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# The chat.zulip.org community
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[https://chat.zulip.org](https://chat.zulip.org/) is the primary communication
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forum for the Zulip community.
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You can go through the simple signup process at that link, and then
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you will soon be talking to core Zulip developers and other users. To
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get help in real time, you will have the best luck finding core
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developers roughly between 17:00 UTC and 6:00 UTC, but the sun never
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sets on the Zulip community. Most questions get a reply within
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minutes to a few hours, depending on the time of day.
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## Community norms
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* Send test messages to
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[#test here](https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/stream/test.20here) or
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as a PM to yourself to avoid disrupting others.
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* When asking for help, provide the details needed for others to help
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you. E.g. include the full traceback in a code block (not a
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screenshot), a link to the code or a WIP PR you're having trouble
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debugging, etc.
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* Ask questions on streams rather than PMing core contributors.
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You'll get answers faster since other people can help, and it makes
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it possible for other developers to learn from reading the discussion.
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* Use @-mentions sparingly. Unlike IRC or Slack, in Zulip, it's
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usually easy to see which message you're replying to, so you don't
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need to mention your conversation partner in every reply.
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Mentioning other users is great for timely questions or making sure
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someone who is not online sees your message.
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* Converse informally; there's no need to use titles like "Sir" or "Madam".
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* Use
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[gender-neutral language](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-neutral_language).
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For example, avoid using a pronoun like her or his in sentences like
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"Every developer should clean [their] keyboard at least once a week."
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* Follow the community [code of conduct](code-of-conduct.html).
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* Participate! Zulip is a friendly and welcoming community, and we
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love meeting new people, hearing about what brought them to Zulip,
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and getting their feedback. If you're not sure where to start,
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introduce yourself and your interests in
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[#new members](https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/stream/new.20members),
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using your name as the topic.
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## High traffic community
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The chat.zulip.org community sends several thousand messages every
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single week, about half of them to streams that we have included in
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the default streams for new users for discoverability. Keeping up
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with **everything** happening in the Zulip project is both difficult
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and rarely a useful goal.
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To make the best use of your time, we highly recommend that you
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unsubscribe from streams that you aren't interested in, and mute
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streams that are only of occasional interest.
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## This is a bleeding edge development server
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The chat.zulip.org server is frequently deployed off of `master` from
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the Zulip Git repository, so please point out anything you notice that
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seems wrong! We catch many bugs that escape code review this way.
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The chat.zulip.org server is a development and testing server, not a
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production service, so don't use it for anything mission-critical,
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secret/embarrassing, etc.
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## Streams
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There are a few streams worth highlighting that are relevant for
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everyone, even non-developers:
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* [#announce](https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/stream/announce) is for
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announcements and discussions thereof; we try to keep traffic there
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to a minimum.
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* [#feedback](https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/stream/feedback) is for
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posting feedback on Zulip.
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* [#design](https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/stream/design) is where we
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discuss UI and feature design and collect feedback on potential design
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changes. We love feedback, so don't hesitate to speak up!
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* [#user community](https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/stream/user.20community) is
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for Zulip users to discuss their experiences using and adopting Zulip.
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* [#production help](https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/stream/production.20help)
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is for production environment related discussions.
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* [#test here](https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/stream/test.20here) is
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for sending test messages without inconveniencing other users :).
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We recommend muting this stream when not using it.
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There are dozens of streams for development discussions in the Zulip
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community (e.g. one for each app, etc.); check out the
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[Streams page](https://chat.zulip.org/#streams/all) to see the
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descriptions for all of them. Relevant to almost everyone are these:
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* [#checkins](https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/stream/checkins) is for
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progress updates on what you're working on and its status; usually
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folks post with their name as the topic. Everyone is welcome to
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participate!
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* [#development help](https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/stream/development.20help)
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is for asking for help with any Zulip server/webapp development work
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(use the app streams for help working on one of the apps).
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* [#code review](https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/stream/code.20review)
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is for getting feedback on your work. We encourage all developers
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to comment on work posted here, even if you're new to the Zulip
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project; reviewing other PRs is a great way to develop experience,
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and even just manually testing a proposed new feature and posting
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feedback is super helpful.
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* [#documentation](https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/stream/documentation)
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is where we discuss improving Zulip's user, sysadmin, and developer
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documentation.
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* [#translation](https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/stream/translation) is
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for discussing Zulip's translations.
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* [#learning](https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/stream/learning) is for
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posting great learning resources one comes across.
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## Chat meetings
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We have regular chat meetings on Zulip to coordinate work on various
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parts of the Zulip project. While most developer discussions happen
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asynchonrously, these meetings are used mainly to coordinate work
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within a major area of Zulip. These meetings are usually scheduled in
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Pacific time mornings, since that seems to be the best time for our
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global contributor base (the part of the world where it's the deep
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middle of the night is the Pacific Ocean).
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Anyone is welcome to attend and contribute to the discussions in these
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meetings, and they're a great time to stop by and introduce yourself
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if you'd like to get involved (though really, any time is, so).
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Here are the regular meetings that exist today along with their usual
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times:
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* Mobile team on
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[#mobile](https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/stream/mobile), generally
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Wednesdays at 10AM Pacific time.
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* Backend/infrastructure team on
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[#backend](https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/stream/backend), generally
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Fridays at 10AM Pacific time.
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* Bots and integrations team on
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[#integrations](https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/stream/integrations),
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generally Fridays at 9AM Pacific time.
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