# Announcing the #rust-docs channel

**URL:** <https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/announcing-the-rust-docs-channel/2733>\
**Category:** announcements\
**Created:** [October 6, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/announcing-the-rust-docs-channel/2733 "2015-10-06T18:08:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![steveklabnik](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/internals.rust-lang.org/steveklabnik/32/4524_2.png) [@steveklabnik](https://internals.rust-lang.org/u/steveklabnik)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/announcing-the-rust-docs-channel/2733/1 "2015-10-06T18:08:10Z")

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Just wanted to let you all know that I’ve made a `#rust-docs` channel on Mozilla’s IRC. Some people have asked about it before, and I haven’t because I was unsure of demand. I figure the cost of me idling by myself in a channel isn’t much, so if you want to discuss docs, both for your own libraries, as well as the compiler, come join me!

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**Author:** ![skade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/internals.rust-lang.org/skade/32/3333_2.png) [@skade](https://internals.rust-lang.org/u/skade)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/announcing-the-rust-docs-channel/2733/2 "2015-10-06T18:16:05Z")

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> [@steveklabnik](#):
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> I figure the cost of me idling by myself in a channel isn't much

I'd like to hear your opinions on the C10K-problem (C being IRC- **C** hannel obviously).

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**Author:** ![steveklabnik](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/internals.rust-lang.org/steveklabnik/32/4524_2.png) [@steveklabnik](https://internals.rust-lang.org/u/steveklabnik)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 6:17pm UTC](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/announcing-the-rust-docs-channel/2733/3 "2015-10-06T18:17:48Z")

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> [@skade](#):
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> I'd like to hear your opinions on the C10K-problem (C being IRC-Channel obviously).

Yup, that's why I was hesitant to create it for a while. But with:

1. The push to try to get better community docs
2. Hopefully someday we'll have a docs team, and not just me

Docs seem important enough to have a channel. If it's not useful, well, it'll just die off. Darwin!

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**Author:** ![Gankra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/internals.rust-lang.org/gankra/32/6002_2.png) [@Gankra](https://internals.rust-lang.org/u/Gankra)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 9:00pm UTC](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/announcing-the-rust-docs-channel/2733/4 "2015-10-06T21:00:14Z")

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> [@steveklabnik](#):
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> Hopefully someday we'll have a docs team, and not just me

rude 😿

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**Author:** ![steveklabnik](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/internals.rust-lang.org/steveklabnik/32/4524_2.png) [@steveklabnik](https://internals.rust-lang.org/u/steveklabnik)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 9:12pm UTC](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/announcing-the-rust-docs-channel/2733/5 "2015-10-06T21:12:06Z")

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I mean people whose primary focus is documentation. Many people have written great docs, and I appreciate them for sure.

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**Author:** ![GuillaumeGomez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/internals.rust-lang.org/guillaumegomez/32/2510_2.png) [@GuillaumeGomez](https://internals.rust-lang.org/u/GuillaumeGomez)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 12:31pm UTC](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/announcing-the-rust-docs-channel/2733/6 "2015-10-07T12:31:05Z")

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Wait and see! Nice initiative.

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**Author:** ![steveklabnik](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/internals.rust-lang.org/steveklabnik/32/4524_2.png) [@steveklabnik](https://internals.rust-lang.org/u/steveklabnik)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2019, 8:25am UTC](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/announcing-the-rust-docs-channel/2733/7 "2019-03-25T08:25:16Z")

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