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by thejarren 6y ago
I hadn’t heard of Zulip before today, but there are definitely some valid overlaps. I agree, I think that regardless of methodology, some way to deal with the problem is welcome. I want to enjoy using group chats, especially as they continu
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by thejarren 6y ago
Thank you very much!
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by thejarren 6y ago
Thanks for the insight. I’ll definitely take a look. I haven’t used many Microsoft services in the past couple of years, so I admit I’m a bit in the dark with their newer services.
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by thejarren 6y ago
That’s definitely an interesting take, and I do agree, though in some ways I think this approach can deal with that problem. Obviously the “work” asked of a user to create a post would be a new roadblock, but if they’re automatically create
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by thejarren 6y ago
Thanks a lot, as I was writing/design I was concerned it would be a bit over-designed. I learned a lot for next time! At a base concept, I agree. I think without a mature version of this idea, content could become lost rather quickly.
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by thejarren 6y ago
I haven’t seen the Teams implementation, though it sounds a bit like Slack’s approach. I’ll have to take a look. Unfortunately creating another post/thread for previously mentioned content is a problem with most platforms (HN & Red
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by thejarren 6y ago
And it depends on the platform’s motives if this feature were implemented. I could see the Apple iMessage approach simply “Sorting”, while FB Messenger would likely use a heavy-handed algorithm (depending on the size of the group). If this
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by thejarren 6y ago
True, and I do like pinned messages. I don’t think a “Featured Post/Content” necessarily needs to be removed here. The intent with this approach is to condense the regular conversation pieces, whereas the pinned messages typically cont
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by thejarren 6y ago
This is my first submission to HN, though I've been reading for years. Please be kind, and I'd be delighted to hear your thoughts.
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The Future of Group Messaging(thejarren.com)
130 points by thejarren 6y ago|90 comments