✏️ Use comments. A lot.

@Bastien_Siebman, @Phil_Seeman, @Emily_Roman, @LEGGO,

I come down more on the side of:

  • Comment only when you need to
    Don’t generate any unnecessary notifications (except to say thanks where beneficial)
    But do use comments for non-critical, ad-hoc clarification or context, or to further a task along

  • Don’t put important information only in comments
    Because they’ll potentially be buried in a long thread and for reasons @mckenna.brewer gives
    Adopt another protocol for this data (in Description, Custom Fields, Tags, etc. as appropriate)

I think these guidelines will prove more sustainable over time than “Use comments a lot.”

Just my take, FWIW. I respect your voices (and those of others including a major client who believes comments should accompany every task completion).

Larry

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