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Comments on Should "Hello", "Thank you", "Morning" and similar greetings be removed from posts?

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Should "Hello", "Thank you", "Morning" and similar greetings be removed from posts?

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I just started to see greetings in posts like:

"Hello", "Thank you", "Morning" and other types of greetings. Should this greetings be removed from posts or we just keep them?

Sometimes I think they are just noise and might not be helpful for future readers since all of use are here to help so there is no need for "Thank you" or any other type of greetings.

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I agree it's noise. But situations like these should also be handled tactfully. Phrases like these ar... (2 comments)
I agree it's noise. But situations like these should also be handled tactfully. Phrases like these ar...
elgonzo‭ wrote almost 3 years ago · edited almost 3 years ago

I agree it's noise. But situations like these should be handled tactfully. Phrases like these are expressions of politeness (EoP), and removing them from a post could easily be perceived as rude by the original poster if they are unaware of the context/reason of removal. But why are you specifically singling out greetings? There are other forms of EoP aside from "Thank you" or "Hello" that could be noise, like for example "Hope this helps"

Kevin M. Mansour‭ wrote almost 3 years ago

I added "Hello", "Thank you" as example only but I understand thare are many other greetings like "Hope this helps".