

This feature is particularly beneficial for replying to earlier messages in channels. Slack also compiles all threads into a handy “All Threads” view that lights up whenever someone responds to any of your threads.

Replies are only one message deep (they cannot go further), and show up on the right-hand pane, which is otherwise used for giving info on the thread as a whole. Slack threads allow users to essentially convert any message into a thread, and then add replies to that thread. Would threads make it easier or more confusing to organize conversation in a freewheeling channel with hundreds of users? I was particularly keen to try it out since I recently launched a Slack community for the /Filmcast podcast. I’m a Slack junkie, so I was excited when they recently announced they’d finally be rolling out a Threads feature.
