One of the most important parts of setting up your Discord server is determining “the law of the land.” In other words, by what rules do you want your server members to abide? Some of these rules should be based on Discord’s community guidelines and terms of service, while others are more related to general internet etiquette or even your server’s specific needs. Once you determine the general principles under which your server will operate, you will need to determine how much detail you want to provide in your rules and how to enforce them.
To summarize, the guidelines govern user behavior on Discord and outline what is and isn’t acceptable in all communities. While many of these things are common sense, they should still be incorporated into your rules so that there is a clear expectation set among members as to how they should behave. Some key prohibited behaviors include:
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ÞÑÂòõý тþòð, ðúþ ÑÂø ýÑÂúþù þт щðÑÂтûøòцøтõ, úþøтþ üþôõрøрðт ÿðртýьþрÑÂúø øûø ÿрþòõрõý ÑÂърòър (øûø ÑÂõ ýðôÑÂòðш ýÑÂúþù ôõý ÑÂърòърът тø ôð õ ÿðртýьþрÑÂúø/ÿþтòърôõý), щõ Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð ò÷õüõш ÿрõôòøô ôþÿъûýøтõûýøтõ þóрðýøчõýøÑÂ, ýðûþöõýø ýð тõ÷ø ÑÂърòърø ø þÿøÑÂðýø ò úþôõúÑÂð ÷ð ÿþòõôõýøõ ÷ð ÿðртýьþрÑÂтòþ Ñ Discord.
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While Discord’s guidelines and terms of use cover more extreme cases of bad behavior, there is still plenty of other behavior that you may want to consider regulating on your server. Your server rules play an important part, not just in determining how your mod team will react to users, but also how your users will interact with each other, and ultimately your server culture. Therefore, your rules should strive to create a fun and welcoming environment for people of all races, genders, and sexualities while balancing community needs with the need for order. In additions to the rules and guidelines set forth by Discord, you may want to consider prohibiting the following behaviors:
ßрõüõрõýøÑÂÑ‚ рð÷óþòþр ÷ð ÿрøчøýøтõ ÷ð ÿрõôуÿрõöôõýøõтþ Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð ÑÂõ ýðÑÂърчðòð, ÷ð ôð ÑÂõ þñрð÷þòð úðúтþ ÿþтрõñøтõÃȄÂÑ‚, тðúð ø þÑÂтðýðûøтõ хþрð, ýþ ò ýÑÂúðúъò üþüõýт üþöõ ôð ÑÂõ ýðûþöø ôð ÿрõúрðтøш рð÷óþòþрð øûø ôð ÿрõüøýõш ýð Ãâ€Ã¡.
Your server will also have needs of its own not covered in the previous two sections, and that’s ok! It is perfectly normal to set up channel-specific rules or to even override certain server rules in certain channels. Some examples include:
You will need to carefully consider your server’s specific needs when coming up with channel rules or other server-wide rules.
Establishing your rules is all well and good, but ultimately a moot point if you don’t enforce them. Moderators should carefully consider how they want to enforce their server rules. Some possible systems include:
If a user thinks their warning is unfair, they may lash out in chat or in the feedback channels of the server. It is important to have a way users can easily discuss their warning with the server moderators. You can visit a more in-depth explanation on appeals here.
áûõô úðтþ ýðучø ÷ð ÑÂъ÷ôðòðýõтþ ýð ÑÂþñÑÂтòõýø ÿрðòøûð ø рð÷òøòðýõтþ ýð ÑÂøÑÂтõüð ÷ð ýðúð÷òðýõ, òõчõ Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð рð÷ÿþûðóðш Ѡýðñþр þт ÿрðòøûð, úþøтþ òúûючòðт тðúøòð, úþøтþ ÑÂð òðöýø ýðòÑÂÑÂúъôõ ò Discord, тðúøòð, úþøтþ ÿрðòÑÂÑ‚ ÑÂърòърð тø ÿþ-óþÑÂтþÿрøõüýþ üÑÂÑÂтþ, ø тðúøòð, úþøтþ ÑÂð ÑÂÿõцøфøчýø ÷ð тòþøтõ ýуöôø ø ÿþüðóðт òÑÂøчúþ ôð òърòø óûðôúþ. ÃÂúþ ÿрøûðóðш тõ÷ø ÿрðòøûð ÑÂÑÂýþ ø ÿþÑÂûõôþòðтõûýþ, ÑÂÑŠÑ ÑÂøÑÂтõüð ÷ð þтчõтýþÑÂÑ‚ ø ÿрþ÷рðчõý ÿрþцõѠ÷ð þñöðûòðýõ, тþòð щõ тø ÿþüþóýõ ôð ø÷óрðôøш ÑÂърòър, Ѡúþùтþ ôð ÑÂõ óþрôõõш!
Õôøý þт ýðù-труôýøтõ ðÑÂÿõúтø ôð ÑÂø üþôõрðтþр ýð Discord ÑÂърòър üþöõ ôð ñъôõ ýðüøрðýõтþ ýð ýþòø хþрð, úþøтþ ôð тø ÿþüþóýðт ôð üþôõрøрðш þñщýþÑÂттð ÑÂø. âрÑÂñòð ôð ýðüõрøш хþрð, úþøтþ ÑÂø ÿþôхþöôðт ÿþ хðрðúтõр, ýðчøý ýð üøÑÂûõýõ, ÷ýðýøÑÂ, ôþÑÂтъÿýþÑÂÑ‚ ø ýðù-òðöýþтþ – ôþòõрøõ. Òъÿрõúø чõ óþÃȄÂüð чðÑÂÑ‚ þт тþòð ÑÂõ рð÷ûøчðòð üõöôу ÑÂърòърøтõ ø õúøÿøтõ, ýðôÑÂòðü ÑÂõ ôð ÿþúрøѠýðù-òðöýøтõ ðÑÂÿõúтø, úðúтþ ø ôð òø ôðü ÿрõôÑÂтðòð úðúòø ÑÂð чõÑÂтþ ÑÂрõщðýøтõ òъÿрþÑÂø ø ÷ð úðúòþ ôð òýøüðòðтõ.
ßърòþтþ ýõщþ, úþõтþ Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð ÿþÿøтðш ÑÂõñõ ÑÂø øûø üþôõрðтþрÑÂúøѠÑÂø õúøÿ, ÿрõôø ôð òúûючøш ôруó чûõý ò õúøÿð, õ ôðûø ýðøÑÂтøýð øüðш ýуöôð þт ôþÿъûýøтõûýð ÿþüþщ. ÃÂðÿрøüõр ÑÂърòър, úþùтþ ÿрõôþÑÂтðòѠтõхýøчõÑÂúð ÿþôôръöúð øûø ÿþôÿþüðóð чûõýþòõтõ ÿþ ÿþ-ûøчõý ýðчøý, üþöõ ôð ø÷øÑÂúòð ÿþòõчõ üþôõрðтþрø þт ÑÂърòър ýð þñщýþÑÂÑ‚ ÷ð üþñøûýð øóрð ôþрø ðúþ ñрþÑÂÑ‚ ýð чûõýþòõтõ õ õôøý ø ÑÂъщ. Ãâ€Ã¾Ã¿ÑŠÃ»Ã½Ã¸Ñ‚õûõý ø òðöõý фðúтþр, úþùтþ Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð øüðш ÿрõôòøô, õ ñърýðутът ÿрø üþôõрðтþрøтõ.
Òъ÷ûðóðýõтþ ýð тòърôõ üýþóþ þтóþòþрýþÑÂтø ýð тòърôõ üðûúþ üþôõрðтþрø üþöõ ñър÷þ ôð ýðúðрð чûõýþòõтõ ýð õúøÿð ôð ÷ðóуñÑÂÑ‚ øýтõрõѠø ôð ÑÂõ ÿþчуòÑÂтòðт тðúð, ÑÂÑÂúðш ýÑÂüðт ôþÑÂтðтъчýþ òрõüõ ôð ÑÂõ ðýóðöøрðт Ѡüþôõрøрðýõтþ. Ã’ ýÑÂúþø ÑÂûучðø òÑÂъщýþÑÂÑ‚ üþöõ ôð õ ÿþûõ÷ýþ ôð øüðш üþôõрðтþрø ò ø÷ûøшъú, ð ýõ ò ýõôþÑÂтøó, ýþ õ òðöýþ ôð ÷ðÿþüýøш, чõ ýÑÂüð øôõðûõý ñрþù üþôõрðтþрø.
The most important thing to keep in mind when recruiting moderators is the purpose moderators have in your server and the extent to which those duties are (or aren’t) currently being fulfilled. For instance:
Ãœþöõ ÑÂъщþ тðúð ôð øüðш ÑÂÿõцøфøчýø ÷ðôъûöõýøÑÂ, úþøтþ ø÷øÑÂúòðт þт üþôõрðтþрøтõ тø ôõùÑÂтòøѠþтòъô þñøчðùýþтþ üþôõрøрðýõ ýð ÑÂърòър. ÃÂõ ÷ðñрðòÑÂù ôð ðýðûø÷øрðш ø Ñ‚ÑÂÑ… ø ôð þÿрõôõûøш ôðûø øüð ýÑÂúðúòþ рð÷üøýðòðýõ üõöôу тþòð, úþõтþ üþôõрðтþрÑÂúøÑÂÑ‚ õúøÿ Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð ýðÿрðòø ÿþ ÿрøýцøÿ, ø тþòð, úþõтþ õ ò ÑÂÑŠÑÂтþÑÂýøõ ôð ýðÿрðòø ò чðÑÂтýþÑÂÑ‚ ÷ð üþüõýтð.
ÃÂðÿрøüõр – òъ÷üþöýþ õ üþôõрðтþрøтõ тø üþöõ ôð ø÷òършòðт рðñþтð ø úðтþ тõхýøчõÑÂúð ÿþôôръöúð, øûø ôð рðñþтÑÂÑ‚ ø ÿþ ôруóø ÑÂðùтþòõ. ÃÂúþ øüðш ýуöôð þт хþрð ÷ð úþýúрõтýð ÷ðôðчð, üþöõ ôð õ ôþñрð øôõѠôð ÑÂъ÷ôðôõш þтôõûýð рþûѠ÷ð тõ÷ø хþрð.
ÃÂúþ рõшøш, чõ Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð ø÷ñõрõш ýþòø üþôõрðтþрø, òðöýð чðÑÂÑ‚ þт ýðñøрðýõтþ õ ôð øüðш ôþñрõ ôõфøýøрðýð ÿрþцõôурð ÿþ ÿþôñþр. Õтþ ýÑÂúþûúþ ýõщð, úþøтþ Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð øüðш ÿрõôòøô, úþóðтþ уÑÂтðýþòÑÂòðш тð÷ø ÿрþцõôурð:
Selection is a highly subjective topic; some servers accept new members via a vote, some have rules where the decision has to be unanimous, and others are more open. In all cases, it’s important to consider that the person is someone you and your team would be comfortable working with.
There are 3 main ways a candidate might be brought to the mod team for acceptance that can be mixed and matched, but it’s usually recommended to only have 1 official method:
An important consideration when selecting moderators is determining if the candidate is able to do their job effectively. A lot of server owners pick their own friends to mod their servers, which might result in personality clashes, unproductive discussions about rules, or inactive mods that can’t meaningfully contribute to discussions.
A good question to ask yourself is: “Do I trust this person?” For example, you might not want to suggest anyone that has not been actively helping for at least a year. During that year you can come to know the person, and it can help you determine if they are more interested in the good of the community as a whole and not just a role. You are looking for experience and willingness to improve the community.
External research can also be beneficial, such as a quick Google search that could show other communities this person might be involved with or asking for their experience on the application form. If you find them in moderation roles in other communities, perhaps it may be worth speaking to the leadership of other communities the user is involved in to get their opinion on that potential moderator’s work ethic and general attitude.
Ascertaining someone’s motive for becoming a moderator is another thing to consider. Think about why they want to be involved in your community in this way, what is motivating them. Some points to think about include:
Øüðù ÿрõôòøô, чõ ðúþ ÿøтðш ÿþтрõñøтõûѠ÷ð ýõóþòøтõ üþтøòø ôøрõúтýþ øûø ôðôõш ýÑÂúðúòø ýðüõцø ÷ð ÿþтõýцøðûýø ÿрþüþцøø, тþòð üþöõ ôð ÿрþüõýø ÿþòõôõýøõтþ üу. ÒüõÑÂтþ тþòð ÑÂõ ÑÂÑŠÑÂрõôþтþчø òърху Ñ‚ÑŠÑ€ÑÂõýõтþ ýð ÿрø÷ýðцø ÷ð тþòð úðú ÿþтрõñøтõÃȄÂÑ‚ ò÷ðøüþôõùÑÂтòð ѠþÑÂтðýðûðтð чðÑÂÑ‚ þт þñщýþÑÂттð, ÷ð ôð þÿрõôõûøш üþтøòðцøÑÂтð üу ÷ð úðýôøôðтÑÂтòðýõ.
ßрõôòøô óþрýþтþ, õтþ ýÑÂúþø ýõщð, úþøтþ ôð øüðш ÿрõôòøô, úþóðтþ ÿþôñøрðш ÿþтõýцøðûýø üþôõрðтþрø. ßþôñøрðýõтþ ýð ÿþтрõñøтõûø ÿþ тþ÷ø ýðчøý üþöõ ôð õ ÿþôхþôÑÂщþ ÷ð ÿþ-óþûõüø þñщýþÑÂтø, ýþ ÷ð ÿþ-üðûúø ÑÂърòърø тþòð ýõ õ тþûúþòð ÿрøûþöøüþ. áтруòð ÑÂø ôð ÑÂõ þтñõûõöø, чõ тþòð õ ÑÂðüþ ÿрøüõр ø чõ ÿрþцõÑÂÑŠÑ‚ ÿþ ÿþôñþр õ рð÷ûøчõý ÑÂÿþрõô óþûõüøýðтð ø ÿþтрõñýþÑÂтøтõ ýð ÑÂърòърð, ýþ ýõ÷ðòøÑÂøüþ þт óþûõüøýðтð, úðýôøôðтøтõ Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð ÿþúðöðт þтôðôõýþÑÂÑ‚ ø ôъûóþтрðõý øýтõрõÑÂ, úðúтþ ø öõûðýøõ ôð ÿþüðóðт ýð þñщýþÑÂттð.
After you’ve made your selections and you (and your mod team!) are comfortable with having them join the team, it’s time to consider how to onboard them.
Õôýþ þт ýðù-òðöýøтõ ýõщð ÿрø ÿрøòûøчðýõтþ ýð ýþòø хþрð õ ÿрþцõôурðтð ÿþ ÿрøÑÂъõôøýÑÂòðýõ. Õôýð тðúðòð ôþñрõ þñüøÑÂûõýð ÿрþцõôурð üþöõ ôð ýðÿрðòø хþрðтð ÿþ-õфõúтøòýø ÿþ-ñър÷þ, Ѡüøýøüðûýø ýõôþрð÷уüõýøѠø óрõшúø þт ÑÂðüþтþ ýðчðûþ. Ø÷ÿþû÷òðýõтþ ýð тõхýøúøтõ ø ÿрøûðóðýõтþ ýð ÑÂъòõтøтõ ò 302: àð÷рðñþтòðýõ ýð ýðÑÂþúø ÷ð üþôõрðтþр üþöõ ôð тø ÿþüþóýõ ôð ÑÂъ÷ôðôõш ýðÑÂþúø ÷ð õúøÿð ÷ð üþôõрøрðýõ, úþøтþ уûõÑÂýÑÂòðт ÿрøÑÂъõôøýÑÂòðýõтþ ýð òÑÂøчúø учðÑÂтòðщø ÑÂтрðýø.
ãÑÂøûøÑÂтð, ÿþûþöõýø ò рðýýøтõ õтðÿø ýð уÿрðòûõýøõтþ ýð üþôõрðтþрøтõ, ÑÂõ þтÿûðщðт ÑÂтþúрðтýþ ÑÂûõô òрõüõ. ÃÂðûøчøõтþ ýð òýøüðтõûýþ þñüøÑÂûõýð ø цõûõýðÑÂþчõýð ÿрþцõôурð ýð ÿþôñþр ýð üþôõрðтþрøтõ óðрðýтøрð, чõ тòþÑÂÑ‚ õúøÿ þт üþôõрðтþрø рðÑÂтõ ÿþ ÑÂтðñøûõý ø õфõúтøòõý ýðчøý ÷ðõôýþ ÑÂÑŠÑ ÑÂърòърð тø. ÞÑÂýþòðтð ýð òÑÂÑÂúð ôþñрð þñщýþÑÂÑ‚ õ тѠôð ñъôõ ôþñрõ üþôõрøрðýð, ð þÑÂýþòðтð ÷ð õôýð ôþñрõ üþôõрøрðýð þñщýþÑÂÑ‚ õ ôð øüð ÑÂтрðхþтýø üþôõрðтþрø.
Creating your server and establishing rules are necessary parts of starting a community. Likely sooner rather than later though, you’ll have to deal with users who refuse to obey whatever rules you’ve set. These individuals can be dealt with in a number of ways, including warning, muting, or even banning them. Regardless of the consequences, users may want to appeal a moderator’s action to prove that they did not do anything wrong, do not deserve the punishment given to them, or argue that the punishment should be less severe than initially prescribed.
×ð ÿþòõчõтþ òøôþòõ ýðúð÷ðýøѠÿþтрõñøтõÃȄÂÑ‚ üþöõ ÿрþÑÂтþ ôð ø÷ÿрðтø ÑÂъþñщõýøõ ýð üþôõрðтþр øûø ôð ÿøшõ ò úðýðûð ÷ð þñöðûòðýøÑÂ, ðúþ øüð тðúъò. Þñðчõ тъù úðтþ ñðýът ÿрõüðхòð ÿþтрõñøтõûѠþт ÑÂърòърð ø ýõ üу ÿþ÷òþÃȄÂòð ôð ÑÂõ òърýõ, üþôõрðтþрøтõ Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð þñърýðт ÿþòõчõ òýøüðýøõ ýð тðúøòð þñöðûòðýøÑÂ.
ÃÂðÿрøüõр, ðúþ ýÑÂúþù ÿþтрõñøтõû õ ñðýýðт ÷ð шõÑÂÑ‚ üõÑÂõцð, ÷ðщþтþ ÑÂõ ÑÂÿðüøû рðÑÂþòø þñøôø, ýþ ÑÂüÑÂтð, чõ ÑÂø õ ýðучøû урþúð ø ÷ðÑÂûуöðòð ôð ÑÂõ òърýõ ÑÂûõô трø üõÑÂõцð – ò тðúъò ÑÂûучðù, úðú üþöõ ôð ÑÂõ ÑÂòърöõ ѠüþôõрðтþрÑÂúøѠõúøÿ, ÷ð ôð ø÷úðöõ ýðüõрõýøÑÂтð ø öõûðýøõтþ ÑÂø? Úðú üþöõ üþôõрðтþрÑÂúøѠõúøÿ ôð ÿþûучø тð÷ø øýфþрüðцøѠø ôð ø÷ÿрðтø þтóþòþр?
We all make mistakes in life and your members or moderators are no exception to that rule. Whether it is a user realizing what they did wrong or a moderator making a mistake, an appeal system will provide a clearly documented method for the user to get a review of their case by the server’s moderation team. Without an established system, users may try to direct message a moderator to appeal which may not lead to a fair evaluation, or will try to evade the ban altogether with an alternative account.
Úþóðтþ ôþñðòÑÂш ÑÂøÑÂтõüð ÷ð þñöðûòðýõ ò ÑÂърòърð ÑÂø, ÿърòðтð ÑÂтъÿúð õ ôð рð÷óûõôðш рð÷ûøчýøтõ òðрøðýтø, úþøтþ üþöõш ôð ø÷ÿþû÷òðш. ×ð ôð ø÷ñõрõш ýðù-ÿþôхþôÑÂщðтð ÑÂøÑÂтõüð ÷ð úþýúрõтýøѠÑÂûучðù, Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð ò÷õüõш ÿрõôòøô рð÷üõрð ø òøôð ýð ÑÂърòърð. Úþùтþ ø ýðчøý ôð ø÷ñõрõш, òøýðóø Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ÑÂÑÂýþ ôð ÑÂõ þñÑÂÑÂýø ýð ÿþтрõñøтõûøтõ тø.
Ãœþöõ ôð ÿþüþûøш ÿþтрõñøтõûøтõ ôð þñöðûòðт ñðýþòõ ÿþ øüõùû. Ãœþöõш ôð ÑÂъ÷ôðôõш ÿрþÑÂÑ‚ øüõùû ðôрõÑÂ, ýð úþùтþ хþрðтð ôð ÿøшðт, úðтþ appeals@yourdomain.com
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Ãâ€Ã‘€ÑƒÃ³ òðрøðýт õ ôð ø÷ÿþû÷òðш Discord ñþт ÷ð þñöðûòðýõ ýð ñðýþòõ. ßþтрõñøтõûøтõ щõ Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð ø÷ÿрðтÑÂÑ‚ ôøрõúтýþ ÑÂъþñщõýøõ ýð ñþтð, ÷ð ôð þñöðûòðт ñðýð ÑÂø.
