Unmute a channel

Unmute a channel in Slack — with the four heights of help laid out: do it now, make it easier for the next person to accept, work out the right move when you are stuck, and learn the pattern so it stops coming back.

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The four heights

The same task, four distances: today's deadline, the next reviewer, the stuck moment, the pattern.

Execute — do the immediate task

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Unmute #alerts; the incident is over and I need to see normal traffic and any follow-ups. Turn…
Unmute #alerts; the incident is over and I need to see normal traffic and any follow-ups. Turn notifications back on for that channel for my account immediately.

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Before I unmute #alerts, make it clear what I’ll start receiving: show any incidents posted while…
Before I unmute #alerts, make it clear what I’ll start receiving: show any incidents posted while muted, list missed mentions, and warn if there are resolved threads I should archive first so follow-ups don’t clutter my inbox.

Decide — diagnose the stuck moment

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I muted #alerts during the incident and the ops lead says it’s resolved. If I unmute now, will I…

I muted a channel for the incident and now I’m worried I missed follow-ups

I muted #alerts during the incident and the ops lead says it’s resolved. If I unmute now, will I get a digest of the messages I missed and any open follow-ups? If not, what’s the best way to catch up quickly without scrolling through hours of chatter?

Become — change the pattern

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We keep muting channels during incidents and then failing to catch important follow-ups when we…

We toggle mutes and unmutes inconsistently and miss follow-ups

We keep muting channels during incidents and then failing to catch important follow-ups when we unmute. What habit should the oncall rotation adopt so muting is safe and reopening channels doesn’t let action items slip? Recommend a two-step post-incident checklist the oncall can follow.

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