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Guide to Slack
Slack is a fairly user-friendly interface for interpersonal messaging. Here are the guidelines for getting started with Slack.
Step 1
Send me (NoPunIn10Did) a private message, providing an email address that I can send an invitation to.
- It doesn't have to be your primary email address.
- It should be one that you will actually check during the subsequent 24-48 hours.
- Your email address will not be visible to other users.
Step 2
Await an invitation email to our Slack Workspace (https://playdiplomacypbf.slack.com).
Step 3
When you sign in for the first time, pay attention to the naming guidelines (quoted below).
You DO NOT need to supply your real name to this Slack Workspace. Instead, supply the SAME username that you log in with at PlayDiplomacy.
If your Dynasty has picked a name, you should include this too like a surname. For instance, asudevil is a member of the Agaa dynasty, so he would show up as "asudevil Agaa." If you are an Observer, use "Observer" as your surname instead.
If your Dynasty has both a long name (e.g. "Chevalier de Lamarck") and a short name ("Lamarck"), use the short name as the surname displayed ("Shyvve Lamarck"). In your profile, in the "What I do" section, you can input the long name for your dynasty.
Step 4
Send me a message via Slack to confirm that you've gotten everything set up.
Recommended
You can run Slack in your browser, but I recommend installing the Slack apps to your PC and/or smartphone. There are android and iOS apps as well as a standalone Windows app, and you can customize your notification settings for each.
If you already use Slack for work or whatnot, no problem! Slack lets you log into multiple Workspaces at once with different identities and settings for each one.
How You Should Use Slack
- You should use Slack to chat with your fellow Dynasty members.
- You should use Slack to contact and negotiate with your opponents.
- You can set up private channels in Slack for easy group communication (like a Dynasty-specific channel).
- You can contact the GM via Slack to get rules clarifications.
How You May Not Use Slack
- You may not change your displayed username to misrepresent yourself.
- You may not use another Dynasty's name.
- You may not use another user's name.
- You must follow the naming guidelines mentioned in this post.
- If I discover you've done this, I will kick you out of the tournament.
- (The free version of Slack doesn't provide an administrative option that would enable me to prevent this; otherwise I would do so.)
- You may not use Slack to submit orders.
- Use this forum's Private Messaging system instead.
- I may occasionally try to contact you for clarification via Slack, like to get a coastline, but that's about it.
- The free version of Slack doesn't save all messages indefinitely, so I cannot guarantee that your orders will be kept 100% intact.
- Additionally, I need to make sure that the moderators can look up messages sent to me in the event a dispute with the GM must be resolved.
- You may not use Slack for abusive communications.
- Diplomacy negotiations can get pretty tense, and that is to be expected.
- However, it should go without saying that abusing our Slack workspace to harass or bully your fellow players, particularly when discussing topics outside the games currently played.
- You may not use our Slack as your personal soap box.
- Talking politics in the "off-topic" channel is not forbidden, but please try to avoid it.
- Keep in mind: saying something racist (or sexist or whatever) is not the moral equivalent of someone calling you out for your racism/sexism/whatever.
- Authority rests with the GM (me) to judge whether someone has crossed the line.
- Really, just behave yourself. Save your rants for Reddit or Tumblr.