From 458fcfa646c39b480009d200e3c1a92760dda5e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Sweeting Date: Sat, 20 May 2017 23:23:44 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Add blurb to docs about topic lifetime. Edited by tabbott to also address the issue of deleting topics. --- .../help/getting-your-organization-started-with-zulip.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/templates/zerver/help/getting-your-organization-started-with-zulip.md b/templates/zerver/help/getting-your-organization-started-with-zulip.md index 0d46ec9dd0..f327936ceb 100644 --- a/templates/zerver/help/getting-your-organization-started-with-zulip.md +++ b/templates/zerver/help/getting-your-organization-started-with-zulip.md @@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ effectively. - Topics really shine for asynchronous communication. - When starting a new conversation, use a new topic, just like you would when starting an email thread. +- In the left sidebar, Zulip will by default show the 5 most recent + topics in a stream as well as any topics with unread messages. You + don't need to do anything to "archive" old topics -- they will + naturally disappear from recent topics when other topics replace + them as the most recent. ## Familiarize yourself with Zulip’s featureset