message! Please.
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#8Ironically, in my experience, when I immediately ask a question, the (auto-)response will still be "Hi, I'm , how can I help you today?"
It sounds like you are talking about customer support chat. The "hello" problem this article talks about is more relevant to chats between coworkers or friends.
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#9I kind of disagree with this. If you post your problem to someone without asking if they have the time, it interrupts their flow to a much greater degree, because it's simply not possible to read that question without your mind engaging with it.
Posting just "Hey" is kind of dumb, but starting with "Hey, do you have a minute? I have an issue" is fine. It's easy to respond to with "no, sorry" and keep working.
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#10I kind of disagree with this. If you post your problem to someone without asking if they have the time, it interrupts their flow to a much greater degree, because it's simply not possible to read that question without your mind engaging with it. Posting just "Hey" is kind of dumb, but starting with "Hey, do you have a minute? I have an issue" is fine. It's easy to respond to with "no, sorry" and keep working.
You're getting interrupted either way, might as well just get it over with as soon as possible.