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minus-squarepycorax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·6 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-up10·6 months agoOr link to an official website with the details.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoThat’s what happens in my part of the US as well.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoDo do both. The text of the alert and a link for minor updates that don’t warrant a new alert.
minus-squarekaty ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 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-up2·6 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?
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.
Do do both. The text of the alert and a link for minor updates that don’t warrant a new alert.
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?