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Re: No Hello

#3
A similar guideline has been around on IRC networks for as long as I can remember. Many channels include it in their 'topic' or have a bot that reminds users:

Don't ask to ask, just ask.

See also https://netsplit.de/channels/?chat=don%27t+ask+to+ask>.

Re: No Hello

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post #5

My life hack for this kind of situation is to say “hello” back. Works every time.

How are you?

I hope this message finds you well.

I have a question.

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It’s simply not a game I want to play. My mind recommends answering »state your business«, but my polite-mind tells me not to.

Re: No Hello

#9
post #5

My life hack for this kind of situation is to say “hello” back. Works every time.

When people give me a hello back I raise them a “how are you?”

Re: No Hello

#10

Yeah doesn’t seem that we need to ACK in slack. It’s a boomer tendency.

> It’s a boomer tendency.

wat. No, it isn't. I see it almost 100% from young people who live in India. And that probably isn't the right criteria either - it is probably different people within each organization. This is a cultural thing, not generational.

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