Don't open a PM with a stranger with "hello".
1. You sound like a bot
2. You don't give anything to respond to
Try to say something nice and ask questions that the other person can respond to.
I was talking about tumblr but I suppose it also applies to this
Remember Inigo Montoya
Name: We are the Borg.
Polite Greeting: You will be assimilated.
Relevant personal link: Your biological and technological characteristics will be added to our own.
Manage expectations: Resistance is futile.
1. Polite Greeting:
2. Name: I’m Luke Skywalker
3. Personal Relevant Link:
4. Manage Expectations: I’m here to rescue you.
You can see Luke makes a hash of this greeting, and the Princess is hesitant to do anything until he supplies their personal relevant link: that he’s here with Ben Kenobi.
He improves greatly in the later movies
Polite Greeting: "Greetings, Exalted One."
Name + Relevant Personal Link: "I am Luke Skywalker, Jedi knight and friend to captain Solo."
Manage Expectations: "I seek an audience with Your Greatness to bargain for Solo's life."
