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NO HI|

please don't say just hello in chat


IMAGINE CALLING SOMEONE ON THE PHONE, GOING HELLO! THEN PUTTING THEM ON HOLD...
🤦‍♀️


❌ DON'T DO THIS

Keith 2:15 PM
hi
Tim 2:19 PM
...?
Keith 2:20 PM
what time was taht thing again?
Tim 2:20 PM
oh - 3:30 mate

Note that Keith could have got his answer minutes sooner, and needn't have kept
Tim waiting. In fact, Tim could have started thinking about the question right
away!

People who do this are generally trying to be polite by not jumping right into
the request, like one would in person or on the phone - and that's great! But
it's 2022 and chat is neither of those things. For most people, typing is much
slower than talking. So despite best intentions, you're actually just making the
other person wait for you to phrase your question, which is lost productivity
(and kinda annoying).

The same goes for:

 * "Hello, are you around?"
 * "hi sophie - quick question."
 * "You got a sec?"
 * "yt?"
 * "ping"
 * etc.

Just ask the question! 😫


✅ INSTEAD TRY THIS

Dawn 2:15 PM
Hiya! What time was that thing?
Tim 2:15 PM
hey, 3:30
Dawn 2:15 PM
Ta - seeya then!
Tim 2:16 PM
👌 np

If you feel it's a bit brusque to simply say "Hi" and ask the question, you can
still preface your message with as many pleasantries as you see fit.

For example:

 * "hey man, what's up? also, any idea when that thing's due?"
 * "Hi there! Hope you're well. I'm after the latest deck, when you get a sec
   :)"
 * "hey, if you're not busy, could you update those NFRs?"
 * etc.

It may seem trivial, but asking your question before getting that initial
salutatory reply also allows for asynchronous communication. If the other party
is away, and you leave before they come back, they can still answer your
question, instead of just staring at a "Hello" and wondering what they missed.

When done right - everyone's happy! 🎉

This is kinda only half serious (kinda 👀) so please don't get mad at the person
who sent you here.

That said, if you see this sites URL as someone's status/bio, be prepared to be
ignored if you only say "Hello!"

Based on the wonderful nohello.com. Avatars taken from The Office. Open-source
on GitHub.



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