+1 for Jed's suggestion, we can archive the channel once the message is sent.
Don't forget to mention #development-first-pr-support (or the new channel name if we want to consolidate the names) for new contributors in the message. On Thu, Feb 8, 2024 at 8:07 PM Jarek Potiuk <ja...@potiuk.com> wrote: > I see... Hmm.. Fresh start . yeah might be a good idea. > > On Thu, Feb 8, 2024 at 7:59 PM Jed Cunningham <jedcunning...@apache.org> > wrote: > > > That's not what I'm proposing. I should have been more verbose before, > > sorry. Let me rephrase. > > > > Don't rename #development. Leave it where it is, restrict posting to > admins > > only. Create a new, fresh #contributing where everyone is still welcome. > > One of us admins will post in #development with links to > #troubleshooting, > > #random, #contributing, etc. But #development is "dead" at that point for > > everyone, just sticking around for a while so folks have time to > > navigate/join the channels they care about going forward. > > > > Basically, don't just rename #development -> #contributing, and carry 14k > > folks along with us. But leave a map in #development for folks. > > >
