For context, “no hello website” is a term I’m using to describe websites like https://nohello.com. The gist is that it’s trying to get people to no only say “hello” but also ask whatever it is they’re trying to ask you about. (In my opinion, this can even extend to generic conversations, like “hey, how are you?” versus just “hey!”)
The problem is, many of these websites seem pretty rude. At the end of the day, I don’t think it’s possible to make one not seem at least a little rude because telling someone not to say hello just sounds rude lol. That said, even my favorite one (https://nohello.club/) has phrases like
- Unnecessary pleasantries
- useless phrase like “Hello”
But I like it because it doesn’t say things like this that the original http://nohello.com says
please be prepared to be ignored if you only say “Hello!”.
Some context, I’m not necessarily looking to include this on any corporate messaging app bio (unless it was 100% polite, which as I said I don’t find possible). But the closer to something that polite, the more useful I think it is.
Mh, I don’t think saying hello is the problem, only when it is the only thing. I’ve never heard of “no hello” as a concept before. And dislike the crossed out hello images on the club website. A respectful hello as an opener to the question seems appropriate.
What immediately came to mind is “Don’t ask to ask, just ask”. But that’s not regarding a hello opener.
StackOverflow has “How do I ask a good question?”. But that’s very verbose and elaborative, very extensive.
Last time I looked for something similar I didn’t get anything.
The form of how questions can or should be asked depends on context as well. So I’m not sure there’s something that would fit all forms of communication or platforms.
What I would likely do, if I had the need for it, is prepare a text template to copy and paste like “[Hi/Hello.] Please write your full question context in one message so there’s no round-trip delay or interruptions and the intended question message completeness is obvious.”
If it’s just occasionally I’ll just write it then and there myself.