Re:Slack is the right tool for the wrong way to work
by julienb_sea on Monday December 14, 2020 @04:55PM
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Threads are an extremely important asset in large channels to maintain organization. Less important in ad-hoc quick conversations in small DM groups for sure. I've never experienced any issues with people not using threads and the UX around it has always seemed fairly smooth to me.
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Re:Slack is the right tool for the wrong way to work
by StavrosK on Monday December 14, 2020 @04:58PM
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My issue is that I'll reply out of thread because it's much, much faster in Slack, and then I'll be kicking myself because that means I won't get notified of further replies (and neither will anyone else).
Re:Slack is the right tool for the wrong way to work
by smichel17 on Monday December 14, 2020 @10:35PM
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I'm always not sure when a conversation will need a thread. Sometimes I start a thread and then it's over with just one message that provides the answer. Other times I don't start one right away, but now if I start one then the first 4 messages of context will be missing at the top. I would use threads ofif there were a way to create them retroactively.