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@SlackHQ I need the team involved to understand that this decision makes Slack an anxiety-inducing, miserable slog to use and wonder what chain of events led to thinking this should be expected behavior. A lack of a preference toggle for this is a huge oversight, please consider adding.

@ericwbailey Sorry for the delay in getting back to you, Eric! We can see how a badge being triggered for those kinds of actions suggests there is a higher priority message needing attention. While this is the new expected behaviour, we'll think on this feedback. Thanks for sharing.

@SlackHQ Which setting in the new design in the notification preferences disables every new activity from showing up as a DM-level number increment on the workspace icon?

@SlackHQ This is now also happening on the iOS app.

@SlackHQ I am not asking to disable activity view. I am asking why high priority notifications are showing up for things like emoji reactions, and why my existing preference settings no longer honor that.

@Slack Switching from a non-redesigned workspace to a redesigned workspace with new content won't scroll the viewport to the new, unread messages. It seems like the unread message is getting stuck and not updating.

@SlackHQ And how do I turn that off? A notification with a number should indicate a DM increment, and not every single tiny action every user has performed across every part of a workspace I am involved in.

@ericwbailey Hi Eric, it sounds like you might be referring to the activity notifications. If you have any unreads in your activity view then those will be badged.

@HireCorey change.org petitions don’t move the needle on private companies, please stop butting into these communications like this.

@SlackHQ Is pinning workspaces on the redesigned sidebar a feature y'all would consider? Everything being flatted to one dot to indicate activity in all my workspaces isn't really working for me.

@SlackHQ I know minding the comms for the whole internet during a dramatic redesign of a popular product isn't a fun job. Thank you for listening.

@ericwbailey Thanks for clarifying. We'll share this with our product team for consideration as we look to the future. Thank you for being honest with us.

@SlackHQ All the workspaces being flattened to one icon and one activity indicator. Hovering isn’t a good solution here.

@ericwbailey Hi Eric, we appreciate your feedback and we'll make sure it's noted for the team. Is there a particular feature making it harder for you to see these notifications so we can better understand?

@SlackHQ My anxiety is now through the roof because I now have no quick way of scanning to know if it’s a friend DMing me or there is a work matter that needs immediate attention. I don’t appreciate being opted into this without consent. Also happy to discuss my experiences if it helps.

@ericwbailey Since we rollout new features gradually some customers may see the new design before others. while there isn't a way to opt-out of the rollout, we appreciate you bearing with us!

@SlackHQ I know redesigns are not easy, especially for something so public. Is there a way to opt-out until this is globally shipped? Only having it available for one workspace is really negatively impacting my ability to do my job well.

@ericwbailey Appreciate the feedback on our redesign here, and the feature request to make accessing workspaces easier. We will share thoughts here with the rest of our team.

@alexleestine303 I work on GitHub's accessibility team and share a lot of your frustrations and concerns. I'd love to get you connected to the right folks over here, if I'm able. Is there an email you could share in a DM that I could pass along?

Anyone else effected by these negative UI changes? #accessibility #GitHub #DiversityandInclusion #Disability #opensource #development #hiring #Interview #assessment

Recently, I have noticed a large increase of accessibility issues on the @github website. - Unlabeled buttons. - Lack of focus management. - So many headings they are no longer helpful. - Lack of functionality for keyboard users, direct linking to lines of code for example. 🧵

@jina It is, based on Max Böck's work. Would love to help out once you're in a good place 🙂 mxb.dev/blog/webring-k…

@ericwbailey I had wanted to do this for design systems. Would love to figure out how you made it. Is it open source? If not, no worries. :) Also once I get my new site launched, I'll join this one. :)

@mikeyil mikey no sorry

@ItsCrisDiaz Not a problem if your site is in Spanish at all! As for adding yourself, the two required steps are 1) adding the code snippet, and then 2) create a PR updating `members.json`: #i-want-to-add-my-site-to-the-webring" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">github.com/ericwbailey/a1…