From 0a9a700597cd5fcb96cc8685f19da32b8c62f70a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arun Kannawadi Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2021 21:41:39 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add a note on editing messages --- communications/slack-culture.rst | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/communications/slack-culture.rst b/communications/slack-culture.rst index d8caa399..015eb95f 100644 --- a/communications/slack-culture.rst +++ b/communications/slack-culture.rst @@ -96,6 +96,18 @@ See this `community post`_ for why direct messages are considered harmful. .. _community post: https://community.lsst.org/t/dms-in-slack-considered-harmful/4036 +.. _slack-editing: + +Editing messages +---------------- + +Slack has a feature that allows a user to edit a message sent by that user. +This feature must be used for typographical or grammatical errors that the user wishes to correct, or if the message is accidentally sent before it is fully typed out. +While Slack is less formal than email, messages should be coherent and in multiple sentences if required, instead of multiple single-line messages in short bursts. This is so that it is easy to link to them elsewhere in the future. +In place of amending a message, it is preferable to use strikethrough to retract an idea or statement that If you post something you recognize as wrong. +A corrected statement can be added next to it. +A message should be deleted only if posted in a wrong channel, or if it is not appropriate in a social forum. + .. _slack-snippets: Text snippets and posts