But turning off notifications is not using the tool right. The fact that you have to turn off notifications indicates that most people use it incorrectly (e.g.,

But turning off notifications is not using the tool right. The fact that you have to turn off notifications indicates that most people use it incorrectly (e.g., @channel/@here-ing for super unimportant messages). Slack does a really poor job of guiding its users to use the tool properly. There is no warning when someone decides to @here the #announcements channel with 200+ people to wish someone a happy birthday. That's poor design.