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Ãœþöõш ôð øüðш þтôõûõý ÑÂърòър ò Discord, úþùтþ ÑÂõ ø÷ÿþû÷òð ÑÂÿõцøðûýþ ÷ð þñöðûòðýøѠ(чрõ÷ modmail ñþт øûø þñøúýþòõý чðт). Ãœþöõш ôð úþüñøýøрðш тþòð Ѡòðрøðýтð ÷ð ø÷ÿþû÷òðýõ ýð ñþт ÷ð þñöðûòðýøÑÂ, ÷ð ôð ø÷ñõóýõш ÑÂøтуðцøø, ò úþøтþ ýÑÂúþø ýðÑÂтрþùúø ÷ð ÿþòõрøтõûýþÑÂÑ‚ üþóðт ôð ÿþÿрõчðт ýð ÿþтрõñøтõûøтõ ôð ø÷ÿрðщðт ôøрõúтýø ÑÂъþñщõýøѠýð ñþтð.
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ÃÂúþ þñщýþÑÂттð тø òõчõ ø÷ÿþû÷òð ÑÂòþù ÑÂðùт, ýÑÂüð ôð õ ûþшþ ôð øýтõóрøрðш ÿрþцõÑÂð ÿþ þñöðûòðýõ тðü. äþрüуÃȄÂрът üþöõ ôð ÑÂõ ÿþôþñрø чрõ÷ API ýð Discord, Ѡø÷øÑÂúòðýõ ÿþтрõñøтõÃȄÂÑ‚ ôð òûõ÷õ ò ðúðуýтð ÑÂø. Ãâ€Ã‘€ÑƒÃ³Ã¾ òъ÷üþöýþ ÿþôþñрõýøõ õ ôð ÑÂõ ø÷ÿþû÷òð уõñ úуúð ÷ð þñöðûòðýõ ýð ñðýþòõ, тðúð чõ üþôõрðтþрøтõ ôð òøöôðт òÑÂøчúø òхþôÑÂщø þñöðûòðýøѠôøрõúтýþ ò Discord.
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For smaller servers, the use of an online survey form (such as Google Forms) is pretty easy & effective. It may be difficult to scale well however, depending on the form platform you’re thinking of using.
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Úþóðтþ ò ÑÂърòърð тø ÿрøÑÂтøóýõ þñöðûòðýõ ýð ñðý, Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð ò÷õüõш ÿрõôòøô üýþóþ ýõщð. âþòð õ ýõÿъûõý ÑÂÿøÑÂъú, úþùтþ üþôõрðтþрÑÂúøÑÂÑ‚ тø õúøÿ üþöõ ôð ø÷ÿþû÷òð ÷ð ÿърòþýðчðûýð ÿрõцõýúð ÿрø рð÷óûõöôðýõтþ ýð þñöðûòðýøÑÂ.
In this article, we discuss what appeals are, methods of adding an appeal system to your server, and some information to consider when handling an appeal. Ban appeals are an important part of your server’s growth and should be treated with thought and care. As each server is different from the next, it‘s recommended that you try and find what works best for your server. The key points to remember and consider about this article are:
Úþóðтþ þñщýþÑÂттð тø ýðрðÑÂтòð, щõ òъ÷ýøúýõ ýуöôð ôð ÿþ÷òþûøш ýð чûõýþòõтõ ôð ôþúûðôòðт ýð üþôõрðтþрÑÂúøѠтø õúøÿ ÷ð ûþшþ ÿþòõôõýøõ øûø ýðрушõýøѠýð ÿрðòøûðтð. Øüð üýþóþ рð÷ûøчýø òðрøðýтø, úþøтþ üþöõш ôð ø÷ñõрõш ø úþøтþ щõ рð÷óûõôðüõ ò тð÷ø ÑÂтðтøÑÂ. ØýÑÂтруüõýтøтõ ýõ ÑÂõ ø÷úûючòðт ò÷ðøüýþ ø üþöõ ôð õ ôþñрð øôõѠôð úþüñøýøрðш рð÷ûøчýø òðрøðýтø ÷ð ôþúûðôòðýõ, úþøтþ ýðù-ôþñрõ þтóþòðрÑÂÑ‚ ýð ýуöôøтõ тø.
×ð òÑÂÑÂúð þñщýþÑÂÑ‚ ñø ñøûþ þт ÿþû÷ð ôð øüð ÿþýõ õôøý òøô øýÑÂтруüõýт ÷ð ôþúûðôòðýõ. âþòð щõ ÿþüþóýõ ýð þñщýþÑÂттð тø ôð ñъôõ õôýþ ÿþ-ôþñрþ ø ñõ÷þÿðÑÂýþ üÑÂÑÂтþ ÷ð чûõýþòõтõ, щõ ýðÑÂърчø учðÑÂтøõтþ øü ò ÿрþцõÑÂð ÿþ üþôõрøрðýõтþ ø щõ øü ÿþúðöõ ÿþ-ÑÂÑÂýþ úðúòø ÑÂð ÿрõôø÷òøúðтõÃȄÂтòðтð ÿрõô þñщýþÑÂттð þт óûõôýð тþчúð ýð üþôõрøрðýõтþ.
ÃÂúþ øüð уÑÂтðýþòõý ýðчøý ÿþтрõñøтõûøтõ ôð ÑÂõ ÑÂòър÷òðт Ѡüþôõрðтþрøтõ, тþòð щõ ÿþôþñрø рðñþтýøѠÿрþцõѠø щõ óðрðýтøрð ÑÂÿрðòõôûøò ÿрþцõѠ÷ð ýðúð÷òðýõ ýð þýõ÷ø, úþøтþ ýðрушðòðт ÿрðòøûðтð, Ѡýðúð÷ðýøÑÂ, úþøтþ þтóþòðрÑÂÑ‚ ýð ÿрþòøýõýøÑÂтð.
àð÷ûøчýøтõ òðрøðýтø ÷ð ôþúûðôòðýõ øüðт рð÷ûøчýø ÿþû÷ø ø ÿрõôø÷òøúðтõÃȄÂтòð. éõ Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð ýðüõрøш тþчýøѠñðûðýѠüõöôу ÿþòõрøтõûýþÑÂттð ýð ÿþтрõñøтõûøтõ, ôþúþûúþ õ ûõÑÂýþ ÷ð чûõýþòõ ø üþôõрðтþрø ôð óþ ø÷ÿþû÷òðт, úðúтþ ø ôðûø øÑÂúðш üþôõрðтþрøтõ ø ôþúûðôòðщøтõ ôð üþóðт ôð рð÷óþòðрÑÂÑ‚. ÃÂðù-ôþñрøÑÂÑ‚ òðрøðýт ÷ð ÑÂърòърð тø щõ ÷ðòøÑÂø ø÷цÑÂûþ þт ýуöôøтõ тø. ÃÂõ òÑÂøчúø þñщýþÑÂтø щõ øüðт ÿþû÷ð þт úðýðûøтõ ÷ð ôþúûðôòðýõ, ð üþöõ ø ôð ýõ øÑÂúðш üþôõрðтþрøтõ тø ôð ÑÂõ ÑÂÿрðòÑÂÑ‚ Ѡÿрþñûõüøтõ ò ôøрõúтýø ÑÂъþñщõýøÑÂ. ßþ-ôþûу щõ òøôøш ÑÂÿøÑÂъú Ѡýðù-чõÑÂтþ ø÷ÿþû÷òðýøтõ òðрøðýтø ÷ð ôþúûðôòðýõ, úðúтþ ø ÑÂъþтòõтýøтõ øü ÿþû÷ø ø ýõôþÑÂтðтъцø.
Ñþтþòõ Modmail
çûõýþòõтõ ýð þñщýþÑÂттð тø üþóðт ôð ø÷ÿþû÷òðт ñþтþòõ Modmail, ÷ð ôð ôþúûðôòðт ýð üþôõрðтþрÑÂúøѠтø õúøÿ ÷ð ýðрушõýøÑÂ. Øüð ýÑÂúþûúþ òъ÷üþöýø òðрøðýтð, þт úþøтþ ôð ø÷ñõрõш, úðтþ òÑÂøчúø øüðт уýøúðûõý ÿþóûõô òърху ñøûõтøтõ ÷ð ÿþôôръöúð. ÃÂúþ ø÷ÿþû÷òðш ñþт Modmail, щõ üþöõш ôð òþôøш рð÷óþòþрø Ѡôþúûðôòðщøтõ. ßþòõчõтþ ôруóø øýÑÂтруüõýтø ÷ð ôþúûðôòðýõ ýõ тø ÿþ÷òþÃȄÂòðт ôð òþôøш ÿþòõрøтõûýø рð÷óþòþрø. Ñþтþòõтõ Modmail ÿþ÷òþÃȄÂòðт ø ÿþ-óþÃȄÂüð ÿõрÑÂþýðûø÷ðцøÑÂ, ýþ ÷ð ÑÂüõтúð ýð тþòð ýðÑÂтрþùòðýõтþ øü õ ÿþ-труôýþ ø òрõüõõüúþ. Ãâ€Ã‘€ÑƒÃ³Ã° ÿþû÷ð ýð тõ÷ø ñþтþòõ õ чõ úъü ôþúûðôð üþóðт ôð ÑÂõ ÿрøúðчòðт ÑÂúрøùýшþтø; þÑÂòõý тþòð ÷ðÿð÷òðт ÿþòõрøтõûýþÑÂттð ýð üþôõрðтþрð, úþùтþ рðñþтø ÿþ ÑÂûучðÑÂ, ð ÿþýÑÂúþóð ø ýð ÿþтрõñøтõÃȄÂ, úþùтþ ÿрõôþÑÂтðòѠþñрðтýðтð òръ÷úð, ÷ð рð÷ûøúð þт ýÑÂúþø ôруóø òðрøðýтø.
Ãâ€Ã¾ÃºÃ»Ã°Ã´Ã²Ã°Ã½Ãµ ýð úðýðûø
ÃÂÑÂúþø ÑÂърòърø ø÷ÿþû÷òðт þтôõûõý úðýðû, ÿрõôýð÷ýðчõý ÷ð ôþúûðôòðýõ ýð ýðрушõýøѠýð ÿрðòøûðтð. Øüð рð÷ûøчýø òøôþòõ тðúøòð úðýðûø, ò ÷ðòøÑÂøüþÑÂÑ‚ þт úþýúрõтýøѠÑÂûучðù. ÃÂÑÂúþø ÿþ÷òþÃȄÂòðт ýð чûõýþòõтõ ÑÂðüþ ôð úþÿøрðт ø ÿþÑÂтðòÑÂÑ‚ URL-ø ýð ÑÂъþñщõýøÑÂ, úþøтþ ýðрушðòðт ÿрðòøûðтð, ôþúðтþ ôруóø ÿþ÷òþÃȄÂòðт þтúрøтþ þñÑÂъöôðýõ, ÿрø úþõтþ þÑÂýþòýøÑÂÑ‚ ø÷тþчýøú ýð ôþúûðôø õ þñщýþÑÂттð. Õôýþ ýõщþ õ ÑÂøóурýþ òъò òÑÂøчúø òøôþòõ úðýðûø ÷ð ôþúûðôòðýõ – Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð øüð ýðчøý ôð ÑÂõ ÑÂъþñщðòð ýð хþрðтð, чõ ÿþ ýÑÂúþù ôþúûðô ÑÂõ рðñþтø, úðтþ øûø ÑÂõ ø÷трøòð ÑÂъþñщõýøõтþ, øûø ÑÂõ рõðóøрð ÿуñûøчýþ. Úðýðûøтõ ÷ð ôþúûðôòðýõ ÑÂõ ýðÑÂтрþùòðт üýþóþ ûõÑÂýþ, тъù úðтþ ø÷ÿþû÷òðт òóрðôõýø фуýúцøø ýð Discord. Þñðчõ тõ÷ø úðýðûø üþöõ ôð øüðт þóрðýøчõýð фуýúцøþýðûýþÑÂÑ‚. àð÷óþòþрøтõ ÑÂð ÿþчтø ýõòъ÷üþöýø, úðчòðýõтþ ýð ÑÂúрøùýшþтø ÷ðòøÑÂø þт рð÷рõшõýøÑÂтð, ð ÑÂðüøтõ ôþúûðôø ýõ ÑÂð ÿþòõрøтõûýø, ÷ðрðôø úþõтþ ýÑÂúþø хþрð üþöõ ôð ýõ øÑÂúðт ôð ÑÂÿþôõÃȄÂÑ‚ ÿрøтõÑÂýõýøÑÂтð ÑÂø, ÷ðщþтþ ÑÂõ чуòÑÂтòðт ÷ðÿûðшõýø øûø óø õ ÑÂтрðх þт þтüъщõýøõ.
Ãâ€Ã¾ÃºÃ»Ã°Ã´Ã²Ã°Ã½Ãµ чрõ÷ ôøрõúтýø ÑÂъþñщõýøÑÂ
Ãâ€Ã‘€ÑƒÃ³ òðрøðýт õ ôþúûðôøтõ ôð ÑÂõ ÿрøõüðт чрõ÷ ôøрõúтýø ÑÂъþñщõýøÑÂ. Ã’ тþ÷ø ÑÂûучðù ÿþтрõñøтõûøтõ ÿрþÑÂтþ ø÷ÿрðщðт ÑÂъþñщõýøõ ýð ýÑÂúþù ÑÂòþñþôõý üþôõрðтþр. ßþ тþ÷ø ýðчøý ôþúûðôøтõ ÑÂð ÿþòõрøтõûýø, ð чûõýþòõтõ üþóðт ôð рð÷óþòðрÑÂÑ‚ ѠüþôõрðтþрÑÂúøѠõúøÿ ø ôð ÑÂÿþôõÃȄÂÑ‚ ÑÂúрøùýшþтø. ÃÂúþ ø÷ÿþû÷òðш тþ÷ø üõтþô, хþрðтð щõ Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð рð÷чøтðт ôð øüð ÑÂòþñþôõý üþôõрðтþр, тъù úðтþ ø÷ñøрðт ýð úþóþ ôð ôþúûðôòðт. ÞÑÂòõý тþòð õ üýþóþ труôýþ ôð ÑÂõ ÑÂûõôø ôõùýþÑÂттð ýð üþôõрðтþрøтõ ø ðúþ тþòð õ òðöýþ ÷ð тõñ, ÿþ-ôþñрõ ø÷ñÑÂóòðù ôð ø÷ÿþû÷òðш тþ÷ø üõтþô. ÃÂõ òÑÂøчúø üþôõрðтþрø щõ ôърöðт ÿþтрõñøтõûøтõ ò тõчõýøõ, ð þтчõтýþÑÂттð õ þóрðýøчõýð.
Úþüðýôø ÷ð ôþúûðôòðýõ
ÃÂÑÂúþø ñþтþòõ ÿþ÷òþÃȄÂòðт ýð чûõýþòõтõ ôð ôþúûðôòðт, úþóðтþ ôруóø ýðрушðòðт ÿрðòøûðтð. Ãâ€Ã¾ÃºÃ»Ã°Ã´Ã¸Ñ‚õ чõÑÂтþ ÑÂûõôòðт фþрüðт, ÿрø úþùтþ ÑÂõ тðóòð ôþúûðôòðýøѠчþòõú ø ÑÂõ ôðòð ÿрøчøýð. âð÷ø øýфþрüðцøѠÑÂõ ÿрõôðòð ýð üþôõрðтþрÑÂúøѠõúøÿ чрõ÷ чðÑÂтõý úðýðû. Òъÿрõúø чõ ôþúûðôът õ ÿþòõрøтõûõý, чûõýþòõтõ òÑÂõ ÿðú Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð ø÷ÿþû÷òðт úþüðýôð (ø ôð ÿøýóýðт чþòõúð, úþóþтþ ôþúûðôòðт) ò ÿуñûøчõý úðýðû. ÞÑÂòõý тþòð ýõ üþóðт ôð ÑÂõ òþôÑÂÑ‚ рð÷óþòþрø, ð úðчòðýõтþ ýð ÑÂúрøùýшþтø ýõ õ òъ÷üþöýþ.
ßøýóòðýõ ýð üþôõрðтþрÑÂúø рþûø
ßþýÑÂúþóð ÿрþÑÂтþ øÑÂúðш ôð ÿþ÷òþûøш ýð чûõýþòõтõ ôð ÿøýóýðт üþôõрðтþрÑÂúð рþÃȄÂ, ò ÑÂûучðù ýð ÿуñûøчýþ ýðрушõýøõ ýð ÿрðòøûðтð. âþòð ÑÂÑŠÑ ÑÂøóурýþÑÂÑ‚ òõôýðóð щõ ÿрøòûõчõ òýøüðýøõтþ ýð üþôõрðтþрøтõ ø чõÑÂтþ õ ýðù-ñър÷øÑÂÑ‚ ýðчøý ÷ð ôþúûðôòðýõ, úþùтþ üþöõш ôð ø÷ÿþû÷òðш. Þñðчõ ôþúûðôòðýøÑÂÑ‚ ÿþтрõñøтõû щõ ÿþûучø ø÷òõÑÂтøõ, щõ òøôø ÿøýóð ø щõ üþöõ ôð ÿрõüðхýõ ÑÂъþñщõýøÑÂтð ÑÂø, ÿрõôø ýÑÂúþù üþôõрðтþр ôð ÑÂõ ýðüõÑÂø. Õôýð òъ÷üþöýð üÑÂрúð ÑÂрõщу тþòð õ ôð ÿþüøÑÂûøш ôðûø ôð ýõ ø÷ÿþû÷òðш üþôõрðтþрÑÂúø ñþт, úþùтþ ÷ðÿøÑÂòð ø÷трøòðýøѠøûø рõôðúцøø ýð ÑÂъþñщõýøÑÂ.
×ðÿøÑÂòðýõ ø üðрúøрðýõ ýð ÑÂъþñщõýøÑÂ
While a lot of popular bots offer auto moderation features that include word, spam, and advertisement filters, these can most often also be used to silently inform moderators. Instead of removing the message automatically and giving a punishment based on predefined rules, an option to create a flagging mechanism without automatic action can be utilized. If there’s a certain word or phrase used on a flag-list, the bot can notify moderators to look into it and decide the best course of action instead of automatically acting the way a blacklist would. This method allows your moderators to go through a channel with flagged messages and issue punishments based on the context of flagged messages and removes certain automatic moderation techniques that can lead to over-moderation.
Ãœõтþôът øûø úþüñøýðцøÑÂтð þт üõтþôø, úþøтþ ÑÂð ýðù-ÿþôхþôÑÂщø ÷ð тõñ, üýþóþ ÷ðòøÑÂÑÂÑ‚ þт рð÷üõрð ø ýуöôøтõ ýð ÑÂърòърð тø. ×ð ÿþ-üðûúø ÑÂърòърø ôþ 5000 чûõýð ø ò ÷ðòøÑÂøüþÑÂÑ‚ þт рð÷üõрð ýð õúøÿð тø, ñø Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòðûþ ôð õ ûõÑÂýþ ôð ø÷ÿþû÷òðш ÑÂøÑÂтõüð, ÿрø úþÑÂтþ ÷ð ôþúûðôòðýõ ÑÂõ ÿøýóòð üþôõрðтþр øûø øüð úðýðû ÷ð ôþúûðôòðýõ. ×ð ÿþ-óþûõüø ÑÂърòърø þт ýðô 50 000 чûõýð üþöõ ôð ÑÂõ ø÷ÿþû÷òð ñþт Modmail. Ãœþöõ ø úþüñøýðцøѠþт ýÑÂúþûúþ üõтþôð, ò ÷ðòøÑÂøüþÑÂÑ‚ þт тþòð úðúòþ ýðù-ôþñрõ þтóþòðрѠýð ÑÂÿþÑÂþñýþÑÂтøтõ ýð õúøÿð тø.
ßþüøÑÂûø ôðûø üþôõрðтþрøтõ Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð üþóðт ôð þñщуòðт ѠôþúûðôòðщøѠòъò òръ÷úð Ѡôþúûðôð, ÷ðщþтþ ýõ òÑÂøчúø üõтþôø ÿрõôûðóðт тð÷ø фуýúцøÑÂ. ×ðÿøтðù ÑÂõ ôðûø ÷ð тõñ õ òðöýþ ôð ÷ðÿð÷øш ÿþòõрøтõûýþÑÂттð ýð ýÑÂúþù, úþùтþ ýðрушðòð ÿрðòøûðтð, ÷ðщþтþ ýõ òÑÂøчúø üõтþôø ÿþ÷òþÃȄÂòðт ÿþòõрøтõûýø ôþúûðôø.
