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Post by Bayi on Jun 1, 2015 8:58:51 GMT -6
Hey, y'all.
Let's all admit - Skype sucks. It kills mobile batteries. It is buggy and laggy. It smells like an old man's balls.
I'd like to move to Slack, which is a much better (and more modern) that we've started using instead of Skype at work. It's kind of a mix between Skype and the old IRC/chat room model. You can have a general feed of bullshit like we have now, but it's super easy to create extra rooms for different subjects - a #trade room and a #wrestling room, etc. You can view or hide rooms as you like. Direct messages are easier, you can create mini-groups, the committee could have a private room, and you can embed stuff in-line.
And the emoji set is better.
Give me your email and I'll invite you to the ABCA room. We can play around with it and see if we like it, but I think it really is a much better solution.
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Post by Bayi on Jun 1, 2015 8:59:12 GMT -6
Oh, here's a link to learn more about Slack: slack.com/ |
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Post by Sydney on Jun 1, 2015 9:01:26 GMT -6
i sent you my email and agree that skype sux0rs +1
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Post by Toronto on Jun 1, 2015 9:01:45 GMT -6
Slack is amazing.
I'm fully on board to moving to Slack, most people in the league probably have smart phones anyway.
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Post by Toronto on Jun 1, 2015 9:02:01 GMT -6
PM's you my email on Skype
+1
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Post by Chicago on Jun 1, 2015 9:34:43 GMT -6
Can people rationally read Corey's message, explore Slack.com a little and then decide if there's really ANY reason at all to continue with Skype?
I just forsee a lot of people saying no because they don't like change and/or didn't bother to read the post or explore the site. That would be dumb - I hate those people.
Anyways I'm down. Skype is bad on computers, horrible on phones.
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Post by Bayi on Jun 1, 2015 9:50:36 GMT -6
Another great thing about Slack: No need to figure out who is who and what username and add people and delete people to your Slack if they leave/arrive as GMs. There will be 30 people, and those 30 people will be it.
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Post by Seattle on Jun 1, 2015 9:52:15 GMT -6
Skype is dumb
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Post by Toronto on Jun 1, 2015 9:58:52 GMT -6
Those of you that aren't on Skype..like TelAviv, REAL, etc..I'd highly recommend you download this.
Especially the teams who don't have the game. It's so much easier to send you screenshots etc.
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Post by Beijing on Jun 1, 2015 10:00:54 GMT -6
If this is better on mobile then I'm in.
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Post by Bayi on Jun 1, 2015 10:02:50 GMT -6
I have officially sent an invite to all 32 teams, BUT those invites are based on the email you have on file on the boards. So. That means if your Proboards email is incorrect or bad or whatever, you didn't get an invite.
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Post by Berlin on Jun 1, 2015 10:06:46 GMT -6
Can people rationally read Corey's message, explore Slack.com a little and then decide if there's really ANY reason at all to continue with Skype? I just forsee a lot of people saying no because they don't like change and/or didn't bother to read the post or explore the site. That would be dumb - I hate those people. Anyways I'm down. Skype is bad on computers, horrible on phones. I don't like it...mainly cause I don't like change! |
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Post by Chicago on Jun 1, 2015 10:09:44 GMT -6
Can people rationally read Corey's message, explore Slack.com a little and then decide if there's really ANY reason at all to continue with Skype? I just forsee a lot of people saying no because they don't like change and/or didn't bother to read the post or explore the site. That would be dumb - I hate those people. Anyways I'm down. Skype is bad on computers, horrible on phones. I don't like it...mainly cause I don't like change!  |
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Post by Sydney on Jun 1, 2015 10:46:22 GMT -6
Uninstalled Skype on my phone - can't wait to do it on my ultra book - will save my cpu usage significantly
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Post by New York on Jun 1, 2015 10:59:30 GMT -6
I've never had an issue with skype like some of you seem to have but I'll check this out and go from there.
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Post by Belgrade on Jun 1, 2015 11:03:01 GMT -6
Skype doesnt work on my phone and this app seems nice so Im in
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Post by Berlin on Jun 1, 2015 11:05:17 GMT -6
I've never had an issue with skype like some of you seem to have but I'll check this out and go from there. Same...Skype has been good to me for the most part, and I've never had this "battery drain" issue some of you seem to have...if everyone else switches, I'll clearly jump, but I do use Skype for other things, so I won't be on as much. |
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Post by Chicago on Jun 1, 2015 11:09:44 GMT -6
I've never had an issue with skype like some of you seem to have but I'll check this out and go from there. You've never had lag in the chat on a Smartphone? That's surprising.. Of the maybe 10+ smartphones I've had since installing Skype for ABCA I've always run into lag. Battery drain USED to be a massive skype issue - well known, worldwide, acknowledged by Skype and Microsoft - the newer releases have resolved a lot of that though. (I work for a telecom company) |
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Post by Beijing on Jun 1, 2015 11:16:36 GMT -6
So sim?
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Post by London on Jun 1, 2015 11:24:43 GMT -6
And the emoji set is better. WHERE'S THE F#$&ING TRADE SQUIRREL?! |
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Post by New York on Jun 1, 2015 11:33:05 GMT -6
Yeah I'd have to agree with Plossl with the battery drain thing, it was never an issue I had. As for lag I may have been the only gm to not deal with it in either of the Skype chats we had. If I did it wasn't something major that was really noticeable.
But like I said I'm down to give Slack a go. There's definitely some things I prefer on Skype so far but Slack seems solid enough that if we move towards it as a league I'm fine with it.
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Post by Beijing on Jun 1, 2015 11:52:56 GMT -6
And the emoji set is better. WHERE'S THE F#$&ING TRADE SQUIRREL?! No trade squirrel??? I rescind my support. |
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Post by Chicago on Jun 1, 2015 12:37:13 GMT -6
LOVE the different rooms... was nice to enter the sim room and quickly see how the live sim went without scrolling through all the other mess
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Post by Bayi on Jun 1, 2015 12:42:10 GMT -6
WHERE'S THE F#$&ING TRADE SQUIRREL?! No trade squirrel??? I rescind my support. There IS a trade squirrel. And he's wearing a jaunty little fedora! |
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Post by San Francisco on Jun 1, 2015 13:09:54 GMT -6
No lag so far!!!!
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