[OSGeo-UK] Fwd: Notice of Slack’s new content deletion policy for free workspaces

[Matt Travis]

 I remember this being setup and even then its existence was questionable.
I agree with dumping it.

Matt T

On Sat, 13 Jul 2024 at 10:52, Al Graham via UK <uk at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:

> Personally I would say that it should be deleted, unless anyone has a
> strong desire to keep it. If we didn't know about it I guess it hasn't been
> used much. The only reason to keep it would be if someone was willing to
> put in the effort to grow a community there. I agree with Matt that the
> foss4guk slack can also be deleted.
>
> Al
>
> On Wed, 10 Jul 2024 at 13:13, Antony Scott via UK <uk at lists.osgeo.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> It seems to be operational with an OSGeo:UK account as admin - so we
>> could revive if people wanted to use it, I think people would need to be
>> invited. Free account hides stuff over 90 days old, don't know if there are
>> other restrictions.
>> [image: image.png]
>> Ant
>>
>> On Tue, 9 Jul 2024 at 14:31, OSGeo:UK via UK <uk at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> It seems like we (OSGeo:UK) have a Slack workspace - which is news to me!
>>>
>>> Does anyone have access to it? Is it still in use?
>>> If so, then great, we can add it to the website.
>>> If not, shall we delete it? I don't think there is much point it just
>>> sitting there is nobody uses it.
>>>
>>> Hope all is well.
>>>
>>> Best wishes,
>>> Nick.
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>>> From: Slack <feedback at slack.com>
>>> Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 at 17:41
>>> Subject: Notice of Slack’s new content deletion policy for free
>>> workspaces
>>> To: <osgeouk at gmail.com>
>>>
>>>
>>> Content older than one year will be deleted on free workspaces
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>>> [image: slack logo]
>>> Free workspace content older than one year will be deleted We wanted to
>>> let you know about a change in policy
>>> <https://slack.com/help/articles/29414264463635> for free workspaces.
>>>
>>> *What is changing?*
>>> Workspaces’ data, including files, messages, and other content that is
>>> older than one year will no longer be stored. Free workspaces will continue
>>> to have full access to the past 90 days of message history and file
>>> storage. This change will not impact workspaces on other plans, such as
>>> Slack Pro.
>>>
>>> *When will this take effect?*
>>> This policy will begin taking effect August 26th, 2024. Workspaces will
>>> be notified prior to the policy impacting their workspace.
>>>
>>> *What does this mean for you?*
>>>
>>> Your workspace,* OSGeo:UK *, is on a free Slack plan. This workspace
>>> has content that is older than one year which will be deleted once the
>>> policy takes effect. Moving forward, Slack will not retain messages and
>>> files older than one year for a workspace. This policy will impact your
>>> workspace starting August 26th, 2024.
>>>
>>> To retain access to content older than a year, the workspace needs to be
>>> on a paid Slack plan. These plans can be reviewed on our plan page
>>> <https://slack.com/pricing>. Free teams will continue to retain access
>>> to messages and content sent in the last 90 days.
>>>
>>> If your team chooses to upgrade to a paid plan after the policy goes
>>> into effect, you will not be able to recover any content that has been
>>> deleted under our new policy.
>>>
>>> <https://osgeouk.slack.com/x-t600505742854-7343327735890/signin>
>>> Workspace name: OSGeo:UK
>>> *OSGeo:UK*
>>> Workspace URL: osgeouk.slack.com
>>>
>>> Sign In <https://osgeouk.slack.com/x-t600505742854-7343327735890/signin>
>>>
>>> *Questions?* Review our FAQs
>>> <https://slack.com/help/articles/29414264463635> about this policy
>>> change.
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