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[–] [email protected] 1 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Do people type "hi" and then go do something else instead of typing the question?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago

A lot of timid people want to see if the other person would even commit to a conversation. If you are the first one to start a conversation, and I see you do not fully commit with a half limp "hi" or "can you help" with no context or anything to tell me, then I will simply ignore it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, that's exactly what happens and what the page is about. People often type hi, and if they don't an answer right away, they get distracted with something else. Then I reply hi back, and the same happens again on my side. Maybe the delay is just the 30s each time, maybe is 2 mimutes. Sometimes this cycle repeats again because they ask how I'm doing! And each time I need to interrupt what I'm doing and state at the screen waiting. Instead of just quickly reading and immediately replying. There's literally no advantage to separate pleasantries in chat.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

People wait for a response after saying "hi"?

Why?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

That question is the whole point of the website. Are you paying attention?...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

The website says to not do it, not why people do it

[–] [email protected] 6 points 13 hours ago

I'm sure there's many reasons. I've no fucking clue. I just want them to stop.