Channel update summary

Since this cast yesterday, we've already:
1. Brought older channel casts back to user profiles
2. Added a dedicated channels tab in notifications to everyone
3. Proposed an iteration for how replies work to be more inclusive

Still on our radar:
4. Make it easier for people to request to join a channel, leveraging the growing set of tools built by developers; channel owners can decide how they want to do it
5. Make it easier to invite people to your channel from a reply / DC / profile
6. What to do with abandoned channels

If you like the recent channel changes, reply to this cast. Sharing a reason is particularly helpful.

Still a bunch to improve, but worth surfacing what's working for people.

"The new channels are terrible."

1. The old channels weren't working. So we opted to make a big, breaking change. Inevitably, some people were going to be upset. No risk, no reward.

2. We're actively improving channels. See the summary cast below for what we've already improved and what's on our radar. 

3. Our next big project is onboarding new users directly to a channel so they have a Day 1 channel to cast in and a community of people.

4. If your claim is "no one likes the new channels and they didn't take user feedback into account", see the second cast below for a slice of the network happy with the changes. Again, not claiming perfection, but let's start from a baseline that the changes worked for some users and did not work for others. And we're working to improve them for the people it didn't work for.

6. If you're still frustrated with channels, feel free to reply to this cast with what's not working for you.

"The new channels are terrible."

1. The old channels weren't working. So we opted to make a big, breaking change. Inevitably, some people were going to be upset. No risk, no reward.

2. We're actively improving channels. See the summary cast below for what we've already improved and what's on our radar. 

3. Our next big project is onboarding new users directly to a channel so they have a Day 1 channel to cast in and a community of people.

4. If your claim is "no one likes the new channels and they didn't take user feedback into account", see the second cast below for a slice of the network happy with the changes. Again, not claiming perfection, but let's start from a baseline that the changes worked for some users and did not work for others. And we're working to improve them for the people it didn't work for.

6. If you're still frustrated with channels, feel free to reply to this cast with what's not working for you.

https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0x9825d19e
https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0xcf622e07

personally, i'm happy with the direction that the channels have moved towards.   giving responsibility to the channel team is a great idea and it's only going to get better.
 

people say they like change, but most hate change.
pro tip - you'll go farther if you embrace change instead of resisting it.