In defence of greeting people: there's an enormous variety of communication styles, and I don't like passive aggressively pushing your particular preference. A

In defence of greeting people: there's an enormous variety of communication styles, and I don't like passive aggressively pushing your particular preference. Also, there is utility in such an opening, besides being an unnegotiable bit of politesse for some: the internet isn't at all easy to communicate over, precisely because you have no idea how long someone may take to respond and what style of communication they may prefer. Which is ofcourse no problem, you don't owe the asker anything. So, a greet can be a low key way of gauging that timeline, and help you reach out to others if you are under some time pressure. Instead, how about you get over your wish to feel or appear helpful, and instead be upfront yourself: announce on your website that only well formulated and detailed queries will be responded to, with no promises to a particular timeline.