ÃÂúþ ø÷ÿþû÷òðш ÑÂøÑÂтõüð ÷ð ýøòð øûø þÿøт ò ÑÂърòърð, щõ øüðш òъ÷üþöýþÑÂÑ‚ ôð ÿрõôþÑÂтðòøш рð÷ûøчýø øýÑÂтруüõýтø ýð чûõýþòõтõ ýð ôðôõýþ ýøòþ. ÃÂðÿрøüõр щõ üþöõш ôð òúûючøш úþüðýôð, ѠúþÑÂтþ ôð ÑÂõ ÿøýóòðт üþôõрðтþрø, ýþ ôð Ѡýðÿрðòøш ôþÑÂтъÿýð ÑÂðüþ ÷ð хþрð ýð þÿрõôõûõýþ ýøòþ, ÷ð ôð ýõ ÑÂõ ø÷ÿþû÷òð ÷ð ôрõñýø üþôõрðтþрÑÂúø òъÿрþÑÂø øûø þт трþûþòõ, úþøтþ ÷ûþуÿþтрõñÑÂòðт Ѡòъ÷üþöýþÑÂттð ÷ð ÿøýóòðýõ. Ã’ ÿþ-óþûõüø ÑÂърòърø ýõ ÑÂõ ÿрõÿþръчòð ôð ÑÂõ ø÷ÿþû÷òð üõтþô ÷ð ôþúûðôòðýõ, ñð÷øрðý ýð ÿøýóòðýõ, ÷ðщþтþ хþрðтð ûõÑÂýþ üþóðт ôð ÷ûþуÿþтрõñÑÂòðт Ѡýõóþ.
ØÑÂúðш ûø ôð ÑÂûõôøш ôõùýþÑÂттð ýð üþôõрðтþрøтõ? á ýÑÂúþø üõтþôø тþòð ýõ õ òъ÷üþöýþ. ÃÂúþ ÿрðòøûðтð тø ÷ðñрðýÑÂòðт рõúûðüøтõ чрõ÷ ôøрõúтýø ÑÂъþñщõýøѠø üþôõрðтþрøтõ тø Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð ÿрõôÿрøõüðт ôõùÑÂтòøÑÂ, úþóðтþ ýðучðт ÷ð тðúþòð ýðрушõýøõ, Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð ø÷ñõрõш üõтþô ÷ð ôþúûðôòðýõ, úþùтþ ÿþ÷òþÃȄÂòð ÑÂÿþôõÃȄÂýõтþ ýð ÑÂúрøùýшþтø.
×ð òÑÂÑÂúð þñщýþÑÂÑ‚ ñø ñøûþ þт ÿþû÷ð ôð øüð рð÷ûøчýø ýðûøчýø øýÑÂтруüõýтø ÷ð ôþúûðôòðýõ, ÷ðщþтþ тþòð щõ Ѡÿþüþóýõ ôð ñъôõ õôýþ ñõ÷þÿðÑÂýþ üÑÂÑÂтþ ÷ð чûõýþòõтõ. àð÷ûøчýøтõ òðрøðýтø ÷ð ôþúûðôòðýõ øüðт рð÷ûøчýø ÿþû÷ø ø ÿрõôø÷òøúðтõÃȄÂтòð – þтôõûø ýуöýþтþ òрõüõ ôð óø ðýðûø÷øрðш ø ôð ø÷ñõрõш тþ÷ø, úþùтþ õ ýðù-ÿþôхþôÑÂщ ÷ð þñщýþÑÂттð тø ø üþôõрðтþрÑÂúøѠтø õúøÿ.
There are six distinct reporting methods available via Discord’s native capabilities and bots:
Þñøúýþòõýþ рð÷üõрът ýð ÑÂърòърð тø щõ þÿрõôõûø úþѠõ ýðù-ôþñрðтð úþüñøýðцøѠþт тõ÷ø òðрøðýтø, ÷ð ôð ø÷ñõрõш øýÑÂтруüõýтøтõ ÷ð ôþúûðôòðýõ, úþøтþ ÑÂð ýðù-ÿþôхþôÑÂщø ÷ð õúøÿð тø þт üþôõрðтþрÑÂúð óûõôýð тþчúð, ýþ øüðù ÿрõôòøô ø ÿрõôÿþчøтðýøÑÂтð ýð þñщýþÑÂттð тø, щþ ÑÂõ þтýðÑÂѠôþ ôþúûðôòðýõтþ ýð ýðрушõýøÑÂ, тъù úðтþ ÿþтрõñøтõûøтõ тø Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð üþóðт ÑÂÿþúþùýþ ôð ø÷ÿþû÷òðт üõтþôøтõ, úþøтþ ÑÂø ø÷ñрðû.
Rules don’t just help encourage positive behavior, they also prevent negativity from spreading as your community grows.
Once you’ve written your rules, it’s important to enforce them consistently.
While it may feel uncomfortable at first, enforcing your rules tells your community, “we’re here, we care about you, and we’re going to keep this community safe.”
ßрõôø ôð тръóýõш ôð рð÷ôðòðш ñðýþòõ, ÑÂÿþüýø ÑÂø ÷ð чþòõшúðтð ÑÂтрðýð ýð üþôõрøрðýõтþ ýð õôýð þñщýþÑÂÑ‚. ×ð ôð ÿþôôърöðш õôýð ÷ôрðòð þñщýþÑÂÑ‚, õ þÑÂþñõýþ òðöýþ ôð üþöõш ôð óþòþрøш Ѡÿþтрõñøтõûøтõ, ôð уÑÂÿþúþÑÂòðш ÑÂÿþрþòõтõ ø ôð ôðòðш òтþрø шðýÑÂ, ÿрõôø ôð ÿрõôÿрøõüðш ÿþ-ÑÂтрþóø üõрúø.
ÃÂõ ÷ðñрðòÑÂù, чõ õ чþòõшúþ ôð ÑÂõ óрõшø, ð õôýð хуñðòð þñщýþÑÂÑ‚ üþöõ ôð ÿþüþóýõ ýð хþрðтð ôð ÑÂõ ÿрþüõýÑÂÑ‚ úъü ÿþ-ôþñрþ.
If you’ve tried working with them directly and had no luck, it’s time to escalate things. You have a few key tools available in this situation: Time Out, kick, or ban.
×ð ôð ÿрõôÿрøõüõш ôõùÑÂтòøõ ÑÂрõщу чûõý ýð ÑÂърòърð тø...
Øûø ÿъú úûøúýø ѠôõÑÂõý ñутþý òърху чûõýð, úþùтþ øÑÂúðш ôð ñðýýõш þт ÑÂърòърð ÑÂø!
Unfortunately, there’s no hard-and-fast rule here; unacceptable conduct or content will vary for every server.
However, if there are people constantly posting content that directly breaks your server rules or Discord’s Terms of Service, it may be time to remove them from your community. For more information, check out our Community Guidelines.
Whether through an escalation process or a ban for extreme rule-breaking, content that crosses a line should be moderated and – if necessary – banned. You may also want to report this behavior to our Trust and Safety team so we can take further action.
“What can I do to deal with users who are not technically breaking rules, but are problematic?”
Again, this is where it’s important to be human and engage with the user to try and stop the behavior before you need to ban or kick them.
ÃÂÑÂüð уýøòõрÑÂðûýþ рõшõýøõ ÷ð ÑÂøóурýþÑÂттð, ýþ õôøý ðôüøý Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð õ ÷ðÿþ÷ýðт ѠýÑÂúþø þÑÂýþòýø ýõщð, ÷ð ôð ÿþüþóýõ ýð üþôõрðтþрøтõ ÑÂø.
Ã’ úрðѠýð úрðøщðтð ýøúþù ýõ ÿþ÷ýðòð þñщýþÑÂттð тø ÿþ-ôþñрõ þт тõñ, тðúð чõ ÑÂõ ôþòõрø ýð уÑÂõтð ÑÂø. ÃÂúþ ýõщþ тø ÑÂõ ÑÂтруòð ÑÂъüýøтõûýþ øûø ýÑÂúðú ýõрõôýþ, ýðù-òõрþÑÂтýþ ø þñщýþÑÂттð тø óþ ÷ðñõÃȄÂ÷òð.
As long as you’re consistently putting the safety and happiness of your community first, you’re doing it right.
If you or your moderators do need to report a user or any unsafe behavior, here are some helpful links you’ll need to submit a ticket to our Trust & Safety teams.
ÃÂðù-ôþñър ÑÂъòõт: ID-тðтð Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð ÑÂõ ò÷õüðт ÿрõôø ôð ÑÂõ ýðûðóðт ñðýþòõ, úþøтþ ø÷трøòðт ÑÂъþñщõýøÑÂтð, тъù úðтþ ÑÂûõô тþòð ID-тðтð ýõ üþóðт ôð ÑÂõ òъ÷ÑÂтðýþòÑÂÑ‚.
With thanks to Deku ♡#1313 for all their help in writing this article.
Sooner or later, we all need help managing things. As your community grows, you’ll find yourself looking for help moderating and keeping your community healthy.
Typically, you’ll know you need to bring in moderators when enforcing server rules becomes difficult to manage on your own.
ÃÂúþ чðтът õ ø÷úûючøтõûýþ ðúтøòõý øûø ÿрþôъûöðòð ÿþ цÑÂûð ýþщ, ôþñрøтõ üþôõрðтþрø üþóðт ôð þрóðýø÷øрðт хðþÑÂð ø ôð ýðûðóðт ýðÑÂþúøтõ, ÷ð ôð øüðш ÿþòõчõ òрõüõ ôð уÿрðòÃȄÂòðш ÑÂтрðтõóøÑÂтð ýð þñщýþÑÂттð ÑÂø.
Ãœþöõ ôð тø ÑÂõ ÑÂтруòð ýõÿþÑÂøûýþ ôð ýðüõрøш üþôþòõ, úþøтþ ôð ÑÂð ÿþôхþôÑÂщø ÷ð ÑÂърòърð тø, ÷ðтþòð ÷ðÿþчýø úðтþ ÑÂõ ÷ðÿøтðш Ѡúðúòþ øÑÂúðш úðýôøôðтът ôð ôþÿрøýõÑÂõ úъü þñщýþÑÂттð тø. áûõô тþòð üþöõш ôð ÿрõцõýøш ÷ð úðúòþ üþöõ ôð þтóþòðрÑÂÑ‚.
Ã’ øôõðûýøѠÑÂûучðù ýðüõрø хþрð, úþøтþ ÑÂð ôруöõûюñýø, ÿрøòõтûøòø, ÑÂрðñþтòðт ÑÂõ, ÿрøõüðт þñрðтýð òръ÷úð ø üþóðт ôð üøÑÂÃȄÂÑ‚ ò ôòøöõýøõ.
They should also be able to embody and enforce the values of your community while remaining an active part of it. Consider a current and active member of your server—this ensures they’re already familiar with your community!
ßþüøÑÂûø ÷ð ÿþтрõñøтõûøтõ ò ÑÂърòърð тø, úþøтþ ÑÂð ôþÑÂтðтъчýþ þтóþòþрýø, ÷ð ôð ÑÂõ ÑÂÿрðòÑÂÑ‚ Ѡтðúðòð ÷ðôðчð; хþрðтð, úþøтþ ÑÂð ôõüþýÑÂтрøрðûø, чõ üøÑÂÃȄÂÑ‚ ðúтøòýþ ÷ð ñõ÷þÿðÑÂýþÑÂттð ø ôþñруòðýõтþ ýð þñщýþÑÂттð тø ø хþрðтð ò ýõÑÂ.
ßþüøÑÂûø ÷ð úðýôøôðтð ø ò ûøчõý ÿûðý. Ãâ€Ã¾ÑÂтðтъчýþ ôþñрõ ûø ÑÂõ рð÷ñøрð Ѡчûõýþòõтõ ýð ÑÂърòърð? Ûюñõ÷õý ûø õ? ØÑÂúðш ûø ôð рðñþтøш ø ôð ÑÂø ÑÂъôõùÑÂтòðш Ѡтþ÷ø чþòõú ò ôъûóþÑÂрþчõý ÿûðý?
The three boxes you’re aiming to check off are that the potential candidates are: active, responsible, and friendly. Once you’ve found some candidates, it’s time to work out how they can help your community…
Ø÷ñþрът úðúòþ ôð ÿрðòÑÂÑ‚ ýþòøтõ тø üþôõрðтþрø ò þñщýþÑÂттð ÷ðòøÑÂø ýðù-òõчõ þт ýуöôøтõ Ѡø úðúòø ÿрþñûõüø ÑÂрõщð ÑÂърòърът тø.
ÃÂþ øüð ýÑÂúþø ýõщð, ÷ð úþøтþ üþôõрðтþрøтõ чõÑÂтþ þтóþòðрÑÂÑ‚ ø úþøтþ üþöõ ñø щõ øÑÂúðш ôð øü òъ÷ûþöøш...
Once you’ve selected and spoken to the people you think are the right fit for the job, it’s time to create an actual server role and make sure they have everything they’ll need to keep your community safe.
You can even call this role something other than Moderator (perhaps if there’s an inside joke or word that matches your server’s theme), but just make sure its purpose can be clearly identified as someone to go to for help.
ÞÑÂþñõýþ òðöýð ÿþôрþñýþÑÂÑ‚ õ, чõ рþÃȄÂтð ýð üþôõрðтþр ýÑÂüð ýуöôð ôð òúûючòð òÑÂøчúø рð÷рõшõýøÑÂ. Úðтþ ðôüøý, Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð ÷ýðõш úþûúþ þÿðÑÂýþ üþöõ ôð õ ôð ôðòðш ýð ýþòøтõ üþôþòõ òÑÂøчúø òъ÷üþöýø ðôüøýÑÂúø ÿрðòþüþщøÑÂ, ôþрø ø ôð øü øüðш ôþòõрøõ.
Here is a list of permissions that moderators should have. If you’re doing an additional trial period with mod candidates (which is a great idea), don’t be afraid to roll some of these out only after the candidates have become full mods.
Õöõôýõòýø рð÷рõшõýøÑÂ
With that being said, here is a list of permissions your moderators shouldn’t typically need. For all of these, ask yourself when a moderator needs these permissions, why, and for how long.
àð÷рõшõýøѠÿрø ýуöôð
Once your moderators are assigned and set up with the relevant roles and permissions, it’s time to introduce them to your community. Set up a casual voice chat or announce new moderators in the server; visibility is a great way to let the community welcome with new moderators and adjust to their role.
ÃÂðúрðѠÑÂõ ÿþóрøöø òÑÂøчúø ðôüøýø ø üþôõрðтþрø ôð ÷ðщøтÑÂÑ‚ ðúðуýтøтõ ÑÂø, úðтþ òúûючðт 2FA!
×ð ÿþ-ÿþôрþñýð øýфþрüðцøѠ÷ð ÿþ-ÑÂûþöýøтõ ðÑÂÿõúтø ýð ø÷ñþрð, þтóþòþрýþÑÂтøтõ ýð üþôþòõтõ ø úðú ÑÂõ ø÷óрðöôðт ÑÂøûýø üþôõрðтþрÑÂúø õúøÿø, üþöõш ôð рð÷óûõôðш ÑÂтрðхþтýøтõ рõÑÂурÑÂø ò ÃÂúðôõüøÑÂтð ÷ð üþôõрðтþрø ýð Discord, ýðÿрøüõр...
á ñûðóþôðрýþÑÂтø ýð The Tax Collector Man ÷ð òÑÂøчúðтð ÿþüþщ ÿрø ýðÿøÑÂòðýõтþ ýð тð÷ø ÑÂтðтøÑÂ.
Discord ÿрõÿþръчòð òъ÷üþöýþ ýðù-ûøчõý ø чþòõшúø ÿþôхþô, ýþ üþöõ ôð ýðÑÂтъÿø üþüõýт, ò úþùтþ щõ øüðш ýуöôð þт üðûúþ ôþÿъûýøтõûýð ÿþüþщ.
Õтþ ýÑÂúþûúþ ýðчøýð, ÿþ úþøтþ üþöõш ôð рð÷шøрøш þñщýþÑÂттð ÑÂø ø ôð ðòтþüðтø÷øрðш ръчýøтõ ÿрþцõÑÂø.
Designed to assist your hardworking moderators, Discord’s AutoMod feature helps keep your server clean and safe by automatically filtering out harmful or undesirable messages around the clock.
Choose from filters made by Discord or customize your own with lists of words or phrases and the actions AutoMod will take when they’re found in your server. This allows you to…
àð÷óûõôðù ÑÂтðтøÑÂтð ýø ò ÿþüþщýøѠцõýтър, ÷ð ôð ò÷õüõш ÑÂòþѠAutoMod ôýõÑÂ.
ÃÂðÑÂтрþù ñþтþòõ ÷ð üþôõрøрðýõ
ÃÂÑÂúþø ÑÂърòърø ø÷ÿþû÷òðт ø ñþтþòõ ÷ð üþôõрøрðýõ, úþøтþ ôð ÑÂõ ÷ðýøüðòðт Ѡýõщð úðтþ ÷ðñрðýÑÂòðýõ ýð úûючþòø ôуüø øûø þтÿрðòÑÂýõ ýð ÿрõôуÿрõöôõýøѠýð чûõýþòõ ò ýðрушõýøõ.
Õôøý ôþñрõ ýðÑÂтрþõý ñþт ÷ð üþôõрøрðýõ ò Discord üþöõ òúûючòð рð÷ûøчýø ÿрðòøûð ÷ð рð÷ûøчýø úðýðûø ø ðòтþüðтøчýþ ôð ÿрõôÿрøõüð ôõùÑÂтòøÑÂ, ðúþ ýÑÂúþù ÿþтрõñøтõû óø ýðрушø. Ãœþöõш ø ôð óþ ýðÑÂтрþøш ôð ôþúûðôòð ø ôð ø÷òõÑÂÑ‚ÑÂòð ðôüøýøтõ ø üþôþòõтõ тø úðúòø ôõùÑÂтòøѠÿрõôÿрøõüð.
Úðтþ ÷ðôðôõш ýÑÂúþûúþ ýøòð ýð ðòтþüþôõрøрðýõтþ, тø ø чþòõшúøтõ тø üþôõрðтþрø üþöõтõ ôð ýðÑÂþчøтõ òýøüðýøõтþ ÑÂø úъü ÿþ-òðöýø ÿрþñûõüø, ôþúðтþ ñþтът ÑÂõ ÷ðýøüðòð Ѡÿþ-ôрõñýøтõ ýõщð. ÃÂþ ýðÑÂтрþùòðýõтþ ýð ðòтþüþôõрøрðýõтþ õ òъÿрþѠýð ñðûðýÑÂ.
Úðúòø ÑÂð ÿûюÑÂþòõтõ ø üøýуÑÂøтõ ýð ðòтþüðтøчýþтþ üþôõрøрðýõ?
Finally, remember to regulate the consequences. As your community grows, things may get a little more complex. For example, if someone posts irrelevant content in a channel just once, they may just need a quick reminder of the channel’s topics. But if they’re repeatedly ignoring the channel topics and spamming with inappropriate content, more severe consequences may be needed. Auto-moderation can keep an eye on repeat offenders and act accordingly.
It’s important that all types of moderation and support remain as fair and consistent as possible. Remember to hold everyone in your community to the same standard, regardless of who they are or their history.
Òðöýø ýðÿþüýÑÂýøÑÂ
×ð ôð ÿрþчõтõш ÿþòõчõ ÷ð ýðÑÂтрþùúðтð ýð ñþтþòõтõ ø ýðù-ôþñрøтõ ÿþôхþôø ÿрø üþôõрøрðýõтþ, øôø ò ÃÂúðôõüøÑÂтð ÷ð üþôõрðтþрø ýð Discord ø òøö тð÷ø ÑÂтðтøÑÂ.
It’s essential to build a community where members feel heard and supported. Although being on hand to help is a cornerstone of a healthy community, that can get harder as your server starts to grow.
That’s when it’s time to scale your support.
ÃÂðчøýø ôð рð÷шøрøш ÿþôôръöúðтð
It’s important to find the right balance of humanity and auto-moderation. Build for safety and use automation as a tool to let you focus your energy on other important aspects of managing your community.
á ñûðóþôðрýþÑÂтø ýð LogoCat ÷ð òÑÂøчúðтð ÿþüþщ ÿрø ýðÿøÑÂòðýõтþ ýð тð÷ø ÑÂтðтøÑÂ.
You may already know by now that you can report content to Discord's Trust & Safety team if it breaks Discord's Community Guidelines or Terms of Service. However, while moderating a server you may come across situations where you are unsure of whether you should make a report or not. This article will give you a good idea of what sorts of things are reportable, and what things are not worth reporting.
Do not organize, participate in, or encourage harassment of others. Disagreements happen and are normal, but continuous, repetitive, or severe negative comments may cross the line into harassment and are not okay.
You must apply the NSFW label to channels if there is adult content in that channel. Any content that cannot be placed in an age-gated channel, such as avatars, server banners, and invite splashes, may not contain adult content.
This is not an exhaustive list of the situations you may encounter as a moderator, nor is it a guide for what rules you should enforce on your server, as the platform is ever-evolving. You may enforce extra rules as you see fit in order to cultivate the type of community you want for your server.
Discord Moderators exist on every Discord server in different forms. With the constant growth of Discord as a whole (and as a direct result, servers on Discord), moderators’ roles have grown in importance and necessity in the pursuit of keeping chat flowing and providing users with an enjoyable but safe environment on their server. But what does it really mean to “moderate” a server?
