{"id":1433,"date":"2021-01-08T11:06:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T16:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/it-community\/?page_id=1433"},"modified":"2026-06-04T14:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:18:07","slug":"guidelines-for-rutgers-it-slack","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/it-community\/guidelines-for-rutgers-it-slack\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidelines for Rutgers IT Slack"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The following guidelines apply to the use of\u00a0Slack for Rutgers IT<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Joining Slack<\/strong>
\nAny member of Rutgers IT with a NetID, either from the Office of Information Technology or distributed IT, can\u00a0request a Slack account<\/a>\u00a0and use it both to communicate directly with other Slack users in IT or to join channels that provide information about different topics.<\/p>\n

General guidelines for Slack usage<\/strong>
\nSlack is a tool that lets IT employees from various departments and units across the university connect via chat message. There are \u201cchannels\u201d (otherwise known as chatrooms) for information exchange, discussing central services, and casual conversation. If you have a question, ask it on a channel dedicated to the appropriate topic. If you can answer a question in your area of expertise, please do.<\/p>\n

Slack is intended to be an informal way of communicating, so you don\u2019t need to phrase a post the way you\u2019d phrase an email to your boss, but all normal rules about treating your colleagues with respect, courtesy and professionalism do apply.<\/p>\n

Channels and direct messages<\/strong>
\nSlack allows users to communicate in three ways:<\/p>\n