24 pointsby kuberwastaken3 months ago8 comments
  • Panzerschrek3 months ago
    There are also people who don't know how to type multiline text. So, they type "hi", send it and immediately continue writing their actual message, possibly with multiple parts separated into several messages instead of single multiline message. So, they destruct their recipients by doing this, since one needs to wait until the whole message is written before starting answering it.
    • octopoc3 months ago
      I send multi line messages all the time and I frequently accidentally hit enter before I’m done. Then I have to rapidly make edits and save them, hoping everyone sees the frequent updates and realizes messages is still a work in progress. There has to be a better way.
      • ziml773 months ago
        Would be nice if anything that supports multiline messages let you toggle into a multiline mode where enter always puts in newlines and a combo like ctrl+enter sends the message.
      • roarcher3 months ago
        I've gotten in the habit of typing any long messages in my text editor first and them pasting them into Slack for this exact reason.
      • az09mugen3 months ago
        When I have a multi line message to send, I always redact and edit it in my favorite text editor, so no accidental send can happen. Plus I have all my shortcuts
    • twelvedogs3 months ago
      worse are people who wait for a response before writing the actual message

      i have not as yet sent someone https://nohello.net/en/ but i've come close

      • someonenice3 months ago
        I have that url on my Teams status.
    • unsupp0rted3 months ago
      I have a person in my family who does "..." typing for 15 seconds to 5 minutes just to say "Okay, if you're busy, I'm going to the grocery store".

      I didn't need that information.

      You just sit there looking at "..." for an indeterminate amount of time not knowing if you can move on.

      Frustrating.

      And yet I'll miss this frustration so much someday and I never allow myself to forget this fact.

    • tdeck3 months ago
      Honestly I don't mind this si much because it means the rest of the opening is coming along soon. The real issue is when someone slacks me "hi" or "you there?" and I am doing something or in a meeting, then see it 30 minutes later and reply but they're not around to tell me what they wanted.
    • kuberwastaken3 months ago
      somewhat guilty because I do that with texts with people I speak to often too LOL but yeah not the best practice
  • unsupp0rted3 months ago
    This is in English but it should really be in Turkish, Hindi, etc because there are cultures that do this 9/10 times, and cultures that do this 2/10 times.

    Sure it's generational too.

    But in some cultures it's not generational- people can't merely write a question without waiting for your "Hello" response, and then your "How are you, I'm fine thank you, and you?" response.

    • kuberwastaken3 months ago
      it's in a lot of languages, you can click advanced and select the language! or at the bottom of the page, there's multiple language options!
  • O1111OOO3 months ago
    I used to get emails where the entire message was on the subject line. It's funny now when I think about it.

    What wasn't funny was having my actual email submitted to chain letters or copied to all their contacts with every email they sent.

    Training on the basics is a necessary good:-)

  • Briannaj3 months ago
    I must be the only person in the world who doesn't get annoyed by Hi
    • rkomorn3 months ago
      I don't get particularly annoyed by it, and I'm definitely more annoyed by the people who complain about it and/or reply with just the link to that "no hello" URL.
    • kuberwastaken3 months ago
      Not with people I know tbh, but truly random people, all expecting to play pingpong is so frustrating
    • more_corn3 months ago
      I had a colleague who used to start dms with just “dude” (and then wait for you to reply) It was nerve wracking.

      “Dude, how ya doing” Is friendly “Dude” Means WTF did you just do.

  • Thundernerd3 months ago
    Seems you are familiar with https://nohello.net/en/ already
    • kuberwastaken3 months ago
      yeah, this is basically an upgraded version of that haha
  • y-zon1283 months ago
    +1 that this should be localized. Great clean design btw!
    • kuberwastaken3 months ago
      yess! I've put in languages :) it's open source too, so if you have anything to add, feel free! Tysm for the compliment haha
  • patokkuyak3 months ago
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