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minus-squarepycorax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50arrow-down1·2 months agoWhy can’t they just put the information in the alert directly? That’s what the Koreans did when I was there. Why this extra indirection in the first place?
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 months agoOr link to an official website with the details.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThat’s what happens in my part of the US as well.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoPossibly laziness and/or wanting to link to an “official” source. Instead of publishing 34 more alerts, a interested person could just follow the account.
minus-squarekaty ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agogoing to assume it’s easier to hire a social media intern then train on a cms to post to a website.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIt’s really not. Even crappy interns can learn quickly to post to a CMS. However, that’s not what was being suggested here. Just…include the details in the alert that actually gets sent?
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoDo do both. The text of the alert and a link for minor updates that don’t warrant a new alert.
Why can’t they just put the information in the alert directly? That’s what the Koreans did when I was there. Why this extra indirection in the first place?
Or link to an official website with the details.
That’s what happens in my part of the US as well.
Possibly laziness and/or wanting to link to an “official” source.
Instead of publishing 34 more alerts, a interested person could just follow the account.
going to assume it’s easier to hire a social media intern then train on a cms to post to a website.
It’s really not. Even crappy interns can learn quickly to post to a CMS.
However, that’s not what was being suggested here. Just…include the details in the alert that actually gets sent?
Do do both. The text of the alert and a link for minor updates that don’t warrant a new alert.