I just mean adding "Dear person" at the top of your email, and not just writing like you're pinging your bestie on whatsapp. Basic email etiquette ya know?
If I got an email that was JUST "hello" I'd just ignore it. It's different advice for a different situation.
You write a brand new email to a brand new person to ask for their unpaid assistance, and you don’t start with “hello”?
It’s unusual but I can get over that. It’s the rest of the message that gets me. Some people need my help but can’t be arsed to write a halfway decent question. Then it’s my job to figure out what they even need, what they want to achieve, their situation, etc…
>>> If I got an email that was JUST "hello" I'd just ignore it.
I think I misunderstood this sentence in your previous email. I understood that if the if the email stars with "Hello" instead of "Dear Person" you would ignore it. But reading it again, you are saying that you ignore "empty" emails that only say "Hello".
If I got an email that was JUST "hello" I'd just ignore it. It's different advice for a different situation.