Ask HN: Have you tried using forum software in place of Slack at work?
I create this account to answer. Yes. In 2010 Aprox i was at charge of a team of four junior programmers and a female documentator.  The business was related to Mexican IRS things, mangaing sensitive information. I create am open forum MYBB for all of them and a CATEGORY with my team name, and a forum for each one. Example : Junior 1 forum, he can see and create, but not edit passing x time. He cant see the junior 2,3 or 4 forum. For me and upper management was transparent. I can see the individual forums and general, and documentation was in another subforum.<p>I ask all the people to say daily what they do (general manner), biggest problem, and biggest acheivement. If they had problem with sales asking suare circles, they put as a problem, if they have problem with internet put there, if they need ask for a schedule change to go to baby, bank , Mexican IRS or similar they do there.<p>Other forums in the category include tips, code, snippets, rules, etc. Was a complet success. We got a surprise inspection from partners and customers and pass all the security , traceability, scrum and agiles controls. This last aprox two whole years.<p>Two months later i was demoted&#x2F;changed to other area of API and special projects because i refuse to obbey against the law &#x2F; Mexican IRS orders, and internal desorganization. They do the order to not use more, but not erase. Aprox six months later, planning my exit of the business, i ask public in mails permissions to erase all the repositories &#x2F; forums &#x2F; database of that era, because have sensible information, that was true. i get authorization and erase all.<p>The better part was two weeks later we receive a surprise inspection and get 0&#x2F;10, yes, zero.  The people in my old position was a friend of a founder and use the time playing electric guitar in the office. I leave when they ask me to fix all the mess of three years, without power, all responsability, for the same money, but too they ask me for erase all the referential integrity. I quit because in an IRS related business, was suicidal.<p>But yes, the forum appl yvery well but need take time to proper put levels of visbility and edition.