It's important to be able to recognize events that are both important and urgent. Some might be important but not urgent, others urgent but not important while some are neither important nor urgent. However, mentions that are both urgent and important should be handled as top priority. HackerNews is a channel that commonly sees this type of mentions.
These mentions might be intimidating and/or hard to answer by yourself. Please involve several topic experts to respond instead.
When this type of mention comes up during a weekend, please ping more people than you would usually do. It's not considered rude (anyone and everyone can always snooze Slack notifications during weekends), you're just increasing the chance someone sees it in time.
| Mention | Important | Urgent | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17032274 | ✖ | ✖ | The OP mentions GitLab out of context. |
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17101902 | ✖ | ✓ | This required an urgent response because the thread momentum was very perishable. |
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16914775 | ✓ | ✖ | The OP expressed dissapointment with his support experience - This is important to address, but not time sensitive (a one or two hour response time woudln't have any difference in impact compared to a 6h response time). |
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13537052 | ✓ | ✓ | Content is volatile and affects a lot of users and the company image. This needed to be addressed as soon as possible and with care. |
production Slack channelTweets expressing positivity about GitLab.
Sample responses:
Mention ZenDesk macroFor posts about remote jobs and other kind of announcements that aren't strictly related to GitLab -> Use the Mention ZenDesk macro
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Non-English ZenDesk macroWhen responding to community messages, you may face a situation where our documentation doesn't have an official solution. In these circumstances, you can consider replying with a link to an external resource.
Before that, consider documenting the missing piece. It is time-consuming, but it saves time for both you and your colleagues when this comes up again. Respond after updating the documentation. This approach encourages immediate documentation improvements/edits, and it allows avoiding all external resources. If you have any questions about writing the documentation, ask the relevant Technical Writer or Product Manager. When your content is ready, assign it to one of them for review.
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