Comment by ajkjk

15 hours ago

I find it weird, not polite, personally. Polite would be to not bother them and just use it anyway without drawing their attention to yourself unnecessarily.

Different norms, perhaps.

Why would you assume they would be bothered? They are actively discussing with us all on an open forum. And can just ignore if they don’t want to engage

  • I didn't assume they would be bothered. I view asking them as performatively seeking attention and therefore bothersome. It's a norm about the general situation not a prediction about the individual one.