Thanks for sharing Topicbox, that hadn't come across my radar. I've been pleased with Fastmail.
I can see why it would be helpful for onboarding employees. That's an important use case. Having jumped on multiple teams mid-project, it's tough trying to review a Slack channel history to get context.
Nice, you've got a great option for low bandwidth. With lots of functionality!
Your project name wins a lot of points with me.
We wanted Stop Slacking in email for two reasons beyond bandwidth:
+ I find group chat distracting
+ I already need to use email (as a freelancer with multiple clients) so this streamlined comms into one medium
Just a question, since you appear to be using email as your primary communication medium, what software/workflows do you use? On my side I always use Slack, and while I understand its drawbacks it seems to be the best for me so curious to know about other approaches.
That's a big question. I mainly use email as one of my todo lists. I get notifications from tools like Jira, Trello, and Basecamp, depending on my client. Basecamp introduced me to reply-by-email notifications. :)
The experience of a Slack workspace varies greatly between teams. Slack itself is just a tool. If it works for you, keep rolling with it.
I can see why it would be helpful for onboarding employees. That's an important use case. Having jumped on multiple teams mid-project, it's tough trying to review a Slack channel history to get context.