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And email solves that? Or you are suggesting both chat and email do not solve the issue?

• gregmac 6y ago
  Yes, I'm saying neither chat nor email solve this issue. Email is far worse, in fact, because: * Everyone has a unique view * Unless there are lots of cc-everyone style emails, you might not even have anything to find. (And cc-everyone sucks for 100 other reasons.) * You can't find anything predating the start of your employment The biggest issue with searching both chat and email is the absence of a result doesn't help: it's possible it was a private chat, or an email chain that you weren't a part of, but there's no way to tell. (Side note: A very locked-down wiki isn't any better, but that's a conscious decision rather than default.)
  • pseudalopex 6y ago
    Mailing lists exist.
    • twobitshifter 6y ago
      Mailing lists are not heavily used outside of free software. In the corporate world I’ve never had a project provide a mailing list to be used for discussions.
      • pseudalopex 6y ago
        Tools exist even if you don't use them. Many companies use Outlook groups. Those are mailing lists.
        • twobitshifter 6y ago
          Not in the sense that they’re searchable / archived on a listserv.
          • pseudalopex 6y ago
            They are. Are you thinking of distribution lists?