It could be cool to have an HN Telegram group
Group chats rule the world
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Re: Group chats rule the world
#12It could be cool to have an HN Telegram group
We are far too many:
> members forever without decreasing quality. Over time, the group decays in quality and I often find groups with >100 members unsustainable.
Though there could be a decently small group chat for sufficiently ancient users.
Re: Group chats rule the world
#13On shared rituals, the ones I like the most are
1. Good mornings. Where it's a norm to post "Good morning" or equivalent at the start of your day. It signals that you're continuing to participate and value the group.
2. @Welcomes. When a new member joins, they are @-ed with a welcome message by the users currently present. It helps expand the join->engage funnel. Some groups have a lot of people show up and then never participate.
3. Wednesday, My Dudes. Where the group plays participates in the same weekly ritual of wishing each other a happy Wednesday. See also: Today Is Friday In California.
In my experience, it's easy to introduce these into a group simply by modeling them. After a week or two of consistent behavior, someone else, and then many others will join in. Obviously one has to read the room first and get a sense it's the right ritual for the group.
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#14Once again an SV investor congratulates themselves on figuring out something that any teenager could've told you
Is it wrong to write about something?
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#15I remember a poll on Facebook where someone asked whether you tend to appreciate or are annoyed by being invited into group chats. Most people appreciated invitations.
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#16It could be cool to have an HN Telegram group
don't see it working out tbh
what HN does really well is manage pseudonyms
and its low friction of signing up invites bullies/marketers/trolls
dang and mod teams have done a fantastic job should put out some sort of "community management science"
its tough to build a community from scratch (gone are the days of registering a niche domain + phpBB). you can fake it to a certain degree.
Re: Group chats rule the world
#17On shared rituals, the ones I like the most are 1. Good mornings. Where it's a norm to post "Good morning" or equivalent at the start of your day. It signals that you're continuing to participate and value the group. 2. @Welcomes. When a new member joins, they are @-ed with a welcome message by the users currently present. It helps expand the join->engage funnel. Some groups have a lot of people show up and then neve…
> Good mornings. Where it's a norm to post "Good morning" or equivalent at the start of your day
Those a certain age will remember UGT ("Universal Greeting Time") from IRC. It's always morning when you enter the channel, always evening when you leave.
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#18I remember a poll on Facebook where someone asked whether you tend to appreciate or are annoyed by being invited into group chats. Most people appreciated invitations.
In general I loathe them. I feel like they are so distracting. And then people get all spammy in groups intended to be planning groups and you have to scroll back a year to find which hotel room to book or whatever. I have Messenger notifications blocked and honestly don't know how anyone pays attention to so many and also have day jobs.
Re: Group chats rule the world
#19On shared rituals, the ones I like the most are 1. Good mornings. Where it's a norm to post "Good morning" or equivalent at the start of your day. It signals that you're continuing to participate and value the group. 2. @Welcomes. When a new member joins, they are @-ed with a welcome message by the users currently present. It helps expand the join->engage funnel. Some groups have a lot of people show up and then neve…
This might just be me, but I actually hate these things. They always feel forced and corny and seeing the notification in a channel and thinking it is something interesting only to have it be another copy paste good morning message is distracting and annoying.
I fully acknowledge I may be the odd one out here, as I find any repeated action like this quickly becomes either noise that gets ignored or creates a sense of obligation that breeds resentment.
Even discord’s welcome emotes feel super fake and shallow. I’d rather people actually send human messages or not say anything.
Old man rant over.
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#20A friend of a friend of mine showed me a group chat she was in of billionaires and millionaires daughters. Wow .
Please tell more. How was it different than a normal group chat?
Aside from the usual luxury pics, planning trips and events, pics with celebrities, and high society gossip and boiling hot tea, these women are very sexual. Nearly all are married but of course that doesn’t stop them from having their men on the side. A lot of these men look like male models and the chat is littered with nude pics showing off how very well endowed they are. If you’re very good looking with good social status packing 9 inches or more you could have a chance.