Slack is great for quick messages. The error is to use one system for ephermal, immediate messages and not use another different one for longer message of less

Slack is great for quick messages. The error is to use one system for ephermal, immediate messages and not use another different one for longer message of less immediate nature. Email is great for the second. I have to have a folder of markdown files where I can draft messages to then post on slack, just because slacks own message editor can't be relied on not to post half my message. Of course slack also can't handle markdown so my messages end up looking weird, but better weird than unreadable. The upshot is that my messages end up impressing people because they are not just a garble of words, but have such features as headlines, paragraphs, lists and have been run through an actual spell checker.