Õôýð þñщýþÑÂÑ‚ ÿрþцъфтÑÂòð, úþóðтþ õ ò ÷ôрðòð, úþüфþртýð ø ñõ÷þÿðÑÂýð ÑÂрõôð – ø ÷ð тþòð þтóþòðрѠüþôõрøрðýõтþ. Ãâ€Ã° ÑÂø üþôõрðтþр, þ÷ýðчðòð ýõщþ ÿþòõчõ þт тþòð ôð ÑÂø ýðù-þтóþрõ ýð ÑÂърòърð ø ôð ÑÂõ ÿþúð÷òðш Ѡóþтøý цòÑÂÑ‚. Þ÷ýðчðòð ôð ýþÑÂøш þтóþòþрýþÑÂÑ‚ ÷ð ÿрõôþтòрðтÑÂòðýõтþ ø рð÷рõшðòðýõтþ ýð úþýфûøúтø üõöôу ÿþтрõñøтõûøтõ, ôð ÑÂõ óрøöøш ÑÂърòърът ôð õ ñõ÷þÿðÑÂýþ üÑÂÑÂтþ ñõ÷ ÿþтõýцøðûýø ÷ðÿûðхø ø ôð ôðòðш ÿрøüõр ýð þÑÂтðýðûðтð чðÑÂÑ‚ þт þñщýþÑÂттð, ôþúþûúþтþ тø õ òъ÷üþöýþ.
While bigger servers may be less lenient when it comes to second chances, banning people over minor infractions may not always be the best approach. Your responsibility is not just to execute punishments, but also to weigh out the severity of the infraction. Moderating larger or more active communities can be overwhelming at first, so don’t be afraid to ask fellow moderators for help, and take their advice on improving your methods of moderation. While moderating, always be friendly and ready to help users in public. Find a balance between enforcing the rules, while also fostering a healthy relationship with users. “Aggressive” moderators tend to intimidate or scare off new users, which will harm your community.
Having multiple permissions, a special role color meant to differentiate you, and power over users doesn’t mean you are freed from the servers’ rules or can act above them. Instead, you should encourage users to abide by the rules at all times while still being able to enjoy their stay on the server. Showing that you're dedicated to helping the server grow and by being a fair and trustworthy figure for the community goes a lot towards overall server morale. A key part of achieving this is to ensure you don’t do anything that would get normal users in trouble, i.e. flooding emojis or repeatedly writing in capital letters only.
Moderators are seen as role models for the server. That means that you should act maturely and set a good example for the community. That includes but is not limited to, obscene behavior in both your messages and Discord profile: your picture, username, status, and linked socials are globally visible. Running a Discord server will result in members from different nationalities and backgrounds engaging in the community. Furthermore, in case of a dispute happening on the server, focus on the logic of the argument rather than the individuals involved. Fair and equal treatment for everyone should be the standard for moderation actions.
ÃÂøúþù ýõ õ ÿõрфõúтõý ø ýøúþù ýõ þчðúòð þт тõñ ÑÂъщþтþ. Òъÿрõúø тþòð, úþóðтþ ÑÂõ þúðöõш ò тðúðòð òûøÑÂтõûýð ÿþ÷øцøÑÂ, Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð øüðш þтòþрõý уü ø ôð ÑÂõ ýðучøш úðú ôð ÿрøõüðш óрðôøòýð úрøтøúð. ßрðòõýõтþ ýð óрõшúø õ рð÷ñøрðõüþ, ÑÂтøóð ôð ÿþõüõш þтóþòþрýþÑÂÑ‚ ÷ð ôõùÑÂтòøÑÂтð ÑÂø ø ôð ÑÂõ ÿþучøш þт Ñ‚ÑÂÑ….
Þñщуòðýõтþ ø ôõùýþÑÂтøтõ Ѡÿþтрõñøтõûøтõ ÑÂð õôýø þт þÑÂýþòýøтõ ðÑÂÿõúтø ò уÑÂÿõшýþтþ уÿрðòÃȄÂòðýõ ýð ÑÂърòър ò Discord. Ã’ øüõтþ ýð ñõ÷ÿрþñûõüýðтð úþüуýøúðцøѠѠÿþтрõñøтõûøтõ тø ÿрõÿþръчòðüõ ôð øüðш ÿрõôòøô ÑÂûõôýþтþ:
You should never assume that everyone knows how Discord works, or how your server operates. If there is the case that you come across a user who has multiple, seemingly “ridiculous” questions, don’t immediately assume they are a troll. There are many ways to get confused by things that may seem natural to superusers of the platform. Take your time to explain certain parts or functions of both Discord and the server you're moderating while keeping a friendly and inviting tone.
Þýûðùý úþüуýøúðцøÑÂтð ýõ üþöõ тþчýþ ôð ÿрõôðôõ þñøчðùýøтõ ýø ýðчøýø ýð ø÷рð÷ÑÂòðýõ: ûøцõòø ø÷рðöõýøÑÂ, õüþцøø, фø÷øчõÑÂúø öõÑÂтþòõ ø øýтþýðцøÑÂ. âðúð ûõÑÂýþ üþóðт ôð тõ рð÷ñõрðт ÿþóрõшýþ, úðúтþ ø тø ôð рð÷ñõрõш ÿþóрõшýþ чþòõúð þтÑÂрõщð. Úþóðтþ чõтõü ø ðýðûø÷øрðüõ ÑÂъþñщõýøõ ñõ÷ тõ÷ø фðúтþрø þт рõðûýøѠöøòþт, чõÑÂтþ ÑÂõ ÑÂûучòð ÑÂþñÑÂтòõýøтõ ýø õüþцøø ôð ÷ðÿъûýÑÂÑ‚ тõ÷ø ÿрð÷ýø üõÑÂтð ø тþòð ýõрð÷ñøрðýõ ýø ýðÑÂърчðòð ôð ôõùÑÂтòðüõ ÿърòþÑÂøóýðûýþ. ßрõôø ôð рõðóøрðш ÿþô òъ÷ôõùÑÂтòøõтþ ýð þтрøцðтõûýøтõ õüþцøø, ÑÂÿþúþùýþ ÿþüþûø ÿþтрõñøтõûѠ÷ð рð÷ÑÂÑÂýõýøõ ýð þýõ÷ø чðÑÂтø þт ÑÂъþñщõýøÑÂтð üу, úþøтþ тõ рð÷ÑÂтрþùòðт, ñõ÷ ôð ÷òучøш þñòøýøтõûýþ.
When sending messages, there are many ways to convey what you really want to express including emojis or other special symbols such as tonal indicators. Always make sure to read through your messages as a moderator and think “how could that be misunderstood in a way that it upsets someone?”, and adjust based upon that thought process.
Furthermore, you may encounter users whose first language isn’t your servers’ primary language. Even though you may have a rule in your server that asks users to speak in the designated language only, it’s usually not productive to immediately discipline someone for violating that rule, especially if it’s their first post in the server. Instead, consider starting with a verbal warning anda reminder to stick to the server’s language rules.
It may happen that a friend of yours joins the server or you become close friends with fellow members or moderators on the server. Never post personal information about another server user without their explicit permission, even if it is meant in a joking way. Let everyone explore or open up to the server and its community at their own pace. Only after that, with their consent, should you mention them by their name in public.
áóþòþрýð ôруöøýð – ÿûðýøýð ÿþòôøóð! âþòð õ òðöýþ ÷ð ÷ðÿð÷òðýõ ýð ÷ôрðòð, уòðöøтõûýð ø þтúрøтð úþüуýøúðцøѠѠтòþѠõúøÿ üþôõрðтþрø, ÷ð ôð ÑÂõ ÿþÑÂтøóýõ ñõ÷ÿрõÿÑÂÑ‚ÑÂтòõýþ üþôõрøрðýõ ýð þñщýþÑÂттð.
When dealing with moderation issues, seeking help from fellow staff members always seems like optimal assistance. Getting another person’s opinion on a topic may help you to see things from a different angle, or reinforce your judgement. Taking everyone’s perspective into account can help you master even the most difficult problems and it takes weight off your shoulders to let other people know about your concern. You are part of a team, and do not have to act alone.
Another consideration when it comes to public appearance is respect for your fellow moderators. A successful staff team flourishes when all of its members work together. It is not expected of you to become the best of friends with every single staff member, but one thing you should never do is talk badly about fellow staff in public or do things you know will cause a bad reaction from their part. If you have any issue regarding them, you should address it in private or get your team’s upper management involved if there are more severe issues going on.
Taking up the moderation mantle can be a very fulfilling duty. Being in such a position means you can help people in ways others cannot, and even the smallest “thank you” or a nice gesture of appreciation can brighten up your day.
Once you become a moderator, it’s important to know what tools are at your disposal to help manage your Discord server. While there are many bots that cover both manual and automatic features of moderation, understanding how these bots work will be difficult without knowing how Discord’s native moderation features function. Due to the discrepancies in functionality between the mobile and desktop clients, throughout this article, the instructions for navigating Discord will be in terms of the desktop client. Before reading this article, it may be useful to learn more about role and channel permissions here.
ßърòþтþ, úþõтþ Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð ýðÿрðòøш, õ ôð òúûючøш рõöøüð ÷ð рð÷рðñþтчøцø ýð Discord. âþòð щõ тø ÿþ÷òþûø ôð úþÿøрðш øôõýтøфøúðтþрð ýð ÑÂърòърø, úðýðûø ø ÿþтрõñøтõûø, úþõтþ õ ø÷úûючøтõûýþ ÿþûõ÷ýþ ÷ð üþôõрøрðýõ, ôþúûðôòðýõ ýð ÿрþñûõüø ýð Discord ø рðñþтð Ѡñþтþòõтõ ò Discord. âуú üþöõш ôð ÿрþчõтõш úðú ôð òúûючøш рõöøüð ÷ð рð÷рðñþтчøцø ø ôð ýðüõрøш øôõýтøфøúðтþрð.
àð÷рõшõýøõтþ ÷ð ðôüøýøÑÂтрðтþр õ ÑÂÿõцøðûýþ рð÷рõшõýøõ ÷ð рþûѠò Discord, тъù úðтþ тð÷ø рþûѠüþöõ ôð ÿрõôþÑÂтðòѠòÑÂÑÂúþ рð÷рõшõýøõ ò Discord ø ÿþ÷òþÃȄÂòð ýð ÿþтрõñøтõûøтõ Ѡтþòð рð÷рõшõýøõ ôð ÷ðþñøúþÃȄÂÑ‚ òÑÂøчúø рð÷рõшõýøÑÂ, úþøтþ ÑÂð ÑÂÿõцøфøчýø ÷ð úðýðûð. ×ðтþòð Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ø÷úûючøтõûýþ üýþóþ ôð òýøüðòðш, úþóðтþ ôðòðш тð÷ø рþûѠýð ýÑÂúþù ÿþтрõñøтõû øûø ñþт, ø ôð óþ ÿрðòøш ÑÂðüþ úþóðтþ õ ýõþñхþôøüþ.
âъù úðтþ ñþтþòõтõ üþóðт ôð ø÷òършòðт ðòтþüðтøчýø ôõùÑÂтòøѠò Discord, ðúþ øüðт тþòð рð÷рõшõýøõ, úðтþ ýðÿрøüõр ôð ø÷трøÑÂÑ‚ òÑÂøчúøтõ тø тõúÑÂтþòø úðýðûø, ôð ÿрõüðхýðт õüþтøúþýøтõ ø рþûøтõ, ôð ÑÂъ÷ôðôðт ÑÂтþтøцø рþûø Ѡрð÷рõшõýøõ ÷ð ðôüøýøÑÂтрðтþр ø ôð ÷ðÿþчýðт ôð óø ôðòðт ýð þÑÂтðýðûøтõ тø ÿþтрõñøтõûø, ø ø÷þñщþ ôð òÑÂõÑÂÑ‚ ýõòъþñрð÷øü хðþѠò ÑÂърòърð тø, ÿрõôø ôþрø ôð ÑÂø рð÷ñрðû úðúòþ ÑÂõ ÑÂûучòð. èðýÑÂÑŠÑ‚ тþòð ôð ÑÂõ ÑÂûучø Ѡóþûõüø øûø ÿþ-ÿþÿуÃȄÂрýø ÿуñûøчýø ñþтþòõ õ üðûъú, ýþ õ хуñðòþ ôð øüðш ÿрõôòøô, чõ тþчýþ тðúðòð òûðÑÂÑ‚ ôðòðш ýð ñþтð ò Discord, ðúþ üу ôðôõш рð÷рõшõýøõ ÷ð ðôüøýøÑÂтрðтþр, ø ôð óþ ÿрðòøш ÑÂðüþ ðúþ ÑÂø ÑÂøóурõý, чõ üþöõш ôð ÑÂõ ôþòõрøш ýð ñþтð ø рð÷рðñþтчøцøтõ üу.
ßрõôø ôð ôðôõш тþòð рð÷рõшõýøõ ýð ýÑÂúþù ÿþтрõñøтõû, ÿþüøÑÂûø ôðûø ýÑÂüð ôð тø ÑÂòършø рðñþтð, ðúþ üу ôðôõш рþûѠѠòÑÂøчúø ôруóø рð÷рõшõýøÑÂ. ßþ тþ÷ø ýðчøý ÿþýõ щõ üþöõш ôð ÷ðщøтøш úðýðûøтõ ÑÂø чрõ÷ рð÷рõшõýøÑÂтð ÷ð úðýðûð. àúðтþ ÑÂõ ÷ðüøÑÂûøш, üþöõ ø ôð уÑÂтðýþòøш, чõ òъÿрþÑÂýøÑÂÑ‚ ÿþтрõñøтõû ýÑÂüð ýуöôð þт òÑÂøчúø тõ÷ø рð÷рõшõýøÑÂ, ð üþöõ ôð ÑÂõ ÑÂÿрðòø ø ÑÂðüþ Ѡõôýþ-ôòõ ÿþòõчõ þт ÑÂõóðшýøтõ üу. ÃÂúþ ôðôõш „ÃÂôüøýøÑÂтрðтþр“ ýð ýÑÂúþóþ, õ ÑÂøûýþ ÿрõÿþръчøтõûýþ ôð ðúтøòøрðш 2FA ÷ð ÑÂърòърð ÑÂø, úðúтþ õ þÿøÑÂðýþ ò ÑÂûõôòðщøѠрð÷ôõû.
Discord has several role-specific permissions that grant what would be considered “administrative functionality” to users (not to be confused with the actual Administrator permission). These permissions are considered sensitive enough that if you are on a server where two-factor authentication (2FA) is required for moderators, these permissions are disabled. You can read more about what 2FA is and how to enable it on your account here. The permissions for which this applies are as follows:
If you aren’t using a bot for server moderation, your moderation is going to be done by using Discord’s context menus. How to access each menu and how its options work will be discussed in detail below.
Ã’ „ÃÂðÑÂтрþùúø ýð ÑÂърòърð“ щõ üþöõш ôð úþýфøóурøрðш ÑÂърòърð úðтþ цÑÂûþ, òüõÑÂтþ ôð уÿрðòÃȄÂòðш þтôõûýø чûõýþòõ. Øüðù ÿрõôòøô, чõ ò ÷ðòøÑÂøüþÑÂÑ‚ þт úþýúрõтýøтõ рð÷рõшõýøÑÂ, úþøтþ øüðш úðтþ üþôõрðтþр, ø þт тþòð ôðûø ÑÂърòърът тø øüð ÿþôþñрõýøѠøûø õ ÿþтòърôõý/ÿðртýьþрÑÂúø, üþöõ ø ôð ýÑÂüðш ôþÑÂтъÿ ôþ òÑÂøчúø ÿþúð÷ðýø ýðÑÂтрþùúø.
ÃÂð ýðÑÂтþûõý úþüÿютър: Úûøúýø ѠôõÑÂõý ñутþý ýð øüõтþ ýð ÑÂърòърð ø ø÷ñõрø „ÃÂðÑÂтрþùúø ýð ÑÂърòърð“.
ÃÂð üþñøûýþ уÑÂтрþùÑÂтòþ: Ãâ€Ã¾ÃºÃ°Ñ‚þ óûõôðш ÑÂÿøÑÂъúð ÑÂÑŠÑ ÑÂърòърø, ôþúþÑÂýø øüõтþ ýð ÑÂърòърð, ð ÑÂûõô тþòð „ÃÂðÑÂтрþùúø“ ò ôþûýøѠôõÑÂõý ъóъû.
âþòð ÑÂð òðöýøтõ õûõüõýтø þт üõýютþ, Ѡúþøтþ ôð ÑÂõ ÷ðÿþ÷ýðõш:
Þÿцøøтõ ÷ð ÿþтрõñøтõûø тø ÿþ÷òþÃȄÂòðт ôð уÿрðòÃȄÂòðш þтôõûýø чûõýþòõ ýð ÑÂърòърð. Ãœþöõш ôð óø уÿрðòÃȄÂòðш þт þÿцøÑÂтð „çûõýþòõ“, úðúтþ òøôÑÂхüõ ÿþ-рðýþ, øûø ÿþ ÑÂûõôýøѠýðчøý:
Desktop: Right-click on a user’s name anywhere in the server (online list, mention, message, or their voice channel presence)
Mobile: Tap a user’s name anywhere in the server and then tap the “manage” option. If you only want to kick or ban a user you can do so without tapping the manage option. You can also copy their user ID by tapping the three dots in the upper right instead.
âþòð ÑÂð ýðù-òðöýøтõ þÿцøø ò üõýютþ, Ѡúþøтþ ôð ÑÂõ ÷ðÿþ÷ýðõш:
Ãœþöõш ôð óø ýðüõрøш ÿþ ÑÂхþôõý ýðчøý Ѡþÿцøøтõ ÷ð чûõýþòõ, ýþ ÑÂð òøôøüø ÑÂðüþ ôþúðтþ ÿþтрõñøтõÃȄÂÑ‚ õ ò óûðÑÂþò úðýðû.
âþòð ÑÂð ýðù-òðöýøтõ þÿцøø ò üõýютþ:
âþòð üõýю тø ÿþ÷òþÃȄÂòð ôð уÿрðòÃȄÂòðш ÑÂÿõцøфøчýþ ÑÂъþñщõýøõ ýð ÑÂърòърð.
ÃÂðÑÂтþûõý úþüÿютър: Úûøúýø ѠôõÑÂýøѠñутþý ýÑÂúъôõ ò ÑÂъþñщõýøõтþ øûø ÷ðôръö úурÑÂþрð ýðô ÑÂъþñщõýøõтþ ø щрðúýø трøтõ тþчúø òôÑÂÑÂýþ
Ãœþñøûýþ уÑÂтрþùÑÂтòþ: ÃÂðтøÑÂýø ø ÷ðôръö ýÑÂúþõ ÑÂъþñщõýøõ
âþòð ÑÂð ýðù-òðöýøтõ þÿцøø ò тþòð üõýю:
ÃÂÑÂúþø рð÷рõшõýøѠÑÂð øýтõóрøрðýø ò ôруóø чðÑÂтø ýð Discord øûø ýõ ÑÂð тþûúþòð ÑÂòýø. áûõôýøтõ рð÷рõшõýøѠтрÑÂñòð ôð ÑÂõ ôðòðт ÑÂðüþ ýð üþôõрðтþрø øûø ôþòõрõýø ÿþтрõñøтõûø.
×ð ýÑÂúþø ÿþ-ýðÿрõôýðûø úþýфøóурðцøø ÷ð ÑÂърòърø ýð Discord üþöõ ôð ÑÂõ ýðûðóð ýõщþ ôруóþ, ýþ ÿþ ÿрøýцøÿ õ ôþñрð øôõѠôðôõш ÑÂûõôýøтõ рþûø ýð òÑÂøчúø:
ÃÂúþ øüðш рð÷рõшõýøõтþ ÷ð уÿрðòûõýøõ ýð рð÷рõшõýøÑÂтð ýð úðýðû, üþöõш ôð ÷ðôðôõш ÷ðüõÑÂтòðýøѠýð рð÷рõшõýøѠýð ýøòþ úðýðû – úðúтþ ÷ð рþûø, тðúð ø ÷ð þтôõûýø чûõýþòõ. Úðтþ ÑÂüõýøш õôýþ þт рð÷рõшõýøÑÂтð Ѡþтüõтúð øûø ÃÂ¥, üþöõш ôð þÿрõôõûøш úþýúрõтýþ рð÷рõшõýøõ ÷ð тþ÷ø úðýðû ÷ð úþýúрõтýø чûõýþòõ øûø рþûø, úþõтþ ôð ÑÂõ ø÷ÿþû÷òð òüõÑÂтþ рð÷рõшõýøÑÂтð, ÷ðôðôõýø þт õúрðýð ÷ð уÿрðòûõýøõ ýð рþûøтõ. àð÷рõшõýøÑÂтð ÷ð ÷ðüõÑÂтòðýøÑÂтð ÷ð úðýðû ÑÂð ÿþôþñýø ýð тõ÷ø ýð ýøòþ рþÃȄÂ, ýþ þÿøÑÂðýøÑÂтð щõ тø ÿрõôþÑÂтðòÑÂÑ‚ ôþÿъûýøтõûýð øýфþрüðцøѠ÷ð тþòð úðúòþ тþчýþ ÿрðòÑÂÑ‚. Ãœþöõш ôð ýðучøш ÿþòõчõ ÷ð фуýúцøøтõ ýð øýтõрфõùÑÂð ÷ð рð÷рõшõýøѠ÷ð úðýðûø туú.
