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# Discord closing during weekend

From the early start of our discord (from it's second week), we decided to go with this set-up: **we will close the discord chat every Saturday at 11AM - and open it again on Sunday at 5PM (UTC).**&#x20;

**Why?** \
We know that discord is an important part of building a project & community. Tho, we also believe in balance (or at least in giving balance a chance) and we know that all of us is probably spending too much time in front of screens. Further, we know that it can become quite overwhelming to follow everything that's happening in space and keep track of every project out there. **With this step,** we want to give people a chance to take a step back and think if they maybe want to spend their weekends a bit differently than in discord chats, while also assuring them that at least from our project - they will not miss a thing. With all that, it is not our goal to reduce the importance of discord and building community, but just try to give a bit more light on quality over quantity.&#x20;
