No hello – please don't just say hello in chat

I was reminded of this when I saw a similar website on the frontpage earlier[1]. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30639225

I'm the original author of this content. I wrote it on the internal wiki at Google in 2007. Someone copied it and posted it at nohello.(something) after I left Google. It's made the front page of HN multiple times. The discussions always split between the people who just want to get on with the conversation and the people who can't bring themselves to do that because they consider it unforgivably rude. The second group never seem to take the hint…

This is something every pilot learns early in their training. You don't do this: Pilot: "San Jose tower, Cessna 54321" Tower: "Cessna 321, San Jose tower, state your position and request" Pilot: "Tower, Cessna 321 is five miles to the southeast" Tower (starting to sound annoyed) "Cessna 321, and your request please?" Pilot: "I'd like a straight-in landing on runway 30 right" Tower (if pilot is lucky) "321 cleared for straight-in approach and landing 30 right" Instead, you do this…