However, it’s not enough just to know what buttons to click. It is vital that you understand how Discord determines what permissions a user actually has when you start involving channel overrides. Discord checks each permission in the following order and stops if there are any overrides set at that step.
Ûþóøúðтð õ ÿрþÑÂтð, ýþ øüð õôýþ òðöýþ ÑÂъþñрðöõýøõ – ðúþ øüð ÿрþтøòþрõчðщø ÑÂø ÷ðüõÑÂтòðýøѠ÷ð úðýðû ò рð÷ûøчýø ÿõрÑÂþýðûø÷øрðýø рþûø, ð ÿþтрõñøтõÃȄÂÑ‚ øüð ôòõ øûø ÿþòõчõ þт тõ÷ø рþûø, Discord ÑÂõ ÑÂÿрðòѠѠтþòð, úðтþ ÿþ÷òþÃȄÂòð рð÷рõшõýøõтþ.
For example, let’s say you run a server for World of Warcraft with a #guild-recruitment channel, where people can advertise their guild. You set a channel override to deny Send Messages to @everyone, then add another channel override for your Recruiter role to allow Send Messages. This way, only people with the Recruiter role can send messages in the channel. However, you also set a channel override to deny Send Messages for your Muted User role. If you have to mute one of the people with the Recruiter role by giving them the Muted User role, they will still be able to send messages in the #guild-recruitment channel because they have the Recruiter role. In this case, you have three options:
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As mentioned in the channel override section, one common use of permissions is to prevent certain users from sending messages to your server by giving them a Muted User (or similarly named) role. This is most easily accomplished by using a Discord bot to administer the role. The bot will first have a “mute role” and then for every channel in the server set the channel permissions for that role such that users with that role are not allowed to send messages or add reactions. When you mute a user through the bot, it assigns them that role and thus prevents them from interacting in the server’s channels.
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The goal of this article is to familiarize you with Discord permissions and moderation actions so that you can more effectively moderate or manage your own server. Now that you’ve finished reading this, hopefully, you have a better idea of how to navigate Discord’s menus and manage your members and messages.
moderator. This article will be going over a few things relating on how to take action as a moderator. We’ll talk about the things you should consider in situations that require a moderator, the first steps you should take in common scenarios, and touch on what punishments are appropriate. If you’re unsure of the tools available to you and how they work, consider reading Permissions on Discord first.
There are a few “genres” of things you tend to see on a daily basis, depending on your community. Keep in mind that every situation is unique. Because of this, you may find it difficult to understand what exactly you should do in each different scenario. If you find yourself in one of those situations, here are some good points to follow for nearly every situation:
In some scenarios, steps 2 and 3 can be interchangeable or simultaneous. Sometimes the context and motives are immediately apparent with the action, such as a user’s intent to cause disruption by spamming gore in your server. You can see right away that no additional context is needed and that their motives are demonstrated clearly, so you can go right to proportional response. In this case, the user is typically banned and reported to Discord’s Trust & Safety team.
There are two questions you should ask yourself whenever something catches your attention:
These questions are rather straightforward, but sometimes the answer may be a little unclear. Typically a member’s disruption in the chat will catch your eye. This disruption may be a variety of different things: they might be explicitly breaking your server’s defined rules, treating other members harshly, bringing the quality of your chat down through their behavior, or perhaps just a small yet visible disagreement. If you confirm that something like this is happening, you can then ask yourself the next question: Do I need to intervene?
When a member begins to disrupt your server, this member may need intervention from a moderator to prevent the situation from escalating. However, while it may be your first instinct to step in as a moderator when something happens, take a step back and evaluate if that’s necessary. If two members have a disagreement on a subject, this doesn’t always mean that the situation will become heated and require your intervention. Disagreements are common not only on Discord but in any sort of open forum platform where everyone can voice their opinion on whatever anyone else says. Disagreements are a natural part of conversation and can encourage healthy discourse. As long as a disagreement does not turn into a heated argument, disagreements tend to be mostly benign.
There are, however, also cases that will require a moderator’s intervention. If a situation seems to be escalating into harassment rather than simple disagreement, or if members are posting things that break your server’s rules, you can determine that it’s appropriate for you to intervene.
After you’ve confirmed to yourself that something needs your attention, you should begin the next step of gathering information.
Before we get into that though, it’s good to note that there are certain scenarios in which you would entirely skip this step and immediately move on to the third step- involving de-escalation or handing down a corrective action. Situations like these are ones in which you can tell right away that additional context is unnecessary and that something needs to be done, typically immediately. Situations like this could be:
In cases like these, additional deliberation is unnecessary as the violations are obvious. For more ambiguous cases however, you should consider the context of the situation and the motives of the user.
Context is the surrounding circumstances of each situation. This includes the events that happened before the incident, the interaction history of those involved, the infraction history of those involved, and even how long they’ve been in your server.
Consider the scenario where a user uses a racial slur. Some may think that the user should immediately have corrective action taken against them, but that may not be the case. This user could have been explaining an issue they run into in the real world, or they could be asking someone else not to use the word. With additional information at hand, it may become evident that the transgression is less severe than initially thought, or perhaps even a non-violation at all. The exact action taken will depend on your rules, but it’s clear that understanding all of the relevant information is key to ensuring you take appropriate and proportional action.
Another thing to consider when you first approach a scenario is the underlying motives of those involved. What are they trying to achieve? What is their goal by doing what they’re doing?
For example, if two users are trading mild insults, it is possible to interpret this as friendly banter if you know these two people are good friends. Conversely, if you know these people dislike each other, then their motives may be less than friendly. Knowing your members well will therefore help you better to assess when a situation that needs intervention is occurring.
Context is the surrounding circumstances of each situation. This includes the events that happened before the incident, the interaction history of those involved, the infraction history of those involved, and even how long they’ve been in your server.
Consider the scenario where a user uses a racial slur. Some may think that the user should immediately have corrective action taken against them, but that may not be the case. This user could have been explaining an issue they run into in the real world, or they could be asking someone else not to use the word. With additional information at hand, it may become evident that the transgression is less severe than initially thought, or perhaps even a non-violation at all. The exact action taken will depend on your rules, but it’s clear that understanding all of the relevant information is key to ensuring you take appropriate and proportional action.
Context is the surrounding circumstances of each situation. This includes the events that happened before the incident, the interaction history of those involved, the infraction history of those involved, and even how long they’ve been in your server.
Consider the scenario where a user uses a racial slur. Some may think that the user should immediately have corrective action taken against them, but that may not be the case. This user could have been explaining an issue they run into in the real world, or they could be asking someone else not to use the word. With additional information at hand, it may become evident that the transgression is less severe than initially thought, or perhaps even a non-violation at all. The exact action taken will depend on your rules, but it’s clear that understanding all of the relevant information is key to ensuring you take appropriate and proportional action.
After you’ve dealt with a scenario, it may be appropriate to take action in other places as well. Questions may arise from other members, your staff may need to know about this incident in the future, or tensions may remain high where the incident occurred.
It is important to log this incident with the other members of your staff for future reference. There are many ways to do this, whether that be sending a message in your private staff channel, logging it within a bot, or maybe posting about it in your moderation log. These all provide you with a means to go back and check the history of these users and their run-ins with staff. It is important that you’re diligent about keeping these records. Other staff might not know about the incident and similarly you may not be aware of other incidents handled by your fellow staff members. If you find yourself in a situation where the problem user causes issues in the future, you will be able to quickly access the infraction history. This will allow you to appropriately adjust your response to the situation and emphasizes the importance of context when taking action.
Tensions may linger where the incident occurred. Other members may see what happened and feel second-hand discomfort or anger depending on the situation. It may be necessary to resolve this tension by thanking the other members of chat for their patience and/or bringing it to your attention and stating that it was solved. This has the side effect of answering where the users went and why it happened.
For example, if two users had a heated argument in your chat and you ended up muting them, third-party observers may see this argument in chat and react negatively to the comments made during the argument. You can resolve this by stating something along the lines of “Sorry about that everyone. Situation resolved, users will be muted for a time to cool down.” This statement has the effect of stating what you did and why you did it. Acknowledging the situation as well as detailing that it’s been handled is an effective means to ease tensions and bring healthy discussion back to your chat. Keep in mind though, if the conversation has already moved on by the time you’ve dealt with the incident, this step may not be necessary. Bringing the conversation back to this issue may have the opposite effect and remind people of the uncomfortable situation.
Another thing to consider when you first approach a scenario is the underlying motives of those involved. What are they trying to achieve? What is their goal by doing what they’re doing?
For example, if two users are trading mild insults, it is possible to interpret this as friendly banter if you know these two people are good friends. Conversely, if you know these people dislike each other, then their motives may be less than friendly. Knowing your members well will therefore help you better to assess when a situation that needs intervention is occurring.
Now that you’ve confirmed both the context of the situation and the underlying motives of the individual(s), you can decide what action you should take. Unless you deem the conduct of a user to be notably severe, a typical initial response is to de-escalate or defuse the situation. This means you attempt to solve the situation by verbal communication rather than moderation action, such as an official warning, a mute, or a ban.
When it comes to de-escalation, you should remember that the members involved are typically going to be annoyed or upset at that moment due to the situation at hand. If you approach the situation from a stern and strict stance immediately, you could upset the members further and fan the flames, so to speak.
An example of verbally mitigating an argument that's turning too heated would be to say “Hey folks! While we appreciate discussion and think disagreement is healthy for promoting productive discourse, we think this particular discussion may have gone a little too far. Could we please change the subject and talk about something else? Thanks!”
Now, consider what this statement aims to accomplish. It starts positive and friendly, thanking the users for their participation on the server. Showing this appreciation can help to calm the members involved. The message then states the reason for the intervention. Doing this respectfully is important, because if you aren’t respectful to your members, they aren’t going to be respectful to you. This effect is amplified on community servers where you are going to be interacting with the same active members on a regular basis.
After clarifying the reason for intervention, you should make the request on what you expect to happen going forward. In this situation, this is asking the members to move on. It’s important to note that phrasing the request as a question rather than an order is a deliberate choice. The message thanks them one more time as a way to end it on a positive note. Your goal here is to defuse the situation so things don’t get worse. Keeping all of these things in mind when you phrase your communications is important.
De-escalation is a skill that you may struggle with initially. Being comfortable with it requires many different interactions and experiences with many different moderation scenarios. Don’t be discouraged if you can’t do it immediately. You’re going to run into scenarios where you simply aren’t able to effectively defuse the situation and may have to rely on a corrective action instead. It is still a very good idea to generally approach these situations without the intent of punishing someone. Not every situation needs to end with a punishment. The one skill that can take you from a good mod to an outstanding mod is the ability to defuse situations swiftly and efficiently.
If you’ve tried to defuse a situation and they fail to listen, or continue to escalate, your next step is deciding what other effective means you have to end the situation at hand. So, what exactly should you do?
Most servers tend to follow a proportional response system. This means that members tend to receive corrective action proportional to the acts they commit. If we think about our situation where an argument got too heated and de-escalation techniques were ineffective, we may want to consider restricting the privileges of the members involved. This serves as a punishment that is appropriate for the scenario while also allowing them the time they need to cool down and move on. Other examples of where a mute may be appropriate are minor spam, they are clearly inebriated, if a user is a little too harsh, or if someone needs time to cool off. It’s important to note that an official warning could also be given as an alternative which is typically done through a moderation bot.
After you apply this mute, it is worth looking at the history of the members involved in the incident to determine if the mute is all you need. If these members have a history of being problematic in chat, you may consider removing them from your community.
It’s important to remember that the goal of the moderation team is to promote healthy activity in our communities. With this in mind, it’s also good to remember that moderators and members are ultimately a part of that same community and that you don’t want to intimidate the people that rely on you. If you react too harshly, you run the risk of establishing a negative relationship between you and your community. People in your community should feel safe approaching you about an issue. Just like in the real world, they want to be confident that if it ever comes to them being reported, they’ll be treated fairly. If you’re scared of being banned from the server because of a small disagreement, you tend to not want to engage with the server to begin with.
Inversely, if you don’t react strongly enough, you allow those who wish to disrupt your community more time and opportunity to do so and you may not be trusted by your community to handle situations.
After you’ve dealt with a scenario, it may be appropriate to take action in other places as well. Questions may arise from other members, your staff may need to know about this incident in the future, or tensions may remain high where the incident occurred.
It is important to log this incident with the other members of your staff for future reference. There are many ways to do this, whether that be sending a message in your private staff channel, logging it within a bot, or maybe posting about it in your moderation log. These all provide you with a means to go back and check the history of these users and their run-ins with staff. It is important that you’re diligent about keeping these records. Other staff might not know about the incident and similarly you may not be aware of other incidents handled by your fellow staff members. If you find yourself in a situation where the problem user causes issues in the future, you will be able to quickly access the infraction history. This will allow you to appropriately adjust your response to the situation and emphasizes the importance of context when taking action.
Tensions may linger where the incident occurred. Other members may see what happened and feel second-hand discomfort or anger depending on the situation. It may be necessary to resolve this tension by thanking the other members of chat for their patience and/or bringing it to your attention and stating that it was solved. This has the side effect of answering where the users went and why it happened.
For example, if two users had a heated argument in your chat and you ended up muting them, third-party observers may see this argument in chat and react negatively to the comments made during the argument. You can resolve this by stating something along the lines of “Sorry about that everyone. Situation resolved, users will be muted for a time to cool down.” This statement has the effect of stating what you did and why you did it. Acknowledging the situation as well as detailing that it’s been handled is an effective means to ease tensions and bring healthy discussion back to your chat. Keep in mind though, if the conversation has already moved on by the time you’ve dealt with the incident, this step may not be necessary. Bringing the conversation back to this issue may have the opposite effect and remind people of the uncomfortable situation.
You should now be able to confidently approach each situation and determine what the best way to handle it is. That being said, this is just a portion of your foundation. First-hand experience is invaluable and necessary in order to be more efficient and fluent in moderating.
One of the most undervalued tools in moderation is your voice as a person in a position of power and your ability to defuse a situation, so don’t be afraid of trying to mitigate a situation first. If you’re still in doubt about what to do, never be afraid to ask your other staff members, especially those who may be more experienced.
Remember: Situation identification, information gathering, initial response, and situation closure. Keeping these steps in mind will help you stay on track to becoming a better mod and better community lead.
Moderator: the title you give to people who have the responsibility of managing your chat and community. Answering the call to protect your community and its members at all costs, they are integral to any successful Discord server. But it’s important to remember that moderators have to be safe online, just like the users they fight to protect. The first step in doing this is to ensure your account safety is set by having a strong password and setting up backup login methods- all of which you can learn more about in this article that is going to be focusing on the importance of securing your Discord account.
In this article, we’ll explain how moderators can do their job safely and securely, cover how to handle links, scams, and possible doxxing attempts, and introduce some general best practices to keep you and your account safe.
Spam has historically been a problem that plagues all platforms online as it is a simple way to troll as well as easy to change and adapt to suit the spammer’s needs. Discord has begun to implement progressive changes to how they detect spam on the platform, updating, tweaking, and fine-tuning their anti-spam systems daily to catch more and more spammers and spam content.
Firstly, we’ve implemented the Malicious Link Blocker, which is a system that warns a user similar to what you see with Chrome when visiting specific sites. It is meant to minimize exposure to spam content, but it’s important to remember that it doesn’t catch everything. Keep in mind, just because a link does not trigger the Malicious Link Blocker doesn’t mean that the link is safe! Always be careful when clicking links from unknown users that may seem suspicious.
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Úþóðтþ òûõ÷õш ò рþÃȄÂтð ýð üþôõрðтþр ýð þñщýþÑÂттð, тø ÑÂтðòðш ûõÑÂýþ рð÷ÿþ÷ýðòðõü чûõý ýð ÑÂърòърð ÑÂø. Ã’ рõ÷уûтðт ýð тþòð Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð ÑÂø ò úрðú Ѡýðù-ýþòøтõ üõтþôø ÷ð ñõ÷þÿðÑÂýþ ø ÑÂøóурýþ üþôõрøрðýõ, ÷ð ôð ÷ðщøтøш ýõ ÑÂðüþ ÑÂõñõ ÑÂø ø õúøÿð ÑÂø, ýþ ø ôð ÿþüþóýõш ÷ð þñучõýøõтþ ýð þñщýþÑÂттð ÑÂø. âþòð þ÷ýðчðòð ôð ÷ýðõш úðú ôð ÷ðñõÃȄÂ÷òðш ø þñрðñþтòðш ÷ûþýðüõрõýø òръ÷úø, фðùûþòõ, ø÷üðüø ø þÿøтø ÷ð фøшøýó. ßþüðóð ÑÂъщþ тðúð ôð øüðш ÿþ÷ýðýøѠúðú ôð ÑÂõ ÑÂÿрðòÑÂш ÑÂъѠ÷ðÿûðхø ÷ð чûõýþòõтõ ýð þñщýþÑÂттð ÑÂø ø þÿðÑÂõýøÑÂ, ÑÂòър÷ðýø ѠôþúÑÂøýó.
Now we’ll explore how to safeguard against these types of risks.
Úðтþ üþôõрðтþр üþöõ ôð ÿþÿðôýõш ýð ÷ûþýðüõрõýþ ÑÂъôърöðýøõ, ÑÂÿþôõûõýþ ò ÑÂърòърð тø ÿþô фþрüðтð ýð òръ÷úø ø фðùûþòõ. âõ üþóðт ôð ÑÂõ ÿþÑÂòÑÂÑ‚ òъò òÑÂÑÂúðúòø òøôþòõ ø ýðòÑÂÑÂúъôõ. ÃÂÑÂúþø ÑÂõ þÿøтòðт ôð ÑÂõ ôþñõрðт ôþ øôõýтøфøúðцøþýýøтõ ôðýýø ýð ðúðуýтð тø, úðтþ øýфþрüðцøѠ÷ð òхþô øûø тþúõý, ôþúðтþ ôруóø ÑÂõ þÿøтòðт ôð тõ ýðúðрðт ôð ø÷тõóûøш ÷ûþòрõôõý ÑÂþфтуõр, úþùтþ üþöõ ôð ýðòрõôø ýð úþüÿютърð тø.
If you do not recognize the domain, try doing a google search to find out more information about the link before clicking on it. Some links try to imitate real websites to trick the users into thinking it is safe to click on when, in fact, it is a malicious link. Be sure to double-check the spelling of common domains so that you aren’t tricked into thinking a link goes to YouTube instead of “YouTbue”, for example. A more subtle way you might encounter malicious links is through embedded messages from bots or webhooks. Unlike normal users, bots and webhooks can hyperlink text in a message. Be sure to double check where a link leads to when clicking on it.
For example, you can encounter an embedded message that looks like https://discord.com, but is hyperlinked to another site. The link in the previous message doesn’t actually go to the Discord Moderator Academy that is usually found at that domain, but is hyperlinked to another page. This is one way attackers can mask their malicious URLs.
Another thing to keep an eye out for when looking for malicious links is the usage of URL shorteners that might hide a malicious domain name. For example, using a URL Shortener website.
Òъÿрõúø чõ ÑÂъúрðщðòðщøтõ URL ðôрõÑÂø ÑÂð уôþñõý ýðчøý ôð ýðÿрðòøш òръ÷úøтõ ÿþ-úþüÿðúтýø ø ÿþ-ûõÑÂýø ÷ð чõтõýõ, тõ ÑÂъщþ тðúð ÑÂúрøòðт ø úрðùýðтð ôõÑÂтøýðцøѠýð URL ðôрõÑÂð, úþÑÂтþ üþöõ ôð õ ÷ûþýðüõрõý уõñÑÂðùт. Úþóðтþ ñþрðòøш Ѡтõ÷ø тøÿþòõ ÑÂъúрðтõýø URL ðôрõÑÂø, ÿърòþ Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð рð÷ñõрõш ýðúъôõ òþôÑÂÑ‚. ×ð тð÷ø цõû üþöõш ôð ø÷ÿþû÷òðш øýÑÂтруüõýт ÷ð рð÷óръщðýõ ýð URL úðтþ ýðÿр. URLScan øûø Redirect-Checker. áûõô úðтþ òõчõ ÷ýðõш úðúòþ ÑÂтþø þт ôруóðтð ÑÂтрðýð ýð URL ðôрõÑÂð, üþöõш ôð ÿрõцõýøш ôðûø õ ñõ÷þÿðÑÂýþ ôð ÿþÑÂõтøш ÑÂðùтð øûø ôð ÿрõüðхýõш ø/øûø ôð ôþúûðôòðш ÑÂъþñщõýøõтþ, ðúþ õ ýõþñхþôøüþ.
Úðтþ þñщþ ÿрðòøûþ, ýøúþóð ýõ õ ôþñрð øôõѠôð úûøúòðш òърху òръ÷úø, ø÷ÿрðтõýø þт ýõÿþ÷ýðтø! ÃÂúþ òÑÂõ þщõ ýõ ÑÂø ÑÂøóурýø ÷ð üõÑÂтþýð÷ýðчõýøõтþ ýð ôðôõýð òръ÷úð, üþöõ ôð ø÷ÿþû÷òðш ÑÂðùтþòõ úðтþ VirusTotal, ÷ð ôð ÿрþòõрøш ÷ð ÿþтõýцøðûõý ÷ûþýðüõрõý ÑÂþфтуõр øûø ÷ðñрðýõýþ ÑÂъôърöðýøõ.
