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@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ As an open source project, mitmproxy welcomes contributions of all forms.
 
 [![Dev Guide](https://shields.mitmproxy.org/badge/dev_docs-CONTRIBUTING.md-blue)](./CONTRIBUTING.md)
 
-Also, please feel free to join our developer Slack!
+Also, please feel free to join our developer Slack! However, please note that the primary purpose of our Slack is direct communication between maintainers and contributors. If you have questions where the answer might be valuable to others, please use [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy/discussions).
 
 [![Slack Developer Chat](https://shields.mitmproxy.org/badge/slack-mitmproxy-E01563.svg)](http://slack.mitmproxy.org/)