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> Signal conversations can become such a mess because of that. The workaround is to create new groups, even if that's with the same set of people. I even have

by hiq 3y ago

> Signal conversations can become such a mess because of that. The workaround is to create new groups, even if that's with the same set of people. I even have groups with just another person and myself, e.g. for specific projects. In my experience that works well enough, also because if something is longer-lived, I'll put it in a shared doc instead.

maelito 3y ago
But I won't create a new group to for example talk about a video. That's what I just did with a friend : share 10 messages about a video. We're 4 in the group. 2 of them might never be interested by the talk about that video. It's completely unpractical to create a new group to just talk about that. Then you need to either close or leave the group. No problems with threads, it's created with a click and finishes by lack of new messages. It's just what happens in real life : people move around 2 meters when they want to talk about something in particular, and other people can either ignore, either join the ephemeral group.
- hiq 3y ago
  In practice I just skim through these 10 messages in such small groups. There's the opposite problem with threads, with which it's easy to miss messages you care about, and harder to have a single topic at a given time. Being able to reply to individual messages also makes the transition from one topic to another smoother. I can definitely see the problem if you try to use Signal like you use IRC, with big channels with 100+ people and very different topics, not all of them relevant and with people you care about, and I still use Matrix / forums for that. > It's just what happens in real life : people move around 2 meters when they want to talk about something in particular, and other people can either ignore, either join the ephemeral group. It really depends on the setting, that's only if you're standing and even then, if you're having a meal sitting at a table, I'd be surprised to see this.

by hiq 3y ago

maelito 3y ago

But I won't create a new group to for example talk about a video. That's what I just did with a friend : share 10 messages about a video. We're 4 in the group. 2 of them might never be interested by the talk about that video. It's completely unpractical to create a new group to just talk about that. Then you need to either close or leave the group. No problems with threads, it's created with a click and finishes by lack of new messages. It's just what happens in real life : people move around 2 meters when they want to talk about something in particular, and other people can either ignore, either join the ephemeral group.

hiq 3y ago
In practice I just skim through these 10 messages in such small groups. There's the opposite problem with threads, with which it's easy to miss messages you care about, and harder to have a single topic at a given time. Being able to reply to individual messages also makes the transition from one topic to another smoother. I can definitely see the problem if you try to use Signal like you use IRC, with big channels with 100+ people and very different topics, not all of them relevant and with people you care about, and I still use Matrix / forums for that. > It's just what happens in real life : people move around 2 meters when they want to talk about something in particular, and other people can either ignore, either join the ephemeral group. It really depends on the setting, that's only if you're standing and even then, if you're having a meal sitting at a table, I'd be surprised to see this.