Yes. Doing this makes your post better, because it means everyone who reads it later saves time. Your post is not there to talk to people. Your question is there to ask a question. Your answer is there to answer the question.

This is explicit policy:

https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2950

https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/131009

https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/403176

https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/328379

https://meta.stackexchange.com/help/behavior ("Do not use signature, taglines, greetings, thanks, or other chitchat.")

And it follows directly from it not being a discussion forum (https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/92107).

> Maybe you don't think eliminating gratitude from basic communications qualifies as "dehumanizing"

What you miss is that it is not communication between the person who asks and the person who answers. It is publication of a question and answer so that everyone can benefit.

When you see someone say "thanks for any advice which you can provide" directly to someone else, does that feel welcoming to you? It doesn't to me. It feels like suddenly I'm unintentionally eavesdropping on some conversation, and that I'm not supposed to be there. But I only came to learn (or teach) something.

> BTW - to the guy who called me a "troll". If you can't disagree with a fellow of your species, without branding them a troll, you've just made my point. Thank you

You appear to be making multiple throwaway accounts rather than risking your HN reputation. From the guidelines:

> Throwaway accounts are ok for sensitive information, but please don't create accounts routinely. HN is a community—users should have an identity that others can relate to.