eliminate channel names and descriptions
context
- channel names and descriptions are helpful, but they leave potentially compromising metadata in persistent cleartext on both signalboost's servers and the devices of our users
- so: let's eliminate them and instead (1) suggest that subscribers name the channel in their contacts in the welcome messages, (2) suggest that channel admins provide the context provided by the description through template messages that they copy/paste and send out regularly to the channel
- first: let's do some extensive-ish user interviews to gauge the pain that will be caused by this rather draconian UX change!
behavior
GIVEN an admin who has just created a channel
- THEN an admin will receive a welcome message that suggests they (1) store the number as a contact in their phone, (2) create a "description" message that they send out semi-regularly to the channel to orient people
GIVEN a subscriber who has just joined a channel
- THEN the subscriber will receive a welcome message that suggests they store the channel number as a contact in their phone
GIVEN a message is broadcast on a chanel
- THEN there will not be a channel name in the header
GIVEN anyone sends INFO
to a channel
- THEN they will not see either a channel name or description in the response
user-facing communications
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check-in w/ >= 4 users on how they feel about this change -
explanatory note to BOOST IT
before we ship this -
explanation on splash site as to why we do this (?)
Edited by aguestuser