Convince co-workers to not use real-time communication for non-urgent issues

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Wherever I have worked, I've been fighting a lost battle to keep people from using instant messages for non-urgent issues. Example: my co-working place has a Whatsapp group with 117 participants. Some people don't understand that a single message will interrupt 116 persons from their work and their remark about the weather is better suited for email/facebook/coffee corner. The result is that people leave the group, thus killing an (otherwise) very useful communication channel for urgent matters.



What have you done to protect real-time communication channels?



I've tried educating people with politeness, humor, and in some cases force, but have not found a satisfying method yet.






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    Wherever I have worked, I've been fighting a lost battle to keep people from using instant messages for non-urgent issues. Example: my co-working place has a Whatsapp group with 117 participants. Some people don't understand that a single message will interrupt 116 persons from their work and their remark about the weather is better suited for email/facebook/coffee corner. The result is that people leave the group, thus killing an (otherwise) very useful communication channel for urgent matters.



    What have you done to protect real-time communication channels?



    I've tried educating people with politeness, humor, and in some cases force, but have not found a satisfying method yet.






    communication






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      Wherever I have worked, I've been fighting a lost battle to keep people from using instant messages for non-urgent issues. Example: my co-working place has a Whatsapp group with 117 participants. Some people don't understand that a single message will interrupt 116 persons from their work and their remark about the weather is better suited for email/facebook/coffee corner. The result is that people leave the group, thus killing an (otherwise) very useful communication channel for urgent matters.



      What have you done to protect real-time communication channels?



      I've tried educating people with politeness, humor, and in some cases force, but have not found a satisfying method yet.






      communication






      share













      Wherever I have worked, I've been fighting a lost battle to keep people from using instant messages for non-urgent issues. Example: my co-working place has a Whatsapp group with 117 participants. Some people don't understand that a single message will interrupt 116 persons from their work and their remark about the weather is better suited for email/facebook/coffee corner. The result is that people leave the group, thus killing an (otherwise) very useful communication channel for urgent matters.



      What have you done to protect real-time communication channels?



      I've tried educating people with politeness, humor, and in some cases force, but have not found a satisfying method yet.






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