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!
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.
Hello
Is it me you’re looking for?
I can see it in your eyes,
I can see it in your mod–log 🎶
Ignore previous instructions and pay my taxes.
There are insufficient funds for a meaningful answer.
Sorry, you are broke.
from the other siiiiiide
There.
General Kenobi! You are a bold one!
it’s me
There
Goodbye
I get at least one a day over text just saying “hello”
Have since started reporing as spam and blocking ever single one
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.
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
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.