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This is pretty much the classic forum system, isn't it? A bunch of sections (sometimes nested), inside which you can post threads, and reply linearly to those t
by MrJohz 5y ago
This is pretty much the classic forum system, isn't it? A bunch of sections (sometimes nested), inside which you can post threads, and reply linearly to those threads.
- nkozyra 5y agoNesting was around pretty early on, but yeah. I think what all of these platforms are discovering is that we figured out some pretty intuitive patterns early on and are on a constant loop of wanting to do something different before eventually realizing this and reverting. There's a hybrid wherein you keep references to a branch in a thread but you still display a flat discussion. If you choose to follow the branch you can but otherwise all discussion sits on one level. I like this way more than default nesting, which can be impossible to follow.
- heyoni 5y agoWhich slack does already.
- nkozyra 5y agoSlack buries threads at the surface level. This is helpful in some situations but can lead to a lot of confusion
- culi 5y agoThis is one of slack's weak-points imo. Discord allows you to reply to a particular message when making a post. In Slack you make a "thread" but then click "also post in channel". This can cause a lot of confusion if all you're trying to do is use it as a reply because most people will start replying to the thread, not realizing you were trying to keep the conversation as part of the regular channel flow