Hello's an established communication protocol that allows the speaker to verify the target is available, listening and ready to initiate a conversation. I've only ever seen this site quoted to defend people's brutish behaviour. If we're going to discard centuries of consensus, I say why stop there.
If you gotta call someone for support, do you say hello and wait for them to say hello back or do you just unload your question?
> Hello's an established communication protocol that allows the speaker to verify the target is available, listening and ready to initiate a conversation
Which isn't relevant at all in asynchronous communication methods like messaging.
> If you gotta call someone for support, do you say hello and wait for them to say hello back or do you just unload your question
pluc · · focus · HN ↗
smart guy, ahead of time: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K-L9uhsBLM" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K-L9uhsBLM
let's do letters next? (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Minnow_Pea" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Minnow_Pea)
mr_mitm · · focus · HN ↗
pluc · · focus · HN ↗
If you gotta call someone for support, do you say hello and wait for them to say hello back or do you just unload your question?
bluefirebrand · · focus · HN ↗
Which isn't relevant at all in asynchronous communication methods like messaging.
> If you gotta call someone for support, do you say hello and wait for them to say hello back or do you just unload your question
Phone calls and messaging are different.