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I had this idea a while back. I was in a group with just too much useless conversation. So I listed a few things I would like: - customizable posting limits (p

I had this idea a while back. I was in a group with just too much useless conversation. So I listed a few things I would like: - customizable posting limits (per day, per week, etc); - timeouts; - time windows (no posts on Sundays, for instance);

hos234 7y ago
Once upon a time that was called a chat room. You entered when you wanted to socialize and left when you were done. Which is more in tune with natural group interactions in real life. This group chat BS was cooked up more so app devs could hit engagement metrics to satisfy braindead unimaginative investors.
- eitland 7y ago
  > This group chat BS was cooked up more so app devs could hit engagement metrics to satisfy braindead unimaginative investors. Or alternatively so that my family could have a persistent, searchable group chat solution.
vinayan3 7y ago
I feel like the point of a group chat is to have a channel to speak to a set of people. By having a rate at which you can send messages seems to defeat the purpose of having the communication channel. What if you made a typo or forgot to say something? At the same time group chat does encourage background chatter and it's a bit annoying to put your phone down and see the notification bubble say there is a ton of unread. Sub-channels really can help because people can create specific channels for a specific events, hangouts, topics etc... and not have to get everyone's attention. Though, invariably there will be someone who will go into the #general chat and send a message to @everyone. But sub-channels hasn't made it into SMS, and WhatsApp. Maybe the real problem is people aren't mindful of how wide their messages are being sent and how annoying it can be to get a bunch of messages that aren't relevant to you?
- jdnenej 7y ago
  You can still edit your messages.
Fnoord 7y ago
> I was in a group with just too much useless conversation. So I listed a few things I would like: Leave. Or put the group on mute. You can't fix noisy people. Let them stick together in their own playground. > - time windows (no posts on Sundays, for instance); Why? Either it is work-related, which means out of work I'm not listening, or it is non-work related. If someone feels like they want to contribute to the group on Sunday, let them be? You're trying to fix a problem from the wrong angle. You're doing damage control instead of fixing the problem.

hos234 7y ago

Once upon a time that was called a chat room. You entered when you wanted to socialize and left when you were done. Which is more in tune with natural group interactions in real life. This group chat BS was cooked up more so app devs could hit engagement metrics to satisfy braindead unimaginative investors.

eitland 7y ago
> This group chat BS was cooked up more so app devs could hit engagement metrics to satisfy braindead unimaginative investors. Or alternatively so that my family could have a persistent, searchable group chat solution.

vinayan3 7y ago

I feel like the point of a group chat is to have a channel to speak to a set of people. By having a rate at which you can send messages seems to defeat the purpose of having the communication channel. What if you made a typo or forgot to say something? At the same time group chat does encourage background chatter and it's a bit annoying to put your phone down and see the notification bubble say there is a ton of unread. Sub-channels really can help because people can create specific channels for a specific events, hangouts, topics etc... and not have to get everyone's attention. Though, invariably there will be someone who will go into the #general chat and send a message to @everyone. But sub-channels hasn't made it into SMS, and WhatsApp. Maybe the real problem is people aren't mindful of how wide their messages are being sent and how annoying it can be to get a bunch of messages that aren't relevant to you?

jdnenej 7y ago
You can still edit your messages.

Fnoord 7y ago

> I was in a group with just too much useless conversation. So I listed a few things I would like: Leave. Or put the group on mute. You can't fix noisy people. Let them stick together in their own playground. > - time windows (no posts on Sundays, for instance); Why? Either it is work-related, which means out of work I'm not listening, or it is non-work related. If someone feels like they want to contribute to the group on Sunday, let them be? You're trying to fix a problem from the wrong angle. You're doing damage control instead of fixing the problem.