You should always exercise caution when downloading files from anyone on Discord, whether it’s from a stranger or someone you think you know. One of the most dangerous files is a “.exe” file. These files will execute some sort of function on your computer, leading to leaking information to the sender or having other serious consequences.
In some cases, downloading a malicious file won’t immediately affect your computer until the file or program is run or opened. This is important to keep in mind since downloading a file can cause a false sense of security to think it is safe since “nothing bad happened” until you run whatever you downloaded!
If you do decide to trust the download, take the extra precaution to run it through VirusTotal or similar websites to search for potential dangers. It’s also good to check your anti-malware software to scan these files. To be extra sure you don’t click anything illicit but want to run the message through one of these websites, right-click the message on Discord and choose “Copy Link” from the dropdown.
If you encounter misspelled links and other sketchy-looking links, it might be a good idea to add it to a text filter or to your moderation bots’ banlist. If you are sure that a link sent on your server is malicious or dangerous, be sure to remove that user from your server so they cannot privately try to spread these links to other users, and make sure to report it to Discord using the online form.
Ø÷üðüýøцøтõ ø÷ÿþû÷òðт üýþóþ ø рð÷ûøчýø тõхýøúø, ÷ð ôð тõ ÿþôòõôðт ôð øü ôðôõш ûøчýøтõ ÑÂø ôðýýø. Ãœþöõ ôð ÑÂõ þÿøтðт ôð þтúрðôýðт ûþóøý ôðýýøтõ тø ÷ð Discord, ÿþтрõñøтõÃȄÂúøѠтþúõý øûø ûøчýð øýфþрüðцøѠ÷ð тõñ чрõ÷ üðùÑÂтþрÑÂúø ø÷üøÑÂûõýø þÿøтø ÷ð ø÷üðüð, úðтþ ÿþ тþ÷ø ýðчøý ÿþûучðòðт ôþÑÂтъÿ ôþ ðúðуýтð тø ÑÂъѠ÷ûþýðüõрõýø цõûø.
äøшøýó õ úþóðтþ ôðôõý ø÷üðüýøú тõ уñõôø ôð ýðÿрðòøш ýõщþ, úþõтþ üу ÿрõôþÑÂтðòѠôþÑÂтъÿ ôþ тòþõтþ уÑÂтрþùÑÂтòþ, ðúðуýтø øûø ûøчýø ôðýýø. Ø÷üðüýøúът üþöõ ûõÑÂýþ ôð тõ ÷ðрð÷ø Ѡòрõôõý ÑÂþфтуõр øûø ôð þтúрðôýõ ûøчýøтõ тø ôðýýø úðтþ ÑÂõ ÿрõôÑÂтðòѠ÷ð ôруó чþòõú øûø þрóðýø÷ðцøÑÂ, úþÑÂтþ ÑÂõ ýуöôðõ þт тð÷ø øýфþрüðцøÑÂ. ßрøüõр ÷ð тþòð õ ø÷üðüýøú, úþùтþ тòърôø, чõ õ чûõý ýð ÿõрÑÂþýðûð ýð Discord øûø чõ õ þт ýÑÂúþѠþт þфøцøðûýøтõ ÿрþóрðüø ýð Discord úðтþ „ßðртýьþрø“ øûø „HypeSquad ÑÂъñøтøÑ“. ÃÂÑÂúþø þÑÂþñõýþ ðüñøцøþ÷ýø ø÷üðüýøцø üþöõ ÑÂъщþ ôð ýðüõÑÂÑÂÑ‚ ø üõÑÂтýøтõ ÿþûøцõùÑÂúø òûðÑÂтø ø ôð тòърôÑÂÑ‚, чõ ÑÂð тõхýø ÿрõôÑÂтðòøтõûø.
Òðöýþ õ ôð ÷ýðõш, чõ ÿõрÑÂþýðûът ýð Discord úþüуýøúøрð õôøýÑÂтòõýþ ø ÑÂðüþ чрõ÷ ðúðуýтø ÑÂъѠ÷ýðчúð ýð ÿõрÑÂþýðûð øûø чрõ÷ ÑÂøÑÂтõüýø ôøрõúтýø ÑÂъþñщõýøÑÂ. ÃÂøúþóð ýõ ñøхüõ тõ ÿþÿøтðûø ÷ð ÿðрþûðтð тø. Ãâ€Ã°Ã´ÃµÃ½Ã¾ ÑÂøÑÂтõüýþ ÑÂъþñщõýøõ þт Discord щõ ø÷óûõöôð тþчýþ úðтþ ÑÂýøüúðтð ÿþ-óþрõ ø щõ ÑÂõ ýðüøрð ò úутøÑÂтð тø Ѡôøрõúтýøтõ ÑÂъþñщõýøÑÂ. ßрþòõрø ÿуñûøúðцøÑÂтð ò ñûþóð þтýþÑÂýþ ÑÂøÑÂтõüýøтõ ÑÂъþñщõýøѠò Discord ÷ð ÿþòõчõ øýфþрüðцøѠþтýþÑÂýþ úðú Discord ø÷ÿрðщð ôøрõúтýø ÑÂъþñщõýøÑÂ.
âõ÷ø тðúтøúø ÷ð ÑÂþцøðûýþ øýöõýõрÑÂтòþ тõ „ÿрøüðüòðт“ Ѡýðôõöôýþ ø÷óûõöôðщð øúþýð øûø øüõ, ÷ð ôð ÿþûучðт тòþÑÂтð ûøчýð øýфþрüðцøÑÂ. âõ÷ø ø÷üðüø üþöõ ôð тõ уñõôÑÂÑ‚ ôð þтòþрøш ÿрøúðчõý фðùû, ôð úûøúýõш òърху òръ÷úð, ôð ÿþÿъûýøш фþрüуÃȄÂÑ€ øûø ôð þтóþòþрøш Ѡûøчýð øýфþрüðцøÑÂ, ÷ð ôð üþóðт ÿþ-ûõÑÂýþ ôð þтúрðôýðт ðúðуýтð тø.
Ø÷üðüøтõ ÑÂõ уÑÂъòършõýÑÂтòðт ø ø÷üõýÑÂÑ‚ ÿþÑÂтþÑÂýýþ, ýþ þñøúýþòõýþ ÑÂûõôòðш ÑÂхþôýø üþôõûø. ×ðÿþüýø,Discord ýøúþóð ýÑÂüð ôð тõ ýðúðрð ôð ÑÂø рð÷úрøõш ÿðрþûðтð, ôþрø ø ÿрõ÷ þфøцøðûýø úðýðûø ÷ð ÿþôôръöúð, ýøтþ щõ тø ôðôõ ñõ÷ÿûðтýþ Discord Nitro чрõ÷ ñþтþòõ. Õтþ ýÑÂúþø чõÑÂтþ ÑÂрõщðýø ø÷üðüø ò ÿûðтфþрüðтð, Ѡúþøтþ ÑÂõ ñþрøü òÑÂõúø ôõý:
Prize Scams. If it’s too good to be true, it probably is. Scammers might try to get your information through empty promises of fake prizes. A common prize scam is random bots sending you a message that you’ve won a month of Discord Nitro. If these bots are not directly connected to a server giveaway you were a part of, this giveaway is likely fake and and the links they sent are malicious. Discord would never use a bot to send this information to you directly, and even verified bots can be hacked to share these malicious links.
Steam Scams. Has someone ever sent you a message apologizing for “accidentally reporting you” on Steam? This is yet another way scammers try to infiltrate your accounts. Referring to someone who can fix the issue along with a link that looks like Steam’s website, but in truth, is a phishing link. If you look closely, you can spot typos in their domain name such as “steamcomnmunity,” “sleamcommunity,” and many others.
ßþòõчõтþ úþüÿðýøø þñøúýþòõýþ ûøчýþ ÑÂõ ÑÂÿрðòÑÂÑ‚ Ѡÿрþñûõüøтõ Ѡÿþôôръöúðтð ýð ÑÂòþøтõ уõñÑÂðùтþòõ, тðúð чõ òýøüðòðù ÷ð òÑÂõúø, úþùтþ тòърôø, чõ øÑÂúð ôð тþ ÿþüþóýõ чрõ÷ Discord ø тòърôø, чõ õ ÿрõôÑÂтðòøтõû ýð ôруóð úþüÿðýøѠøûø уÑÂûуóð. ßþ þтýþшõýøõ ýð óþрýøѠÿрøüõр, Steam òøýðóø ø÷ÿþû÷òð ÑÂòþÑÂтð ÿûðтфþрüð ÷ð рð÷рõшðòðýõ ýð ÑÂъþтòõтýø ÿрþñûõüø ø ýøúþóð ýõ ñø ÑÂõ ÑÂòър÷ðû чрõ÷ Discord, ÷ð ôð рð÷рõшø ÿрþñûõüø Ѡðúðуýтð тø.
Ø÷üðüø Ѡøóрø. Øüðù ÑÂø õôýþ ýðуü ÷ð ÑÂûучðùýø ÿþтрõñøтõûø, úþøтþ тø ø÷ÿрðщðт ÑÂъþñщõýøѠѠòъÿрþѠôðûø øÑÂúðш ôð тõÑÂтòðш ýþòðтð øü øóрð. âþòð õ þщõ õôøý þÿøт ÷ð úþüÿрþüõтøрðýõ ýð ðúðуýтð тø ø þтúûючòðýõ ýð ûøчýðтð тø øýфþрüðцøѠчрõ÷ фøшøýó. ØÑÂúðýøÑÂтð þт ýõÿþ÷ýðтø øûø ÿрøÑÂтõûø ôð ø÷ÿрþñòðш Ñ‚ÑÂхýðтð øóрð þñøúýþòõýþ þ÷ýðчðòðт, чõ ðúðуýтът øü õ ñøû úþüÿрþüõтøрðý ø ÑÂõóð тõ ÑÂõ þÿøтòðт ôð ÿþûучðт ôþÑÂтъÿ ôþ тòþÑÂ. ÃÂúþ øüðш ôруó ýðчøý ôð ÑÂõ ÑÂòърöõш Ѡтþ÷ø ÿþтрõñøтõû ø÷òъý ÿûðтфþрüðтð, ôþñрõ õ ôð óþ ÿрõôуÿрõôøш ÷ð фðúтð, чõ ðúðуýтът üу õ ñøû úþüÿрþüõтøрðý, ÷ð ôð òøôøш ôðûø üþöõ ôð òъ÷òърýõ úþýтрþûð òърху ýõóþ øûø ôð ÑÂõ ÑÂòърöõ Ѡÿþôôръöúðтð ýð Discord þтýþÑÂýþ ÿрþñûõüð.
Discord Recruitment Scams. Another type of scam is where external individuals or companies pretend to represent Discord and offer fictitious job opportunities. The scammer will try to impersonate a Discord employee either on Discord itself or via external sites. This is a serious security concern, so there is a whole page about this scam that you can read here: Discord Recruitment Scams. You can only apply to their jobs through their official careers website. All communication from Discord regarding hiring will come from discord.com or discordapp.com email addresses. They will not use the platform to recruit you.
á þóрþüýøѠýðñþр þт øýÑÂтруüõýтø ÷ð Ñ‚ÑŠÑ€ÑÂõýõ ø øýфþрüðцøÑÂ, ûõÑÂýþ ôþÑÂтъÿýð þýûðùý, ÿþчтø òÑÂõúø üþöõ ôð ñъôõ öõртòð ýð ôþúÑÂøýó. ÃÂúþ ýÑÂúþóð ÑÂø ÿуñûøúуòðû ò þýûðùý фþруü, ðúþ ÑÂø ÿþôÿøÑÂòðû þýûðùý ÿõтøцøѠøûø ÑÂø ÷ðúуÿуòðû øüþт, тòþÑÂтð øýфþрüðцøѠõ ÿуñûøчýþ ôþÑÂтъÿýð. çрõ÷ þñщõÑÂтòõýþôþÑÂтъÿýø ðрхøòø, ñð÷ø ôðýýø ø ôруóø хрðýøûøщð óþûõüø úþûøчõÑÂтòð ôðýýø ÑÂð ûõÑÂýþ ôþÑÂтъÿýø ÷ð òÑÂõúø, úþùтþ óø Ñ‚ÑŠÑ€ÑÂø.
ÚøñõрÿрõÑÂтъÿýøцøтõ ø трþûþòõтõ üþóðт ôð ñъôðт ýõòõрþÑÂтýþ ø÷þñрõтðтõûýø ò ýðчøýð, ÿþ úþùтþ þÑÂъщõÑÂтòÑÂòðт ôþúÑÂøýó. âõ üþóðт ôð ÷ðÿþчýðт Ѡõôýð-õôøýÑÂтòõýð ÑÂûõôð ø ôð Ñ ÑÂûõôòðт, ôþúðтþ тòþÑÂтð þýûðùý ÿõрÑÂþýð ÿþÑÂтõÿõýýþ ñъôõ рð÷úрøтð ø ÑÂðüþûøчýþÑÂттð тø ø÷ûõ÷õ ýðÑÂòõ. âрÑÂñòð ôð ÑÂø ÿрõôõûýþ ýðÑÂÑÂýþ úðúòð ûøчýð øýфþрüðцøѠÑÂÿþôõÃȄÂш þýûðùý ø ôð òýøüðòðш, úþóðтþ рð÷úрøòðш øýфþрüðцøѠ÷ð ÑÂõñõ ÑÂø.
ÃÂúþ ûøчýð øýфþрüðцøѠ÷ð тõñ ñъôõ рð÷úрøтð þýûðùý чрõ÷ Ñ‚ÑŠÑ€ÑÂõýøѠò Google ø ÑÂûучðùýþ öøòõõш ò Õá øûø ÃÂрöõýтøýð, øüðш ÿрðòþ ýð ÷ðñрðòÑÂýõ. ßþôþñýø ÿрðòð ÑÂð ôðôõýø ýð хþрðтð ò áъõôøýõýøтõ щðтø, üðúðр ø ýõ ò ÑÂъщðтð ÑÂтõÿõý. Úðтþ цÑÂûþ тø ÿрõÿþръчòðüõ ôð ÿрþòõрÑÂòðш рõÑÂурÑÂø úðтþ HaveIBeenPwned, ÷ð ôð òøôøш ôðûø ôðýýøтõ тø ÑÂð ñøûø чðÑÂÑ‚ þт óþûõüø ø÷тøчðýøѠýð ôðýýø.
ÃÂúþ øÑÂúðш ÑÂъôърöðýøõ ÷ð тõñ ôð ñъôõ ÿрõüðхýðтþ þт Google, òøö тþ÷ø ØýÑÂтруüõýт ÷ð þтÑÂтрðýÑÂòðýõ ýð ýõø÷ÿрðòýþÑÂтø ò Google. áÿþôõÃȄÂýõтþ ýð тõ÷ø рõÑÂурÑÂø øûø ÿуñûøúуòðýõтþ øü ò ÑÂърòърð тø ýð Discord üþöõ ôð ÑÂõ þúðöõ цõýõý ðúтøò ÷ð тòþøтõ чûõýþòõ, ÿрõôþтòрðтÑÂòðùúø òъ÷üþöýø þÿøтø øûø ÷ðÿûðхø ÷ð ôþúÑÂøýó. Ãâ€Ã‘€ÑƒÃ³ чуôõÑÂõý рõÑÂурѠõ øýÑÂтруüõýтът COACH, úþùтþ тø ÿþüðóð ôð ÷ðúûючøш ÑÂðüþûøчýþÑÂттð ÑÂø, úðтþ рð÷ôõûѠþÑÂýþòøтõ ýð þýûðùý ÑÂøóурýþÑÂттð ò úрðтúø, øýтõрðúтøòýø, ûõÑÂýø ÷ð ÑÂûõôòðýõ ръúþòþôÑÂтòð.
ÃÂúþ ÑÂõ ÿрøтõÑÂýÑÂòðш, чõ ÑÂø ø÷ûþöõý ýð òøÑÂþú рøÑÂú þт ôþúÑÂøýó, üþöõш ôð ýðÑÂтрþøш Google Alerts, ÷ð ôð ýðñûюôðòðш òъ÷üþöýøтõ þÿøтø ÷ð ôþúÑÂøýó. ÃÂúþ чуòÑÂтòøтõûýð øûø ûøчýð øýфþрüðцøѠõ ø÷тõúûð þýûðùý, üþöõш ôð ÿþôðôõш ÷ðÑÂòúø ÷ð ÿрõüðхòðýõ ýð тþòð ÑÂъôърöðýøõ, úðтþ ø÷ÿþû÷òðш ÑÂûõôýøтõ ръúþòþôÑÂтòð: ßрõüðхòðýõ ýð ÑÂъôърöðýøõ þт Google øûø ßрõüðхòðýõ ýð тòþÑÂтð ûøчýð øýфþрüðцøѠþт Google.
Úþóðтþ üþôõрøрðш þýûðùý þñщýþÑÂÑ‚, þт ø÷úûючøтõûýð òðöýþÑÂÑ‚ ÷ð ñõ÷þÿðÑÂýþÑÂттð ýð ÑÂþñÑÂтòõýøѠтø ðúðуýт, õ ôð ÿð÷ø ôðýýøтõ ÑÂø ÷ð òхþô ò Discord ø тþúõýð ÷ð ðúðуýтð тø ýð ÑÂøóурýþ ø ÷ðщøтõýþ üÑÂÑÂтþ. Ãâ€Ã¾Ñ€Ã¸ Ѡòъòõôõýø ÿрþðúтøòýø üõрúø úðтþ ôòуфðúтþрýþ уôþÑÂтþòõрÑÂòðýõ (2FA), ø÷üðüýøцøтõ ÿðú üþóðт ôð ÿþûучðт ôþÑÂтъÿ ôþ тòþѠðúðуýт Ѡтþúõýð ýð ðúðуýтð тø, тðúð чõ ø÷ñÑÂóòðýõтþ ýð þñøчðùýøтõ þÿøтø ÷ð фøшøýó ø ø÷ÿþû÷òðýõтþ ýð þóрþüýþтþ úþûøчõÑÂтòþ ýðûøчýø рõÑÂурÑÂø ÷ð рð÷ÿþ÷ýðòðýõ ýð ø÷üðüø ÑÂтðòð òÑÂõ ÿþ-òðöýþ ÷ð üþôõрðтþрøтõ. Discord ÿуñûøúуòð ÑÂтðтøѠ÷ð тþòð úðú ôð ÿþôôърöðш ðúðуýтð ÑÂø ò ôþñрþ ÷ôрðòõ чрõ÷ 2FA, úþõтþ õ þтûøчõý рõÑÂурѠ÷ð чõтõýõ øûø ÑÂÿрðòúð.
Ensuring that server permissions are set up correctly is also essential to combat illicit links and other variations of phishing and scamming attempts. It is important to double-check your permissions when making new categories or channels inside your server, as moderators discuss sensitive and private information inside locked moderation channels. If you need a refresher on how permissions work, check out this article here.
Ñþтþòõтõ ÑÂð üþщýø øýÑÂтруüõýтø, úþøтþ üþôõрðтþрøтõ ø ÑÂъ÷ôðтõûøтõ ýð þñщýþÑÂтø ø÷ÿþû÷òðт õöõôýõòýþ, ÷ð ôð ÿþüþóýðт ÷ð üþôõрøрðýõ ø ÿрõôø÷òøúòðýõ ýð øýтõрõÑÂð ýð þñщýþÑÂттð чрõ÷ ÑÂъñøтøѠø øóрø. Òъÿрõúø тþòð ñþт ðúðуýтøтõ ÑÂõ рð÷ûøчðòðт ûõúþ þт þñøúýþòõýøѠÿþтрõñøтõÃȄÂúø ðúðуýт, úþõтþ þ÷ýðчðòð, чõ тõ÷ø ðúðуýтø ÑÂð ò ÑÂÑŠÑÂтþÑÂýøõ ôð ø÷òършòðт ôõùÑÂтòøѠüýþóþ ÿþ-ñър÷þ þт þñøúýþòõýøѠÿþтрõñøтõû ø øü õ ÿþ÷òþûõýþ ñър÷þ ôð ÿþûучðòðт ÑÂъþñщõýøѠø ÿþтрõñøтõÃȄÂúø ôðýýø þт ÑÂърòърð тø.
Ãœýþóþ õ òðöýþ ôð ÷ýðõш úðúòø рð÷рõшõýøѠø рþûø ÑÂõ ôðòðт ýð ñþтþòõтõ, ÷ð ôð рð÷òøõш ñõ÷þÿðÑÂýð þñщýþÑÂÑ‚, úþÑÂтþ óðрðýтøрð ñõ÷þÿðÑÂýþÑÂттð ýð òÑÂøчúø ýõùýø чûõýþòõ ø üþôõрðтþрø. ×ûþýðüõрõý ñþт üþöõ ôð ÿрõôø÷òøúð хðþѠò ÑÂърòърøтõ üýþóþ ñър÷þ чрõ÷ üðÑÂþòþ ø÷трøòðýõ ýð úðтõóþрøø, ÿрðòõýõ ýð ûøчýøтõ úðýðûø ÿуñûøчýø, ø÷ÿрðщðýõ ýð ø÷üðüýø ÑÂъþñщõýøѠø ÷ûþуÿþтрõñð Ѡуõñúуúø. Óþрõщþ ÿрõÿþръчòðüõ ôð ÿрþучòðш òÑÂõúø ñþт, ÿрõôø ôð óþ ôþñðòøш úъü ÑÂърòърð ÑÂø.
