Hinting tips for off-topic messages
Recent examples of responses to excesses:
- https://gitter.im/gitterHQ/gitter?at=584f05f49ce5147013cd73f1
- https://gitter.im/gitterHQ/gitter?at=58502642db9cafe91838de53
- https://gitter.im/gitterHQ/gitter?at=58502cbbf666c5a1380a342f
- https://gitter.im/gitterHQ/gitter?at=5850de21db9cafe91838f7b5
- https://gitter.im/gitterHQ/gitter?at=585115df96a565f844054771
- https://gitter.im/gitterHQ/gitter?at=58551b5ae7bdfe4e2965e6ce
Enhancement request
An option for room administrators or moderators to enable hinting, e.g to appear after the first few characters of a chat message are typed (not yet posted):
Please be reminded that this room is for …
The hint should be unmistakable and easily dismissable – maybe appearing directly above the chat field, with a (X) close box not too far from the cursor – but not intrusive.
The text of the hint should contrast well with its background.
The background colour of the hint might match or complement the colour of the header of the room. However, re: (for example) https://gitter.im/gitterHQ/gitter?at=5851176396a565f8440547af I would resist a white hint on a blazing purple background :-)
Comparison
Some readers may be familiar with the hinting that sometimes appears whilst drafting posts in Discourse. In that context, I think that the hinting is very effective; remarkable but not intrusive.