Notion Notifications, Inline Discussions, and Version History Need Improvement
Notion users experience unpredictable behavior with notifications, inline discussions, and automations like recurring page creation. Version history lacks the ability to name or annotate saved versions, reducing its usefulness for collaborative editing. These gaps create friction for teams using Notion as their primary knowledge management tool.
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