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How does email not have the exact same issues? I agree that a meeting might be better though.

• xeromal 5y ago
  Because email is a snapshot in time. Slack on the other hand can get overwhelmed by noise and most people, myself included, don't go back very far when opening a channel. Emails, on the other, I make sure to read each thread.
  • spoils19 5y ago
    Right, because people definitely read each thread in emails and definitely don't read each message in a thread. It's incredibly easy to link to a specific point in time in Slack, where you can contextually read the discussion from there. Quoting email replies is not the same. > most people Based on what number of people in what context? To put it another way, I don't go back very far when opening an email. Slack, on the other hand, I make sure to read each message.
• PragmaticPulp 5y ago
  > How does email not have the exact same issues? Chat and e-mail have entirely different dynamics. Most people use chat as rapid-fire communication. Most people write e-mail with at least some thought and structure before hitting send. Think sentences versus paragraphs. You also pick the audience from the start when you fill out the "To" field. With Slack, it can be hard to narrow the audience of a conversation unless you go to private messages (which will be lost to search) or go to threads and only ping the people who need to see it (which is what this article is proposing as their solution)