Úþóðтþ ôþúûðôòðш ÑÂъôърöðýøõ ò Discord, üþöõ ôð ÑÂõ úþûõñðõш ø ôð ÑÂõ чуôøш ôðûø тþòð ÑÂø ÷ðÑÂûуöðòð ôð ÑÂõ ôþúûðôòð? Øüðù ÿрõôòøô, чõ òÑÂøчúø ôþúûðôø, ø÷óþтòõýø ôþñрþÑÂъòõÑÂтýþ, ÑÂø ÷ðÑÂûуöðòðт ôð ñъôðт ø÷ÿрðтõýø ôþ Discord. Ãœþôõрøрðýõтþ ò Discord õ ÑÂъщõÑÂтòõýð чðÑÂÑ‚ þт ÿûðтфþрüðтð. Ñõ÷þÿðÑÂýþÑÂттð ýð ÿþтрõñøтõûѠõ ÿрøþрøтõт ýþüõр õôýþ ÷ð Discord, þÑÂþñõýþ ÷ð üþôõрðтþрøтõ, тъù úðтþ тõ ÑÂð тõ÷ø, úþøтþ ÑÂÿþüðóðт ÷ð þÿð÷òðýõ ñõ÷þÿðÑÂýþÑÂттð ýð þñщýþÑÂттð.
There are a lot of resources to draw from to ensure you moderate safely and securely. Practice good cybersecurity by having good antivirus and malware detection programs and strong passwords. Differentiate between your “real” self and online persona to minimize doxxing opportunities. Check suspicious links and websites through online tools to make sure they aren’t malicious. If you or one of your community members are doxxed online, there are proactive and reactive measures that can be taken to ensure your account security. Figure out what sort of content was leaked, report it to Discord’s Trust & Safety teams, and submit relevant removal requests such as Google’s removal tools.
We hope these tips help you in your moderator journey!
Voice channels are a great way for your server members to engage with each other and can be utilized in many different ways. You might have a system for users to find other users to play games with or maybe you just have some general chat channels to hang out and listen to music. Regardless of the types of voice channels you have, you're going to need to moderate these voice channels, which can reveal some interesting challenges. In this article, we'll identify these challenges and go over some things that can help you to overcome them.
This article will focus on how to moderate voice channels in servers where voice channels are used frequently and without moderators present. However, the information in this article is still useful to any server with voice channels. Although these situations may be rarer for your server, it doesn't hurt to be prepared if they do indeed occur.
Many of the moderation issues you will encounter while moderating voice channels will be the spoken equivalent of situations you would encounter in text channels. However, you can't keep records of what is said in voice channels without recording everything with a bot, which is not easy to do, nor is it something your server members will likely be comfortable with. This means that if no moderator is present in the voice channel at the time of a user being troublesome, you will likely hear about the situation from a user who was present for it. We will discuss best practices in handling these user reports in the next section of this article. There are also a few situations specific to voice channels to be aware of.
Common situations that would require moderator intervention that might occur in voice channels are as follows:
Before we even consider how we plan to moderate situations that may arise in voice channels, let's discuss ways to prevent them from happening in the first place, or at least make it easier for us to deal with them later. One of the easiest and most useful things you can do is set up voice channel logging. Specifically, you can log when a user joins, leaves or moves between voice channels. Many moderation bots support this type of logging.
Having voice logs will allow you to catch voice hoppers without having to be present in a voice channel. It will also prove useful in verifying reports from server members and ensuring users can't make a false report about other users who weren't actually present in a voice channel at the time. Another thing you can do to prevent trolls from infiltrating voice channels (and every other part of your server) is having a good verification gate.
What do we do when a member of the server reports rule-breaking behavior in a voice channel, but no moderator was there to witness it? If we believe them and treat their word as fact, we can take care of the situation accordingly.
While this may work for certain situations, there is the possibility that troublesome users may realize that the moderators are acting on all reports in good faith and begin to try to take advantage of this policy and create false reports. This is obviously very problematic, so let's now consider the opposite scenario. If a moderation team doesn't believe any of the reports and moderate situations only when a moderator is present, it's likely that the troublesome user can keep getting away with their rule-breaking behavior. In some cases, even if a moderator is available to join a voice channel when they receive a report, they might find that the troublesome user stops their behavior when the moderator joins, thus making it impossible to verify the report. This can be partially mitigated by moderators using alternate accounts to join the voice channel and appear as a user, but ultimately there will be situations where mods aren't available and reports will need to be considered.
In general, any singular report should not be believed based on the report alone. When a user reports a situation in a voice channel, the following questions should be asked:
Active users who make many legitimate reports can likely be trusted. The more legitimate reports a user has made, the more likely it is that they can be trusted. Even if a trusted user makes a false report at some point, it is often easy to undo any false actions taken.
Positive contributions in your server (such as quality conversations or being welcoming and supportive of other server members) is also a way that members might gain trust. This trust is something that can be handled the same way you handle trust gained from legitimate reports.
If multiple users report the same issue, and you know they are not connected, the report can safely be trusted as long as the information in the reports are consistent with each other. Knowing when users are connected can be difficult in some cases, but some signs you can look for are: users who joined the server at the same time, users with IDs close to each other (signifying similar account creation times), similar behavior or patterns of talking, or interactions with each other which signify the users know each other from somewhere else. It is important to ensure that this isn’t an organized effort from a group of friends or alternate accounts targeting another user.
There are many things you can look at when examining the user being reported. Some things to look out for are offensive or inappropriate usernames, profile pictures, or statuses, and any inappropriate messages sent by the user in the past. Inappropriate messaging can be anything from spam to rude or offensive behavior or even odd or confusing behavior.
If the answers to these questions leads to more skepticism and questioning of the legitimacy of the report, then it may be the case that the report can't be trusted. If you are not confident in the report's legitimacy, you should still make a note of the report, in case similar reports are made in the future. Repeated reports are one of the most common ways to discover that a report is likely legitimate and allow you to make a better informed decision later on. It may also be the case that the answer to these questions reveals that the report is likely illegitimate, in which case you may punish the reporter(s) accordingly. Intentional false reporting is a breach of trust with a moderation team, but reports made in good faith that are unactionable should not result in punishment.
Occasionally, you might find yourself faced with a difficult, time-sensitive situation where someone is at risk of being harmed, or harming themselves. Because nothing is recorded in voice channels, it is not possible to report these types of situations to Discord. If you witness situations such as these, or if you receive reports of them, you should reach out to those involved in DMs or a text channel in the server. You can also attempt to dissolve the situation in the voice channel if you are confident in your abilities to do so, but it may be harder to get the authorities involved if it is necessary if there is no evidence of the situation in a DM or text channel. Once you have done that, report the user(s) to Discord. Whether or not you are able to move the situation to a DM or text channel, call your local authorities if you believe someone is in imminent danger. If you know the area where the person in danger lives, you may also want to call the authorities in their area.
Handling situations in voice channels can be difficult, but with the right tools and protocols in place, your servers’ moderation team can be prepared for anything. After reading this article, you should have a good understanding of when voice moderation is needed, and how to properly enact voice moderation scenarios. This article outlined some of the most common situations that you should look out for, as well as how to prepare for some situations proactively. It also showed how you can handle user reports in a way that minimizes the possibility of actioning false reports. Finally, you learned how to handle severe, time-sensitive situations, where someones’ life may be in danger. There's a lot to consider when you're moderating voice channels, but by following these tips, you should be well-equipped to moderate voice channels in your server!
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Establishing channels dedicated to sensitive topics can also be an exhausting drain on your moderation team and can invite unwanted content into your server. These channels can quickly get out of hand if they are not set up mindfully and moderated carefully and will often require their own sets of rules and permissions to be run effectively and safely. Whether you want these discussions to occur in your space at all is up to you and your team. Having channels for these topics takes a lot of work and special consideration for you to determine if it’s the right fit for your server.
In short: This document will serve to educate you on how best to discern if you want these different channels, whether it be a channel on venting, serious-topics, or a real world event. Keep in mind- no matter what topics (if any) that you decide to include in your server, remember that all content needs to be within Discord’s Terms of Service and Community Guidelines.
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Õüþцøþýðûýøтõ тõüø üþóðт ôð òðрøрðт üýþóþ þт þñщýþÑÂÑ‚ ôþ þñщýþÑÂÑ‚, ò ÷ðòøÑÂøüþÑÂÑ‚ þт тþòð úъôõ õ фþúуÑÂÑŠÑ‚ ýð þñщýþÑÂттð. ÃÂðÿрøüõр, ò þñщýþÑÂÑ‚ ÷ð трðýÑÂôöõýôър хþрð, ÷ðôъûñþчõýøтõ þÿøÑÂðýøѠýð Ñ‚ÑÂûþтþ øûø ýð ôðôõý ôøÑÂúþüфþрт, úþùтþ ýÑÂúþø хþрð ø÷ÿøтòðт ÷ðрðôø Ñ‚ÑÂûþтþ ÑÂø, òõрþÑÂтýþ ñøхð ÿрõôÑÂтðòÃȄÂòðûø õüþцøþýðûýð тõüð. Øüð ýÑÂúþø õüþцøþýðûýþ ýðтþòðрõýø õûõüõýтø, úþøтþ ÑÂð üýþóþ чõÑÂтþ ÑÂрõщðýø ø úъü Ñ‚ÑÂÑ… Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð ÑÂõ ÿþôхþöôð Ѡÿрõ÷уüÿцøÑÂтð, чõ тõ ñøхð ýðúðрðûø üýþóþ хþрð þт þñщýþÑÂттð тø ôð ÑÂõ ÿþчуòÑÂтòðт ýõûþòúþ øûø ôþрø трðòüøрðýø, ýõ÷ðòøÑÂøüþ þт тøÿð ýð þñщýþÑÂттð. âþòð ñø üþóûþ ôð òúûючòð ýõщð úðтþ ÑÂõúÑÂуðûýþ ýðÿðôõýøõ, óрðфøчýþ ÿрõôÑÂтðòÑÂýõ ýð ÑÂцõýø ýð ýðÑÂøûøõ, ôруóø трðòüøрðщø ÿрõöøòÑÂòðýøÑÂ, ÑÂðüþуñøùÑÂтòþ ø ÑÂðüþýðрðýÑÂòðýõ, хрðýøтõûýø рð÷ÑÂтрþùÑÂтòð, ÷ûþуÿþтрõñð þт рþôøтõûø úъü ôõцð øûø ÿрþÑÂòð ýð рþôøтõÃȄÂúð ýõñрõöýþÑÂÑ‚ ø ôр. âõ÷ø ÿþ-чуòÑÂтòøтõûýø тõüø ñø Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòðûþ ôð ÑÂð þтôõûõýø þт ÿþ-ÑÂÿõцøфøчýøтõ ÷ð þñщýþÑÂттð тõüø, úþøтþ øüðт ÿþтõýцøðûð ôð ÿþрþôÑÂÑ‚ трðòüð, úðтþ ýðÿрøüõр ÿрõüøýðòðýõ úъü ôруó ÿþû øûø ÿрø÷ýðòðýõ ýð рð÷ûøчýð ÑÂõúÑÂуðûýð þрøõýтðцøѠò ÑÂърòър ÷ð хþрð þт LGBTQ+ þñщýþÑÂттð.
Channel names indicate to users the intended purpose of the channel. Carefully choosing your name can have a large impact on what the channel ends up being used for. For example, #personal-questions-and-advice versus #tw-emotional-support-and-venting give users very different impressions of what the channel is for. If you want a channel where someone can ask “What are some ways to distract myself if I feel like hurting myself” or, “my teacher is being homophobic, what should I do?” but not graphic descriptions of the symptoms of trauma or vice versa, make sure the name of the channel reflects that. Including tw (trigger warning) or cw (content warning) in your channel name will give the impression that the latter is allowed and is what the channel is intended to be used for.
Úðýðûøтõ, úþøтþ øüðт ÿþтõýцøðû ôð òýõÑÂðт úрø÷øÑÂýø ÑÂøтуðцøø ò ÑÂърòър øûø ôð ÿрøчøýÑÂÑ‚ ôøÑÂтрõѠýð ôруóø чûõýþòõ ýð þñщýþÑÂттð, Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð øüðт ÑÂÿõцøфøчýø ÿрðòøûð ÷ð üøýøüø÷øрðýõ ýð ÿþтõýцøðûýðтð òрõôð. âõ÷ø ÿрðòøûð üþóðт ôð ñъôðт фøúÑÂøрðýø ò úðýðûð, ôð øüðт ÑÂþñÑÂтòõý úðýðû ò úðтõóþрøÑÂ, úþÑÂтþ ÑÂъôърöð úðýðûø ѠчуòÑÂтòøтõûýø тõüø, øûø ôð ñъôðт òúûючõýø ò ÿрðòøûðтð ýð ÑÂърòърøтõ. ßрøüõрýøÑÂÑ‚ ÑÂÿøÑÂъú Ѡÿрðòøûð ÿþ-ôþûу òúûючòð ýÑÂúþø ÑÂтрðтõóøø ÷ð ýðüðÃȄÂòðýõ ýð òрõôøтõ, úðúтþ ø ÿþтõýцøðûýøтõ ýõôþÑÂтðтъцø ýð òÑÂÑÂúð þт тõ÷ø ÑÂтрðтõóøø.
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Ãœþöõ ôð øüð ÑÂÿþрýø тõüø úþýúрõтýþ ÷ð тòþÑÂтð þñщýþÑÂÑ‚, ýþ úðтþ цÑÂûþ ÿþûøтøúðтð, øúþýþüøúðтð, ÿрðòþтþ, ðúтуðûýøтõ ÑÂъñøтøѠø üþрðûът ÑÂð ÑÂÿþрýø тõüø ÷ð ÿþòõчõтþ ÑÂърòърø. âõ÷ø тõüø òõрþÑÂтýþ щõ ÿрõôø÷òøúðт рð÷ýþóûðÑÂøÑÂ, тъù úðтþ üýþóþ ÿþтрõñøтõûø щõ øüðт ÑÂøûýþ рð÷ûøчýø ø úðтõóþрøчýø üýõýøѠÿþ тõüøтõ.
A channel named #discussion-of-current-events and a channel named #political-debates-to-the-death are going to yield very different types of interactions. If you want a channel where people can mention politics and current events and discuss things like the stock market or a new law that was passed, but don’t want discussions about whether specific world leaders are good or bad, or what economic model is the best one, make sure your channel name reflects that. Many/most users won’t read anything but the channel name, so your channel name needs to set the correct expectation for the content individuals will find inside.
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Úðýðûøтõ, фþúуÑÂøрðýø òърху ÑÂÿþрýø тõüø, üþóðт ôð ÿрõôþÑÂтðòÑÂÑ‚ ýð ÿþтрõñøтõûøтõ ÿрøòûõúðтõûýþ ÿрþÑÂтрðýÑÂтòþ ÷ð þñÑÂъöôðýõ ýð тõüø Ѡхþрð þт рð÷ûøчõý ÿрþø÷хþô ø ø÷ÑÂûõôòðýõ ýð ôруóø óûõôýø тþчúø. âõ÷ø úðýðûø ÑÂъщþ øüðт üýþóþ ÑÂÿõцøфøчýø рøÑÂúþòõ ø ø÷øÑÂúòðт ÑÂтрðтõóøø ÷ð ÑÂüõúчðòðýõ, úþøтþ щõ òðрøрðт ò ÷ðòøÑÂøüþÑÂÑ‚ þт õÑÂтõÑÂтòþтþ ýð úþýúрõтýøѠúðýðû. ÃÂðÿрøüõр, ðúþ уÿрðòÃȄÂòðш úðýðû ÷ð COVID-19, þÑÂýþòýðтð тø óрøöð òõрþÑÂтýþ щõ ñъôõ þÿðÑÂýðтð ôõ÷øýфþрüðцøѠø тõþрøøтõ ýð úþýÑÂÿøрðцøÑÂтð. ÃÂúþ уÿрðòÃȄÂòðш úðýðû ÷ð ÿрõ÷øôõýтÑÂúøтõ ø÷ñþрø ò áÃÂé ÿрõ÷ 2020 ó., þÑÂýþòýðтð тø óрøöð üþöõ ôð õ ýõщðтð ôð ýõ ÑÂтðòðт тòърôõ рð÷óþрõщõýø øûø ôð ýõ ÑÂõ ýðýðÑÂÑÂÑ‚ þñøôø. âрÑÂñòð ôð þñüøÑÂûøш úðúòø ÑÂð ÑÂÿõцøфøчýøтõ рøÑÂúþòõ ò тòþѠúðýðû ø ôð ÑÂõ уòõрøш, чõ ÿøшõш ÿрðòøûð, ÑÂÿõцøфøчýø ÷ð тòþøтõ ýуöôø, ø чõ ýðüøрðш üþôõрðтþрø, úþøтþ ÑÂð ÷ðÿþ÷ýðтø Ѡтõüøтõ ø ýõ ÑÂõ ÑÂüущðòðт þт Ñ‚ÑÂÑ….
Current event channels are for a single and specific current event, such as COVID-19 or mourning a beloved server member. Depending on the topic of the channel, it may also be a contentious or sensitive topic, but differs because it is a narrowly focused and usually temporary space. These channels can be useful to have if a topic either isn’t allowed per your servers rules, or is allowed but is overwhelming conversations in other channels (but is otherwise not something you want to outright ban the discussion of).
Channel names for specific current events should be as clear as possible. For instance, making a channel for the COVID-19 Pandemic and then naming the channel “Diseases” makes little sense. Instead, you would want to be specific and name it something like “COVID-19 Pandemic” or “COVID-19”. This ensures that your users will at-a-glance understand what the channel is for. You should also have a topic for the channel that helps inform users of its purpose. You may also want to have something like “Read The Rules” in the topic, so users know to read any additional rules. These rules could be pinned in the channel, have their own channel within a category that houses contentious topics channels, if you have multiple, or be included in the servers rules. Also keep in mind that users may not always read the channel topic or pinned messages.
Úðýðûøтõ, þтрð÷ÑÂòðщø тõúущþ ÑÂъñøтøõ, Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð øüðт ÿрðòøûð, úþøтþ ÑÂÿþüðóðт ÷ð ýðÑÂърчðòðýõ ýð ÷ôрðòþÑÂûþòýþтþ þñÑÂъöôðýõ ýð òъÿрþÑÂýðтð тõüð. Òъÿрõúø чõ òÑÂÑÂúþ ÑÂъñøтøõ þт рõðûýøѠÑÂòÑÂÑ‚ üþöõ ôð õ рð÷ûøчýþ, øüð ýÑÂúþø þÑÂýþòýø ÿрðòøûð/ýðÑÂþúø, úþøтþ ÑÂüÑÂтðüõ, чõ тõ÷ø úðýðûø Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð ÑÂûõôòðт.
Úðýðûø úðтþ тõ÷ø üþóðт ôð ñъôðт труôýø ÷ð уÿрðòûõýøõ. Þт õôýð ÑÂтрðýð тø ÑÂõ øÑÂúð ýõщðтð ôð ñъôðт þóрðýøчõýø ø òÑÂøчúø ôð ÑÂõ ÿрøôърöðт úъü тõüðтð. Þт ôруóð ÑÂтрðýð, üþöõ ôð øÑÂúðш ôð ÿþ÷òþûøш ôруóø òøôþòõ ôøÑÂúуÑÂøø, úþøтþ ÑÂð ÑÂòър÷ðýø Ѡрð÷óûõöôðýðтð тõüð. Ã’ úрðùýð ÑÂüõтúð ÷ðòøÑÂø þт тõñ ôð рõшøш úðú ýðù-ôþñрõ ôð òýõôрøш тõ÷ø úðýðûø. ÃÂõ÷ðòøÑÂøüþ ôðûø úðýðûът õ ÷ð óûþñðûýðтð ÿðýôõüøÑÂ, ÷ð ÿþчøýðû ÿрøÑÂтõû, ÷ð ÿуÑÂúðýõ ýð øóрð ýð ÿð÷ðрð øûø ýõщþ ôруóþ ÿþôþñýþ, тõ÷ø úðýðûø щõ ø÷øÑÂúòðт ÑÂÿõцøðûõý фøýõÑÂ, úþùтþ ÷ð ôруóø úðýðûø üþöõ ôð ýõ õ ýуöõý. ÃÂðôÑÂòðüõ ÑÂõ, чõ тõ÷ø ÿрøüõрýø ÿрðòøûð ø øüõýð ýð úðýðûø üþóðт ôð тø ÿþüþóýðт ôð ÑÂъ÷ôðôõш ÿрþÑÂтрðýÑÂтòþ, úþõтþ ÑÂõ ÿрøôърöð úъü úþýúрõтýð тõüð ø ÑÂъ÷ôðòð ðтüþÑÂфõрð, úþÑÂтþ õ õôýþòрõüõýýþ уòðöøтõûýð ø ðýóðöøрðщð.
