Slack Hides Past Direct Messages Making Contact History Hard to Find
Slack removes direct message threads from the sidebar when they fall out of recent use, making it difficult to locate past conversations or remember colleagues' names. Users want a persistent DM history page rather than an auto-pruned list. This navigability gap reduces communication efficiency.
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