Card Chat or Channel: Where Should the Discussion Go?

Deciding between card chat or channel determines whether context survives. A discussion about one record belongs to that record; a discussion about the process belongs to a channel.

Why it matters later

The difference only becomes obvious when someone new inherits the work.

Decisions about a specific case lost in a general channel
Context requiring someone to remember which thread it was in
New owners unable to reconstruct why something was decided
Discussions disappearing entirely when they happened in personal messages

Where each belongs

Discussion	Where
About one record	The record's own chat
About the process	A channel for that process
With a customer	The conversation record, via WhatsApp or email
Needing one person	A mention, which also emails them

How to apply it in Jestor

Use each record's own chat in Jestor for anything specific to that case.
Create channels for process-level discussion, alongside email and WhatsApp in the same area.
Mention someone when you need their attention; mentions also send an email.
Mark conversations as read to keep the unread list meaningful.
Keep customer conversations on the record so they survive a change of owner.

Why choose Jestor for contextual communication?

Jestor places internal channels, email, and WhatsApp in one chat area, so choosing the right place is a decision about context rather than about which application to open.

Because record chat travels with the record, a project archived a year ago still contains the discussion that produced its decisions.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where should case-specific discussion go?

The record's own chat. See jestor.com.

Do mentions send an email?

Yes, immediately.

Are internal and external chats separate?

They sit in the same area, filtered by type.

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