What is Slack?
Slack is basically a messaging app for teams, designed for workplaces, and can be used across multiple devices and platforms. It is equipped with robust features that allow you to not only chat one-on-one with other contributors but also in groups.
On Slack you can also have direct contact with the Musixmatch Team.
How does it work?
Firstly, when you become a Lyrics Curator you'll receive an invitation to join our team on Slack.
💌 Check your personal inbox, accept the invitation via the email received, enter a username and password, and you're good to go!
Settings
Click on your username or the drop-down arrow next to the Slack team name to access the settings menu. From here you can adjust your preferences (themes for a sidebar, messages, emoji style, and more), view your profile and account, access the Help/Feedback page, get Slack apps (more on that later), and set yourself to 'away'.
Notifications
Click the bell symbol at the top-right of the sidebar to adjust your notification preferences. You can snooze them, set up a Do Not Disturb schedule, and more. When you sign in to Slack for the first time, almost every type of notification will be enabled. There are, however, a number of different ways to manage them. Each channel even has individual notification preferences, for instance. To get to those settings, open the channel you want to adjust, click the name of it at the top of the screen, and select Channel notification preferences.
Channels
Underneath the name of your Slack Team and your own username, you’ll see a section called Channels in the sidebar. Channels are chat rooms (public or private). If a channel is public, everyone in your team can join, but if it is private, only select people will be able to. Finally, if you click the Channels section name you’ll see a new window that lets you browse and sort all channels.
Among the most important channels are:
#announcements: Company-wide announcements and work-based matters
#introduce-yourself: a space for new Curators to introduce themselves
#tech-support: For when a Curator wants to report a bug or content issue
If you're already a part of the workspace, check out these awesome Avatars, which you can use for your profile picture there. There are also Curator and Specialist exclusive Avatars available directly in the workspace. 🎨
What if I want to leave the Slack Workspace?
We'll for sure be sorry to see you go but will be happy to support you and take the necessary steps to remove your account from the workspace. This will, however, have to mean a simultaneous removal of your Curator Status, as presence in the dedicated Slack workspace is currently a prerequisite of it. If you wish to leave the Slack workspace and relinquish your Curator Status, you'll just have to reach out to a Community Moderator via DM.
If you have further questions or doubts, be sure to check out this page for more answers! It's a guide created by the community for the community, and features some of the most important information to get you started on Slack. 👣