Channels
Conversations on Slack are organized into channels that start with #. The following sections share details about the most common.
Default channels
Everyone automatically is part of the following channels:
| Channel | Description |
|---|---|
| #1stf | Anything fitness-related, including “preblasts” or promotional info for who’s leading each workout the night before. |
| #2ndf | Anything fellowship-related, such as happy hours, spontaneous meetups to watch a game, or recommendations on things to do. |
| #3rdf | Anything faith-related, such as praises, prayers, and other ways we can help each other out. |
| #cot-announcements | Announcements that you would like the pax to hear about in Circle of Trust at the end of each workout. These are usually upcoming events like a race or service project. Only admins can post to this channel. If you have an announcement, let someone on the Leadership team know. |
| #mumblechatter | A catch-all channel for general questions, comments, observations of life, etc. Usually the most active channel on the site. |
Other channels of interest
Channels are often used to share interests or coordinate activities around a certain type of event. As Peak City takes off, we are trying to take a “narrow and deep” approach to encourage activity (vs. a “wide and shallow” large number of channels with fewer participants).
| Channel | Description |
|---|---|
| #buy-sell-trade | Things you’re selling or looking for, or deals that you found that other pax might be interested in, kind of like an F3 Marketplace. |
Channel naming conventions
Don’t see a channel you want? Ask in #mumblechatter to see if others are interested, too. You can even create your own channel, such as for your Shield Lock or a one-time event! Here are some guidelines to help with naming the channel.
- Search for an existing channel that might be similar, and see if it’d make sense to combine channels.
- If applicable to your topic, use prefixes:
#1stf-: For fitness-related topics.#2ndf-: For social, fellowship-related topics.#3rdf-: For service projects, faith-based, and similar topics.
- Use keywords that people are likely to search for. For example,
#business-finance-careercovers a lot of bases.
Paxmate
Paxmate is a tool to help summarize events, including who was there. This information helps us plan events and manage sites. You can also view the data yourself.
For future enhancements to the tool, see the f3_bot issues.
Paxmate User Guide | Paxmate Dashboard
Moderation
As with everything in F3, you are “Freed to Lead,” and can post mostly whatever you like, or even help the Commz team moderate.
A few general guidelines:
- 💪 We love a “hard commit” (
HC) culture! If you plan to show up to a workout or event, throw anHCemoji reaction on that post. - 🙈 Try to keep content more PG-13 than R or NSFW.
- 🔥 If you post about “hot button” topics like politics, please be considerate in your word choices and remember that we include men from all walks of life.
- 🤑 It’s ok to share about your personal business, especially if a Pax asks for recommendations. But please don’t spam the channels constantly.
- 🧹 Occassionally the Commz team or another Pax might suggest that a post would be better in a different channel or rename a channel. This is to help us keep Slack tidy, since things get lost very fast.
- 🚨 Avoid using
@channelor@hereunless you really need everyone to get a notification that very second.
Profiles
Here are some tips for filling out your profile.
- Most people have a silly profile picture related to their nickname, but you are also welcome to use a selfie.
- For your Display Name, use your F3 name. Some people from other regions might also add their region, like Prodigal (F3 La La Land).
- In your title, feel free to add what you do in real life, or in the group, like if you’re a Site Q.
- Make sure to add a phone number to the ICE, or in case of emergency, field. You can also put this in your title if you want to add more details like a contact name. (Note: You can fill out the ICE field on desktop or browser only, unfortunately not on the mobile app yet due to a known Slack limitation.)