InfluxDB has seen a significant increase in community pull requests following a recent blog post on contributing to InfluxDB, prompting the creation of an active Slack channel for community support. The Gopher Slack community is vibrant and ideal for developers who want to learn Go as well as contribute to projects like InfluxDB. To join the #influxdb channel, users can request a free invite by filling out a form, which will be followed by an email with an invitation link to complete registration.