Slack is being used as a substitute for all kinds of communication patterns where it shouldn't be and people tend to be assholes about it. For example, mandato

Slack is being used as a substitute for all kinds of communication patterns where it shouldn't be and people tend to be assholes about it. For example, mandatory-participation announcement channels that don't actually require any action on the part of the receiver. They're used for every corner of the company to self-congratulate and should be emails instead of notifications. For anyone who can make these decisions in their own comapnies, if a channel's messages: - do not require immediate attention, and - do not require an action, for the love of god, do not make it a mandatory-participation channel.