I was with my friends the other day Torra night, the Valencian version of barbecue. The twelve of us clash and ribs go, thighs come, I thought of proposing to turn our WhatsApp group into a ‘Community’A feature that was released two years ago that none of us paid attention to.

Context: In our group we are twelve people between the ages of 32 and 34, in my case it is my most active group and sometimes things can happen like you get lost for a while and when you open your phone you find this:

A busy afternoon. Image: Xataka.

This is not a common occurrence, but it does happen sometimes. The conversations are about football, sports, movies, ridiculous memes, impromptu plans, and basically anything else that interests the average thirtysomething. I won’t go into more detail.

The problem is, sometimes it gets overwhelming We are coming together Several chat boxes are gathering and notifications are howling. A community has given us a way to develop it.

We created a community for everyone, a general channel that will replace the previous group, and Thematic channels for those who want to join these conversations.

• Those who do not want to read about movie-related conversations or group meetings should stay away from these channels.
• Those who want to be informed about these can mute a particular channel, but not too much.

In this way, non-runners do not swallow the messages about shoes and routes, and those who do not have a hobby in cinema do not swallow the messages. draft Talk about Nolan.

Everything is coming out right now Every sheep has its own penthe conversations are a little better structured and the group lives in a tidy drawer rather than a mixed bag.

Moreover, Private groups can be created with only certain members that the rest cannot see. For example the classic “Quique’s Birthday” which is hidden from Quique. You can even create events that are always accessible to others.

The only downside is that communities cannot stay at the top of the chat list, but an active community usually has no problem staying at the bottom.

Do I recommend this change? Yes, especially in very active groups where topics of conversation that are not of interest to everyone are mixed together.

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