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Re:Show HN: Booklet – modern discussion forum for profession... by philip1209 on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @02:04PM (#37587581)
Thank you - try it out and let me know what you think.

Based on the launch feedback so far today, I think I need to build a Slack integration - primarily as a separate channel to deliver the daily newsletter. It seems like lots of people don't even open their work email anymore, so the chat + forum need to work together.

I wrote more about why chat fails for work communication in my launch post here - summarized as "our workplace communication looks like the floor of a 1980s stock exchange, not a place for writing code." https://www.contraption.co/news/launching-booklet/

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Re:Show HN: Booklet – modern discussion forum for profession... by qingcharles on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @05:21PM (#37590358)
Be careful with users hounding you for features, especially ones like you specify.

Think of HN here. How many feature requests have they implemented over the last 10 years?

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Re:Show HN: Booklet – modern discussion forum for profession... by philip1209 on Thursday September 21, 2023 @03:56AM (#37594524)
That's a great point, and I'm conscious of it. I try to take a first-principles approach to building.

For instance, a few people have requested "pinned posts." I personally don't want the same post stuck at the top of my screen forever, and upon digging in deeper I find that people really want a "Welcome" post that all new users see and can access. So, I'm exploring some ways of accomplishing that without pinning - such as a dismissible post for new members.

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