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I would imagine if you analyzed all HN comment replies, only a fraction of a percent would begin with a greeting of any sort. It is unreasonable for anyone to g
by stronglikedan 4y ago
I would imagine if you analyzed all HN comment replies, only a fraction of a percent would begin with a greeting of any sort. It is unreasonable for anyone to get upset for omission of such a rarity, especially in the context of Slack messages.
- cestith 4y agoI agree except a forum is a different medium from Slack DMs. This is an ongoing exchange of specific, topical sorts of information. It's much closer to a Slack channel than to DMs. DMs are a personal, often interruptive direct request for a particular person's attention and time. Some sort of interpersonal acknowledgement and appreciation of the other person's effort and time is pretty common in polite society.
- AlwaysRock 4y agoAbsolutely. It's very odd to great people online unless the thread is specifically for introductions or something like that.