Introduce other shortcut for high value links

[ovv]

In the same spirit at g# I think introducing shortcuts for other links that are widely use could benefit the community.

• https://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-ask
• https://get.slack.help/hc/en-us/articles/202288908-Format-your-messages

[DWSimmons]

Ideas

Thinking a Slack (universal) or Python Slack broad stroke introduction. The slack help center link is informative, but not helpful. The SO link is about how they want SO to behave and Slack is not SO.

Compare, contrast, tips and tricks for signal to noise ratio for google vs SO vs slack vs blogs vs videos

Links are not personable and remembering that human giving or sending a link is the same as sending someone away. Participation without a response in Slack, from my perspective, is much better than sending someone away. How do you split the difference?

Creating a FAQ or other set of resources is codifying things, asserting a static point of view. The community is full of evolving people. How do you provide helpful resources that don't set rules or community in stone.

Shortcuts
/similar "I have a question that's similar to." or "Is what you're asking similar to?" Takes url as an argument. Allows for a common understanding of a conversation without assuming. Slight danger at looking like sending someone away, would need formatting,structure to seek common ground.
Example: I think you're asking about arguments for a method, is this what you mean? /n /similar docs.python.org

/recommend "Here's some common resources for [tag]" takes any number of tags. [tags] referring to anchors in HTML with list of resources.
Example: "I know another computer language, how can I get up to speed on python?" /resource [python-advanced]

/til Request from the community to contribute whatever they seem fitting. Should be open-ended within the rules of the community. Accepts a thread or url or Slack post as argument. By marking a thread (might be a little weird because threads might be perceived as private when in fact they are public), an external blog post, or a Slack post, an individual can contribute to the community in a manner that would allow others to acknowledge or comment on. Should be exportable to github or or other site as it is helpful for the individual as well as the community

/frustrated Returns the above mentioned Ideas section FAQ/How-to on how devs find solutions in different domains.

[ovv]

The main issue with slack slash command is that the response is posted by the bot. So it's quite impersonal and doesn't really favor the start of a conversation.

Otherwise I like a lot your ideas 👍

[mattrasband]

@ovv I think this is solved with some slash commands? If so - we can probably close.

Maybe website v3 contains a FAQ and we can better integrate bot+site+slack