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The bots are here!
(sh.itjust.works)
This is the first private message I get on Lemmy, it immediately seemed suspicious to me so I tried the famous thing.... and it worked!
When I got this kind of message I immediately blocked them. Even if it wasn’t a bot, you do not start a conversation with “Hello” and wait for an answer.
nohello.net
I do. I will. Sorry it triggers ya.
Except, I won't wait for an answer. In my job it just means a wall of text is incoming, so come back in like a minute.
All that does is compel the recipient to stop what they're doing and wait until you send the message, which, if you're typing up a wall of text, could be minutes. This is like calling someone on the phone and, when they answer, saying "hello please hold". Don't do it; it's super rude.
Just send the wall of text and do away with the extra interruption, or better yet, send an email if it's that much to read