Good move, Risto. Thanks for your vision! On Thu, Jun 17, 2021, 8:02 PM Risto Kotalampi <ri...@kotalampi.com> wrote:
> > Hi all, > > Hard-Core-DX has been a pioneer in connecting shortwave listeners for > nearly 30 years now. In its core it has been emailing lists and web sites > and some other experiments which have either spun to become popular on > their own (e.g. various ham related spotting sites or Online Log which is > very popular in Finland) or not. Today we wanted to try to branch out into > chat using Slack. > > This is not the only chat there is... IRC, Facebook, Whatsapp etc have > small circles for shortwave listeners but they have all been closed systems > and not enabling an environment that can be used across devices and have > conversations about any topics we choose. In the corporate world Slack has > revolutionized communications amongst colleagues and partners in different > companies. Much of work in U.S.A. small companies happens nowadays in Slack > and not so much in emails. > > *Hard-Core-DX has signed up and created it's very own Slack service*. > > If you want to join the HCDX Slack, please click this link and create your > own HCDX Slack account: > > > https://join.slack.com/t/hard-core-dx/shared_invite/zt-rn83gamf-_UCfo9LYUVmoIBhb0~3cSg > > Some basic rules of the Slack service: > > 1. When you join it, you will see some channels that have been created > already. You can join them or if you can't find the topic you'd like to > chat about, please create your own. > 2. HCDX will not be in the business of moderating what people are > creating or discussing. If you create a channel, you will choose the > policies of the discussion. > 3. This can naturally invite some abuse. We will deal with it with > Slack's policies as time comes. > 4. You are welcome to invite your DX friends to the HCDX Slack and > grow the community. Invite happens from menu in upper left corner and link > "Invite people to Hard-Core-DX" > 5. Let's keep subjects within shortwave radio, broadcast, utility, > pirate DXing & ham radio if possible to keep the service relevant to us > 6. This is an experiment... if it doesn't gain popularity or becomes a > burden, we will shut it down. But for now, if you want to experiment and > see if this is where you want to chat with your DX friends, join the fun. > > More information about Slack: > > https://slack.com/help/articles/115004071768-What-is-Slack- > > https://www.pocket-lint.com/apps/news/150925-what-is-slack-and-how-does-it-work-tips-tricks > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRxQQxiM7AA > > 73! > > -- > Risto Kotalampi, W6RK > Hayward, California, U.S.A. > Email: ri...@kotalampi.com > _______________________________________________ > Swlfest mailing list > Swlfest@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > swlfest-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL > shown above. > > For more information on the Fest, visit: > > http://www.swlfest.com > http://swlfest.blogspot.com >
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