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   Take Control of Slack Basics: Chapter 4, Post Basic Messages

   Glenn Fleishman

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Chapter 4: Post Basic Messages

   The atomic unit of Slack is the message, a chunk of text with a unique
   time stamp that appears chronologically in a channel or conversation.
   In this chapter, I look at the basics of messages, ranging from the
   etiquette of what you say to the practical issues of composing,
   editing, deleting, and responding.

   Note: In the next chapter, Chapter 5: Go Beyond Basic Messages, I look
   at adding and managing message attachments, plus I cover two special
   kinds of text you can insert directly in the message list: Text
   Snippets and Posts.

Employ Etiquette

   Every community, whether online or in 'meatspace,' has both implicit
   and explicit rules of behavior. The explicit ones may be easier to
   follow, because they're stated outright; however, they may be observed
   in the breach, rather than as the rule. The implicit rules may seem
   tougher, as you have to intuit them over time, yet you may receive more
   reward for conforming to or at least understanding these subtle cues
   than for following published rules.

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