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Here’s how to get the most out of your Slack experience so you can get to working on climate! 💚🌿
If you’re brand new to Slack, this getting started article will help!
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Work on Climate (WoCl)’s Slack channels are organized into different classes to help you tell, at a glance, the kind of conversations you can expect there! Each class is associated with a prefix in the channel name.
| Class | Description |
|---|---|
| #topic- | “Topic” channels are just what they sound like - they broadly discuss the topic in the channel name! |
| #role- | “Role” channels are meant for people of a particular role. For example, #role-founders is a place for founders of climate start-ups to convene, discuss, and help one another! |
| #learn- | “Learn” channels are the home base of learning groups. Anyone can start a learning group; just let our Community Programs Manager know so we can help you get up and running! |
| #meet- | “Meet” channels allow members of a specific location to share local events, plan meet-ups, and discuss local news! |
| #geo- | “Geo” channels centralize conversations focusing on climate work in a specific geographic location. These channels are generally broader than the “#meet-” channels, as they are meant for far-reaching discussions! |
| #jobs- | “Jobs” channels share out job alerts from various climate job boards for different sectors as well as offer a chance for users to share job postings from their own organizations. |
Hover over a message to use Slack’s reply feature:
This will send your response in a thread under the original message and notify the message author that you’ve replied to them!
Note: When replying, please do NOT use the “Also send to #channel-name” function.
Use concise and helpful formatting. People are more likely to act on your message if it's concise and well-formatted.
Some channels even have workflows to help you produce a message that help you adhere to these best practices!
Here are some examples of what the WoCl core team might do in response to a post* that is not in line with our Community Guidelines .