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Introducing the Tightknit Thread Responder for Better Slack Usage

July 28, 2025

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Launching this week in your communities… @here The Tightknit Thread Responder! You’ve told us you want better ways to teach new users how to use Slack. Soon, you’ll be able to activate channels that auto-warn members who don’t reply in thread, gently guiding them to thread like pros. We expect this feature to go live for all communities tomorrow. All feedback welcome, especially on the language in the responder. Feel like it could be A LOT more fun. Please vote on your favorites in the thread (THREADS FOR PRESIDENT )

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Zach H.
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Also 📣 shoutout to Steve S. for working with me on the idea. Many more of these little wins to come
Zach H.
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And please feel free to share this LinkedIn message with the communities who need this the most!
Max P.
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This looks super cool! So it triggers when someone posts twice in a channel back to back? How does it pick up if someone doesn't respond in a thread if it is just one post?
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Zach H.
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So it triggers when someone posts twice in a channel back to back?
Exactly!
How does it pick up if someone doesn’t respond in a thread if it is just one post?
Let me know if this is not what you’re asking but it resets every 60 seconds so as long as you don’t post sequentially in 60 seconds, it won’t trigger. We find that within 60 seconds a lot of people meant to respond in thread and not as a second post.
Max P.
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Got it! Oh so it will trigger if anyone posts twice in 60 seconds then? So if you post, and i post right after (not in thread) it triggers?
Zach H.
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Yes only if the same person posts in a channel within 60 seconds. So if I post, you post, and then I post (3 messages) and that was all within 60 seconds, then only I will get a message that says thread it 🧵 It’s rudimentary for now but we’ll improve it over time!
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Max P.
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Ah got it. I guess so it only works for the individual posting then? Still a cool v1 of this
Zach H.
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Ya no AI under the hood yet but we do want to do some message recognition in the future. Should still cover 90% of the messages that we all know and love like this:
Hey I need help Help me This is my problem But I’m going to post it all as separate messages Because I don’t know Slack
Max P.
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Agreed! I guess with that it isn't a "thread" as much as it is reminding folks to just get everything out in 1 post instead of multiple. slack ux definitely contributes to this!
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Zach H.
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Yes that too for sure. Making it easy to send a message has its consequences
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Shannon O.
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Yeah ++ to max as well. When I see a thread of unthreads from different parties I curse under my breath very loudly
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Kaela A.
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OH EM GEE
Kaela A.
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THIS IS AMAAAAZZZZZZING
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Kaela A.
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Will I be able to use this???
Max P.
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Not for you Kaela A.
Max P.
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everyone else, yes
Kaela A.
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😠
Kaela A.
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Zach told me you were on vacation…
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Max P.
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starting in a few hours
Max P.
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so you have me until then 🙂
Kaela A.
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Zach H.
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Kaela A. yes you got it! Feel free to flip it on for your most disruptive channels
Kaela A.
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Hi Zach H., where in the TightKnit app do we enable this feature?
Zach H.
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You will see it on Channel and Feeds. Click ‘Engagement Settings’ and you’ll see a modal with this behavior. Here’s a screenshot from my phone but should look similar on desktop
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Kaela A.
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thank you
Jennifer Y.
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Might be a silly question, but can you customize the bot’s name at all? Not taking on a member’s name, but like giving it a name related to the community? I’m sharing back with another community that’s just now testing out Tightknit, and that was a question that came up. And also if the language in the responder might see updates Zach H.
Zach H.
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giving it a name related to the community?
It should already adopt the bot community name! You can find these settings in Community > General for community name and bot image.
And also if the language in the responder might see updates
What updates to the language are you interested in?
Jennifer Y.
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Ah! Ok—now I’ve got it, that probably needs to be set up. The language, not sure yet, but I’ve shared across the video clip, so I’ll share anything specific that comes back. The language you’ve added I thought was just right for RWIT though. We do have more than a few members who are slack newbies. Thank you!
Shannon O.
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What would you say is the expected action on the posters side? To delete and repost in thread?
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Jennifer Y.
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+1 to Shannon! Unless there’s a way to automate the move?