You need to get to the point where the slack is self-sustaining. This means that some members find it worthwhile to post interesting content, and it’s enough content for other people to routinely come back to. This usually means that you need some cluster of people (3-5 will do) who really prefer talking on this platform. If a Slack goes for a few weeks with little conversation, people might leave; and that might discourage others from posting, leading to a bad cycle.
It’s work to create one of these communities. However, if the work could be given to someone whose time is relatively inexpensive (or done quickly), then it might be worthwhile to try out more communities and see what happens. Worst case, they’re a bit annoying for people to join, but it’s easy enough to get rid of them.
I think there’s a lot of potential value in connecting people into new communities, so I’m excited about things like this, but it’s also quite a bit of work to do a good job.
Some thoughts:
You need to get to the point where the slack is self-sustaining. This means that some members find it worthwhile to post interesting content, and it’s enough content for other people to routinely come back to. This usually means that you need some cluster of people (3-5 will do) who really prefer talking on this platform. If a Slack goes for a few weeks with little conversation, people might leave; and that might discourage others from posting, leading to a bad cycle.
It’s work to create one of these communities. However, if the work could be given to someone whose time is relatively inexpensive (or done quickly), then it might be worthwhile to try out more communities and see what happens. Worst case, they’re a bit annoying for people to join, but it’s easy enough to get rid of them.
I think there’s a lot of potential value in connecting people into new communities, so I’m excited about things like this, but it’s also quite a bit of work to do a good job.