Slack example is from this (random) package: https://github.com/brigadecore/brigade-foundations

Another (random) example: https://github.com/Auto-DL/auto-dl.github.io

No obstacles. I suspect many projects already have prose that talks about channels on Slack for support but perhaps maintainers aren't aware of something that auto-generates a "badge" icon for the link? (I wasn't) One potential downside is if someone isn't already a member of this Slack and clicked on a link to a channel, I don't think that gives them an option to signup so it might seem like a dead end?

I just added Slack badges to my four top OSS projects -- so thank you for the nudge @U3ZG4CAF8!

Ah interesting! Awesome that you directly tried it out 😊 Oh I see, yes, the onboarding experience for people without an account isn’t great. 😞 Maybe there are invite links that redirect to a channel though, I’ll have look. :thinking_face:

Meh, there doesn’t seem to be feature on https://clojurians.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-1sn68vi9d-qdfDzonsBuZpmbchBcfOBQ#/shared-invite/email to redirect to a channel 😞 What I found out though, that this link structure may be better for the badge, because it redirects people to their preferred slack client: https://clojurians.slack.com/app_redirect?channel=community-development (Docs: https://api.slack.com/reference/deep-linking)

Yeah, Slack isn't designed to be "self-service" -- it's intended to be used by companies that explicitly invite (or proactively signup) new members. That redirect link is more readable too... I'll update my projects, next time I'm editing them.