Meaning of autogreet | Babel Free

Definitions

A greeting issued automatically in a chat room, etc. when a user joins.

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Examples

“An example of a more subtle indiscretion is using an "autogreet". This involves automatically sending a 'hello' message to everyone on a channel whenever you join⟳ (the IRC Primer warns against creating an autogreet, stating that "even if you think⟳ you are being polite, you are actually sounding insincere and also interfering with the personal environment of the recipient" (Pioch 1993:2)).”

“DON'T use⟳ autogreets, or automatic messaging, to say⟳ "Hello" and "Goodbye" automatically as people enter⟳ or leave⟳ the channel. They get⟳ old, and you may not really mean⟳ what you say⟳.”

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