# 📣 Introducing default chat channels (automatically add users)

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-default-chat-channels-automatically-add-users/233141>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Tags:** chat, new-feature\
**Created:** [July 18, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-default-chat-channels-automatically-add-users/233141 "2022-07-18T20:57:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![mcwumbly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mcwumbly/32/103861_2.png) [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 2:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-default-chat-channels-automatically-add-users/233141/38 "2023-02-03T02:38:55Z")

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OK, here’s what I’m seeing for a user “Bob” who only has “See” access to the category for the channel:

1. I do see Bob in the members list (unexpected)
2. Bob does not see the channel in the sidebar initially (ok)
3. Bob does not see the channel in `/chat/channels/browse` (ok)
4. Bob _does_ see the channel if he visits `/chat/c/${channelname}/${id}` (unexpected)
5. Bob _does_ see notifications when someone mentions him in the channel (unexpected)
6. Bob _does_ see the channel in his sidebar once he gets a mention or posts in the channel after visitng it directly (unexpected)

Will add this to our list to fix up.

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