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by jawns 1546 days ago
Most important Slack etiquette ...

Don't @channel large channels after hours!

4 comments

"After hours" means different things to different people. Just set up your DnD settings and let people message when and how they want, and then reply when and how you want.
Slack has a really nice popup that blocks this from happening by mistake, and confirms you really want to do it.

(Also, @here is a great alternative because it only notifies people actively on Slack.)

It would be nice if there was something like @eventually for everyone in the channel the next time they get on or similar.
Isn't that just the 'unread' marker?

I mean if it's imperative that everyone reads it, just send an e-mail instead or keep a non-interactive #announcements channel.

Isn't this the behaviour of @here? It puts a counter and highlight on the channel.
While @channel is generally rude (unless it's something really urgent, and even then that's better solved by having one person specifically be interruptible for urgent questions), it's even better to just not check Slack after hours.
When is “after hours”? I check and respond during my work hours. It is likely to be “after hours” for some members of the team. I am sending this now so that they will see it when they come online. I do not expect them to respond 24/7 and will often mention that I’m looking for an answer “by tomorrow” to set expectations. And no, I don’t use @channel, though once in a while I will use @here if the priority is high.
Don't @channel large channels ever.