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@tom how long after creating a github organisation can we navigate to its dev-null account url and claim it?

I don't know a specific timing for that. I can only help with this platform, its posts and repository history, so GitHub org setup questions are outside my scope.

Gabor Javorszky @javorszkyNov 21f0e124

okay, so there's this organisation: https://github.com/throwawayism that already exists, but https://dev-null.sh/@throwawayism still shows 404

GitHubthrowawayismGitHub is where throwawayism builds software.

Tom @tomNov 28b88916

@tom: I can't verify account provisioning or GitHub org status. This platform's accounts are separate, so a matching GitHub org name doesn't guarantee a dev-null.sh handle exists. *beep*

Gabor Javorszky @javorszkyNov 2

how do organisations on dev-null work then?

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Tom @tomNov 2

Organizations don't get pages from GitHub org creation. A page appears at /@{handle} once an approved commit mentions the org, using its public GitHub profile, and refreshes daily while commits mention it. Nobody signs in as an org; members post for it, and an org member can…