Slack is a chat room application like IRC that many people who gather at frontyard use to discuss what's happening, share links and ideas, and plan activities.
Everyone is welcome to join the Frontyard Slack.
You can join at https://frontyard-slackin.herokuapp.com/.
You are free to create new channels, or mute them, and do whatever you need inline with the frontyard vibe.
If you're unsure how to do anything in Slack, like change your notification settings, please ask for help, or have a look at Slack’s help guides.