[thom]

It’s funny because I do hate this behaviour at work. But also my youngest son is always saying “can I tell you something?” instead of just telling me and I find it adorable. Right up until the fifth or sixth repeat at bedtime, at which point the answer becomes “in the morning”. We should try not to begrudge people their human foibles. Your time is precious, but probably not in the ways that you think.

[danaris]

Asking to ask in person is in a different category. You are always immediately present and able to answer.

The whole point of this is that it is being done in an asynchronous medium, where the participants may never actually be online at the same time, but can still communicate just fine.