Slack – Remove member from #general channel on Slack

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I tried but there seems to be no way I can remove a member from general channel on Slack, nor can the member himself quit. Any way around there? It's okay if I can delete the channel altogether.

Best Answer

The #general channel is kind of special in Slack. While you don't have full control over this channel, there are a few things you can do if you don't want to use it the way its intended by Slack:

  • Rename it to something less important (and then name another channel general)
  • Restrict post permissions (e.g. by restricting to owners only)

That way you can ignore it and use other channels as your #general channel instead.

I would not delete it (and frankly not sure if you even can), because some Slack apps might rely on its existence.