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Re:Launch HN: Patchwork (YC W24) – Team communication based ... by timwis on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @02:36PM (#39842941)
One of the best ideas I’ve heard for having Slack without the pressure to keep up with it is to configure it to delete messages after a short time period. This lets you keep the live chat going with those who are around, but people know to put important notices they want others to read into some other outlet.
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Re:Launch HN: Patchwork (YC W24) – Team communication based ... by shahflow on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @03:04PM (#39843273)
Some larger companies are doing this with their chats (though for longer than 30 days) and it has forced people to put more things in docs. Unfortunately, the docs aren't easy to find later either.
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Re:Launch HN: Patchwork (YC W24) – Team communication based ... by toddmorey on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @02:56PM (#39843189)
Oh that’s very smart & as a bonus, the free plan does exactly that (only 30-day history)
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Re:Launch HN: Patchwork (YC W24) – Team communication based ... by greazy on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @09:44PM (#39846894)
It's actually 90 days of searchable history.

https://slack.com/pricing/free

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Re:Launch HN: Patchwork (YC W24) – Team communication based ... by stevage on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @05:01PM (#39844549)
Yeah it's a weird benefit of the free plan for low traffic teams. You can't use slack as the primary communication because some people may never see it.
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