Slack: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 23:36, 2024 September 13

Slack is the internal communication tool we use at the fablab. If these instructions tell you to contact someone on Slack, but you don't have access to Slack yet follow the contact info at https://northforge.ca/contact/ .

When you are given access, you will automatically be subscribed to a number of default channels.

for all	Marney Which are the default channels a new member is subscribed to?

You can also browse the list of available channels and subscribe to any that you find interesting or relevant.

Important channels:

125-general for general goings-on (stuck in the back lane? Need someone to let you in? Hosting an event?)
125-broken for letting maintenance and other members know when something is wrong
125-safety - for important safety announcements and discussions
125-training - for requesting Training Sessions and learning about training opportunities
125-makers-requests - messages about maker requests
125-announcements - for important announcements
125-member-intro - so you know who is becoming a new member
125-consumables - to request more NF-supplied materials and supplies when we are close to running out
125-volunteer - about Volunteering at North Forge
125-it-support - about Computers for member use
125-scheduling - to tell others if times change or you can't use a booking you made in Skedda, see Skedda#Changing bookings for more info
makers-market - gets updated when something sells in the Maker's Market
room specific channels:
- design-space
- 125-metalworking
- 125-laser
- 125-cnc_wood
- 125-carpentryroom
- 125-3dprinting

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 ''[[Slack]]'' is the internal communication tool we use at the fablab. If these instructions tell you to contact someone on [[Slack]], but you don't have access to [[Slack]] yet follow the contact info at https://northforge.ca/contact/ .
-When you are given access, you will automatically be subscribed to a number of default channels. I don't know exactly which channels these are. You can also browse the list of available channels and subscribe to any that you find interesting or relevant.
+When you are given access, you will automatically be subscribed to a number of default channels.
+{{Discuss |Marney
+Which are the default channels a new member is subscribed to?
+}}
+You can also browse the list of available channels and subscribe to any that you find interesting or relevant.
 Important channels:
 *125-general for general goings-on (stuck in the back lane? Need someone to let you in? Hosting an event?)
 *125-broken for letting maintenance and other members know when something is wrong
-*125-safety for important safety announcements and discussions
+*125-safety - for important safety announcements and discussions
 *125-training - for requesting [[Training Sessions]] and learning about training opportunities
-*125-makers-requests if you want to hire a maker or take on jobs
+*125-makers-requests - messages about [[maker requests]]
-*125-announcements for important announcements
+*125-announcements - for important announcements
-*125-member-intro so you know who is becoming a new member
+*125-member-intro - so you know who is becoming a new member
-*125-consumables to request more NF-supplied materials and supplies
+*125-consumables - to request more NF-supplied materials and supplies when we are close to running out
 *125-volunteer - about [[Volunteering at North Forge]]
 *125-it-support - about [[Computers for member use]]
+*125-scheduling - to tell others if times change or you can't use a booking you made in [[Skedda]], see [[Skedda#Changing bookings]] for more info
+* makers-market - gets updated when something sells in the [[Maker's Market]]
+* room specific channels:
+** design-space
+** 125-metalworking
+** 125-laser
+** 125-cnc_wood
+** 125-carpentryroom
+** 125-3dprinting
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