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In regards to "organizational memory", has anyone had any luck not allowing for "private messages?" The idea being that the vast majority of conversations betwe
by tabeth 9y ago
In regards to "organizational memory", has anyone had any luck not allowing for "private messages?" The idea being that the vast majority of conversations between any two people will be about a work item, if it's about work, and therefore all conversations should be organized around work items, rather than people.
Gitlab seems to do this[0] and I'm curious if it's better than ad-hoc conversations. Too bad their UX is too cluttered. I hear Basecamp has similar functionality.
[0] https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues
- sytse 9y agoDo you have a suggestion to make our UX work better for you?
- overgard 9y agoI can't imagine that being a good idea -- people form friendships in the office, or they just need to have a private conversation -- it seems like it would be weird and draconian to forbid that kind of thing because something important might be in a private chat.
- tabeth 9y agoAh, I meant forbidding them in the sense that the culture of the organization would discourage people from talking about work related things in a "work context" via ad-hoc messages, not that people literally or practically wouldn't be allowed to message each other. I agree, that would be draconian.