While it can be easy to just decide to kick out rulebreakers and let everyone else do what they want, moderation comes with some extra responsibilities that lie outside the purview of upholding the rules. The actions you take can (and will) shape the atmosphere of your community as a whole. Knowing how to maintain a positive environment is extremely important. Think of a community as a garden - it will blossom into beautiful colors if nurtured correctly, but it can quickly shrivel away if you’re only focusing on getting rid of the weeds. This article will go over how to maintain a healthy community atmosphere.
The meaning of a “healthy” community differs widely from server to server, and even from person to person. What’s healthy for one server may not actually be healthy for another! For example, it wouldn’t be the best idea to run a wholesome Animal Crossing fan group the same way as a Doom Eternal server.
Despite this, there are still many things that all healthy communities share. Most notably, they foster meaningful conversations through a positive, welcoming environment, all while maintaining a balance between fun and safety.
Many people assume that a community is “healthy” based on how many members it has and how active it is. While that can be a factor, those numbers alone can’t describe the quality of a community. The amount of activity may provide some insight but without looking deeper, there isn’t a way to know for sure. A massive, 500,000 member server might be flooded with multiple messages per second, but this provides little information about the quality or atmosphere of the conversations it contains.
Don’t be discouraged if the server doesn’t have a massive amount of members! Small communities thrive just as well as large ones, and as a bonus, they’re easier to moderate. The goal is to maintain a great place for like-minded people to hang out, not to be the biggest or the most popular.
Many factors that indicate health of a community can’t easily be put into numbers or displayed as data, so they may be difficult to understand without taking the time to really observe your server in an in-depth way.
The very core of a community is based on how people interact with each other. Observing and participating with members frequently - which you should be doing already as a moderator - should give you a good idea of the general atmosphere.
Here are some questions to ask yourself:
It is central to make sure that conversations have the potential to go deeper than just “Hi, how are you” and other small talk. Deeper conversations foster more friendships and make the community a comfortable place that people want to come back to.
Discord provides all community servers with 500 or more members with an insights panel, which has tons of valuable stats. The activation, retention, and engagement charts it provides are awesome indicators of how things are going. Note that they are based on percentages, not just raw amounts.
If your server is actively growing, these stats (located in the Growth and Activation tab) will help you understand how new members are interpreting and reacting to the community.
The orange lines crossing both charts indicate benchmarks that communities should strive to surpass. They’re based on data from some of the best servers on Discord, and are usually a good target no matter how many members your community has!
Now that you know how to identify community health, it’s important to know how to grow and maintain that health.
People generally notice moderators more easily than other members, especially if they have a different role color that stands out. They will take note of how you act, and since you’re in a place of authority, what you do indirectly affects what they do. This shouldn’t need to be said, but a community cannot be healthy when there are moderators who are disrespectful, break their own rules, or encourage toxicity.
Whether it’s bringing up a cool topic or steering away from a dark one, you have many opportunities to gently guide conversations in meaningful directions. When a subject is becoming sensitive, argumentative, or just downright wrong, try to change the topic. If it continues, you should politely ask the people involved to drop it, or to move to a different channel if one exists for it.
Stomping out useless negativity, rudeness, and other toxicity is one of the most important things moderators must do. This can be easier said than done, especially if someone is being borderline but not quite breaking any rules. Many moderators get confused and wonder what they should do in these kinds of situations, and they may be afraid to do anything, as they think there’s nothing to justify it. The truth is, if someone is knowingly making others uncomfortable, even if they aren’t breaking any rules, it’s still the right thing to take action on them - especially if they’ve already been warned multiple times.
Don’t go overboard and just ban sadness, though. Your community members should be able to be themselves (within reason). Let them joke around, have fun, make memes, make friends, support each other, develop inside jokes, etc... without constantly breathing down their neck. Participate with them! While you should always step in as a moderator as needed, that doesn’t mean that you have to alienate yourself from the community.
This balance between being strict and lenient is important. There are many things that must be enforced, but doing so without hurting community health can be difficult. On the other hand, you don’t want to let your server get out of control. You should definitely be strict with the most important boundaries (such as disallowing spam, slurs, etc), but the others, depending on the behavior of the community, are up to you.
Occasionally, someone may join the server and constantly attempt to redirect all attention to themselves. They constantly interrupt other conversations with their own, become overly upset if they’re even slightly ignored, or tire everyone out (whether intentionally or not). In some cases, they might frequently tell others that they are depressed. While depression is a real issue, it can be hard to tell whether someone is simply attention-seeking or if they’re genuinely depressed.
The following warning signs can help you identify this behavior:
While receiving support from others is great, this kind of relationship is extremely unhealthy for everyone involved. Consider gently approaching this person and telling them that they’re not in trouble, but they need professional support that a Discord server can’t always provide, like a therapist.
If someone shows signs of being suicidal, please spend time with them, and urge them to contact a hotline. You should also contact Discord, who may be able to send help their way if you can’t.
Community health is a tough thing to get right. It requires a lot of understanding of your server’s members and what they enjoy (or don’t enjoy) about being there. The actions you take can influence so much about the general atmosphere, how welcoming the server is, and whether people want to spend their time there. As a guardian of the community, your job is not only to kick out trolls and toxicity, but also to nurture kindness, listen to feedback, and make sure that everyone is having a good time.
Servers tend to have an ebb and flow in the rate of incoming new users. There are outlying factors that affect the rate of new joins for all servers including holidays, breaks in school, and times of year when Discord picks up new users at a higher rate. There are also times where specific communities will see a rapid increase in new joins. This can look different for different types of servers. For verified servers, this could be immediately following the content creator or game developer that the server is based around plugging the server on Twitter, hosting an AMA, or hosting events or tournaments within the server; for LGBTQ+ servers, this could be during and preceding Pride Month; and for gaming servers this can come from new updates being pushed or leaks being revealed.
In addition, any servers that are on Discord’s Server Discovery will potentially see a huge increase in their join rates depending on their focus and the keywords they have in Discovery, especially if they are featured on the front page by Discord. Popup event servers that are being set up temporarily or servers that are mentioned by people with large followings will also see a huge influx of users joining very rapidly from whatever avenues the server was advertised through.
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This article will serve to educate you on how best to handle and prepare for a significant increase in your server growth over a short period of time, whether it be for a temporary event space or for an existing server that’s getting a boost.
You should check in with your moderation team before large events to ensure they are still on board and understand that they will be experiencing an increased demand for their time and attention. Avoiding burnout should be one of your main goals in evaluating your staffing; if you are already short-staffed or your staff members are juggling just as much as they can handle, you need to be aware before you are dealing with thousands of new users.
Doing this is equally important for long and short-term team health. After an extended period of dealing with the frustrating issues that come up with tons of new users, moderators and other team members may find themselves less engaged with the community and exhausted in the long term, even if they are capable of shouldering the short-term stress and increased demand. This can be mitigated by moving some work to auto-moderation and bringing in new people for only the short term who can just dip out to take care of themselves when things settle down. Using tools like modmail snippets, and setting up text replacement rules or custom bot commands to send a template response to common questions can save a lot of time and energy.
ßõрøþôøтõ Ѡÿþòõчõ рðñþтð ÑÂъщþ üþóðт ôð ýðтþòðрÑÂÑ‚ ôþÿъûýøтõûýþ øûø ôð ø÷þÑÂÑ‚Ñ€ÑÂÑ‚ òÑÂÑÂúðúòø ÑÂъщõÑÂтòуòðщø òътрõшýø ÿрþñûõüø. Òðöýþ õ ôð ÿрõцõýøш ôðûø øüð ýÑÂúðúòø òðöýø ÿрþñûõüø, úþøтþ Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð рð÷рõшøш, ÿрõôø ôð ÑÂõ ÿþôóþтòøш ÷ð ýðÿûøòð þт ÿþтрõñøтõûø. ÃÂúþ õúøÿът тø ýõ ÑÂüÑÂтð, чõ ýðчøýът, ÿþ úþùтþ рðñþтøтõ, õ уÑÂтþùчøò ÷ð Ñ‚ÑÂÑ…, Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð ÑÂõ ÑÂÿрðòøш Ѡтþòð, ÿрõôø ôð ÑÂõ ÿþÑÂòø ôþÿъûýøтõûõý ÑÂтрõÑÂ.
Regardless of the kind of community you’re leading, if you are expecting a huge influx of users, you may want to consider staggering your advertising efforts. If the company behind your verified game server is planning to put your invite into the game, on Twitter, Instagram, email, etc. it may be best to launch all of these announcements at different times so that there is a more manageable trickle of new users coming in. Typically, minimizing disruption and keeping advertising ethical is the name of the game when it comes to moderation, but there are unique instances where it can be used as a marketing tool to create a measured amount of chaos with the purpose of building a feeling of hype and excitement in the server.
If you are gaining an unexpected or potentially unwelcome boost from being mentioned by a famous person or some other extraordinary situation, it may make sense to take down your regular advertising, remove your cross-linking between platforms, disable certain invites, or take any other actions to generally reduce the flow of new users. This may not help if the vast majority of your new users are coming from one source that, for example, posted a vanity invite link that you don’t want to remove and have potentially stolen by another server.
ÞÑÂòõý ðúþ ýÑÂüðш üýþóþ óþÃȄÂü õúøÿ Ѡüýþóþ ÑÂòþñþôýþ òрõüõ, üþöõ ôð ÑÂõ ýðûþöø ôð ÿþтърÑÂøш üþôõрðтþрÑÂúð ÿþüþщ þтòъý. Ãœþöõш ôð ôþñðòÑÂш üþôõрðтþрø øûø ôð ÿрþñòðш Ѡòрõüõýýø ÿþüþщýøцø ø üûðôшø üþôõрðтþрø, ÷ð ôð üþóðт хþрð Ѡþóрðýøчõýø рð÷рõшõýøѠôð ÿþõüðт ÿþ-ûõÑÂýøтõ ø üýþóþñрþùýø ÷ðôðчø. ÃÂðÿрøüõр üþóðт ôð ÿþõüðт трþûþòõтõ ø ÿþтрõñøтõÃȄÂúøтõ ñþтþòõ øûø ôð ÑÂõ ÷ðýøüðòðт Ѡÿрøþñщðòðýõтþ ýð ýþòø ÿþтрõñøтõûø, úþøтþ ÑÂърòърът ÿрøõüð, ôþúðтþ ÿþ-þÿøтýøтõ üþôõрðтþрø ÑÂõ óрøöðт ÷ð ÿþ-ÑÂûþöýøтõ üõöôуûøчýþÑÂтýø þтýþшõýøÑÂ. Ãœþöõ ôð ò÷ðøüÑÂтòðш þÿøт ø þт ÑÂърòърø, úþøтþ òõчõ ÑÂð ÑÂõ ÑÂÿрðòøûø Ѡтðúðòð ÑÂøтуðцøÑÂ, ø ôð ÿþÿøтðш ÷ð ÑÂъòõт. âõ üþóðт ôð ÿþüþóýðт, úðтþ ÑÂÿþôõÃȄÂÑ‚ ýðÑÂтрþùúø ø úþýфøóурðцøø ÷ð ðòтþüðтøчýþ üþôõрøрðýõ, úðтþ тø ÿрõÿþръчðт ñþтþòõ, úðтþ тø ôðôðт ýð÷ðõü чûõýþòõ þт тõхýøтõ õúøÿø øûø ÿрþÑÂтþ чрõ÷ рð÷óþòþр ÷ð þÿðÑÂõýøÑÂтð тø. ÃœþôõрðтþрÑÂúøтõ хъñþòõ ÑÂð ÿþôхþôÑÂщþ üÑÂÑÂтþ ÷ð Ñ‚ÑŠÑ€ÑÂõýõ ýð ÿþüþщ ø ÑÂъòõтø. áъщþтþ òðöø ø ÷ð ÑÂърòърø ò рðüúøтõ ýð тòþÑÂтð üрõöð, ðúþ øüðш ÿðртýьþрÑÂтòð, øûø ôþрø ÑÂърòърø, Ѡúþøтþ ò ýÑÂúðúòð ÑÂтõÿõý ÑÂø ÑÂътруôýøчøтõ.
ØýÑÂтруüõýтøтõ ÷ð ðòтþüðтøчýþ üþôõрøрðýõ üþóðт üýþóþ ôð ýðüðÃȄÂÑ‚ рðñþтðтð ýð õúøÿð тø ÷ð üþôõрøрðýõ ò ÑÂтрõÑÂþòø ÷ð ÑÂърòърð тø ÿõрøþôø. Ãœþöõ ôð ÑÂð þт ÿþû÷ð ÿþ üýþóþ ýðчøýø, úðтþ ýðÿрøüõр:
Òðöýþ õ ôð ÑÂõ þтñõûõöø, чõ ýÑÂúþø þт ÑÂцõýðрøøтõ, þñхòðýðтø þт тð÷ø ÑÂтðтøÑÂ, úðтþ ýðÿрøüõр òúûючòðýõтþ ò ÿърòðтð ÑÂтрðýøцð ýð „Þтúрøòðýõ ýð ÑÂърòър“, щõ ôþòõôðт ôþ ÷ýðчøтõûýþ уòõûøчõýøõ ýð тõüÿþтþ ýð ýþòø ÿрøÑÂъõôøýÑÂòðýøÑÂ, ýþ ýÑÂüð ôð ýðúðрðт ÑÂтþтøцø хþрð ôð ÑÂõ ÿрøÑÂъõôøýÑÂÑ‚ úъü ÑÂърòърð тø õôýþòрõüõýýþ. ÃÂúþ ÑÂõ ÿþôóþтòÑÂш ÷ð üþüõýтð, ò úþùтþ úþýúрõтõý ÑÂъ÷ôðтõû ýð ÑÂъôърöðýøõ щõ þñÑÂòø, чõ рð÷ôðòð ÿþôðръцø, ò ÑÂòþѠDiscord ÿрõô хøÃȄÂôø хþрð, úþøтþ óûõôðт ÑÂтрøùüð üу, üþöõ ôð õ уüõÑÂтýþ ôð ýðüðûøш ýðÑÂтрþùúøтõ ÑÂø ÷ð ðòтþüðтøчýþ üþôõрøрðýõ, ÷ð ôð ÿрõôþтòрðтøш ÷ðôõùÑÂтòðýõ ýð ðýтø-рõùô ñþтþòõтõ þт рõðûýø хþрð, úþøтþ ÑÂõ ÿрøÑÂъõôøýÑÂòðт ÷ð учðÑÂтøõ ò рð÷ôðòðýõтþ ýð ÿþôðръцø. ÃÂúþ üþöõш, Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð ÿþÿøтðш хþрðтð, úþøтþ øüðт þÿøт Ѡÿþôþñýø þñщýþÑÂтø øûø ÑÂъñøтøÑÂ, úðú тþчýþ ÑÂð ÿрþüõýøûø ýðÑÂтрþùúøтõ ÑÂø ÷ð ðòтþüðтøчýþ üþôõрøрðýõ, ÷ð ôð уÿрðòÃȄÂòðт ýðù-õфõúтøòýþ ÑÂøтуðцøÑÂтð.
ÃÂúþ ÑÂърòърът тø ýõ òúûючòð ýøòð ýð ÿþтòърöôõýøõ ÷ð üþôõрøрðýõ øûø óõùтþòõ ÷ð ÿþтòърöôõýøõ, ñø ñøûþ ôþñрõ òрõüõýýþ ôð ÷ðÑÂøûøш ÑÂøóурýþÑÂттð ýð ÑÂърòърð ÑÂø чрõ÷ õôøý øûø ôòð þт ø÷ñрþõýøтõ øýÑÂтруüõýтø. ÃÂøòðтð ýð ÿþтòърöôõýøõ üþóðт ôð ÿрõôþтòрðтÑÂÑ‚ щõтø þт ýÑÂúþø þт ñð÷þòøтõ трþûþòõ ø ðúðуýтø ýð ñþтþòõ, úþøтþ тðрóõтøрðт ÑÂърòърð тø. Ãœþöõш ôð ÿþûучøш ôþÑÂтъÿ ôþ ýøòðтð ýð ÿþтòърöôõýøõ þт ýðÑÂтрþùúøтõ ÷ð üþôõрøрðýõ ýð ÑÂърòърð тø.
This page includes descriptions of what each level requires for users to begin interacting. Increasing the verification level can also generally slow down the rate of new users speaking in your server. If you increase the verification level to the highest setting, users who do not have phone verified accounts may just leave the server, and it’s more likely that only high intent users will stick around and wait for the verification level to be lowered.
Verification gates can also slow down joins and put off some of the lowest intent joins that you will get. People may be unwilling to read instructions or take any additional steps to joining, and those are likely not going to be the users that you want to retain the most. Gates can allow you to more easily pick off bad actors before they can disrupt community members during an already turbulent time. Low friction gates like reaction based or command based verification are probably ideal if you did not have a gate prior to preparing for this event. Other types of gating can require manual responses from moderators and can put a lot of additional time requirements and stress onto a team that is already juggling a lot. If you already have a manual verification gate, especially an interview style verification gate, it may make sense to pull in additional help to manage this system.
The permissions that you give new members have a large effect on how much damage bad actors can do. Limiting certain permissions such as global emoji permissions, media upload permissions, and link embed permissions can prevent users from bringing the nastiest content they could into your server.
Ã’ ÷ðòøÑÂøüþÑÂÑ‚ þт ÿрøтþúð ýð ÿþтрõñøтõûø ø þт тþòð ôðûø ÑÂърòърът õ ýþò, øûø ýõ, Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð ÿрõцõýøш ôðûø ôð þóрðýøчøш òъ÷üþöýþÑÂттð ÷ð ø÷ÿрðщðýõ ýð ÑÂъþñщõýøѠôþ þÿрõôõûõýð óруÿð ÿþтрõñøтõûø, øûø ôð þóрðýøчøш тõ÷ø рð÷рõшõýøѠÑÂðüþ ôþ чûõýþòõтõ ýð õúøÿð, ôþúðтþ ø÷чðúòðш ýþòþôþшûøтõ ÿþтрõñøтõûø ôð ÑÂõ þрøõýтøрðт. âðúð щõ øüðш òрõüõ ôð òøôøш úþûúþ ôушø ÑÂõ ÿрøÑÂъõôøýÑÂòðт ø ôðûø úþýфøóурðцøÑÂтð тø üþöõ ôð óø ÿþõüõ, øûø Ñ‚Ñ€ÑÂñòð ôð ÿрõôÿрøõüõш ø ôруóø ÑÂтъÿúø. âþòð щõ тø ôðôõ ÑÂъщþ тðúð ø òрõüõ ôð ÿрõüðхýõш ýþòø ÿþтрõñøтõûø, ÷ð úþøтþ ÷ýðõш, чõ ýÑÂüð ôð ÑÂð ÿъûýþцõýýø чûõýþòõ ýð óруÿðтð (ýðÿрøüõр хþрð ѠðóрõÑÂøòýø ÿрþфøûýø ÑÂýøüúø/ÿÑÂõòôþýøüø), ÿрõôø ôð ÑÂð уÑÂÿõûø ôð ÑÂõ øýтõóрøрðт ò ÑÂърòърð.
If your community is seeing an influx of new users who are either new to Discord or joining for a very specific reason like event participation or large scale giveaways, it may make sense to set up a new landing page just for these users. It can get exhausting to explain the same basic information repeatedly no matter how many volunteers you have involved. Having an additional FAQ that covers information that new users will be looking for and trims out excess from your regular FAQ that doesn’t pertain to them can make their integration into the server and understanding of the information they need more straightforward and accessible for everyone involved.
Ã’ ýðù-ûþшøѠÑÂûучðù üþöõ ôð ÑÂõ ýðûþöø ôð úþýфøóурøрðш úðýðûø øûø ôþрø þтôõûõý ÑÂърòър, úþùтþ ôð õ ÑÂòър÷ðý Ѡþфøцøðûýøтõ тø ðúðуýтø/ÑÂтрðýøцø ò ôруóø ÿûðтфþрüø, úъôõтþ ôð ÿþÿðôðт ÿþтрõñøтõûøтõ, ÿрøòûõчõýø þт тъûÿðтð, úþøтþ øýðчõ ýÑÂüðт ýðüõрõýøõ ôð ÑÂõ ðýóðöøрðт þÑÂþñõýþ. âðúð ýþòþôþшûøтõ ýÑÂüð ôð ÑÂüущðòðт òõчõ ÑÂфþрüøрðýðтð тø þñщýþÑÂÑ‚, ýþ ýÑÂüð ôð ø÷øÑÂúòð þт тõñ ôð ÿрõüðхòðш хþрðтð, úþøтþ ÑÂð òъþôушõòõýø þт тþòð, чõ ÿрþÑÂтрðýÑÂтòþтþ ÷ð þñщýþÑÂттð тø üþöõ ôð õ üðûúþ хðþтøчýþ. ÃÂúþ ø÷ñõрõш тþ÷ø ÿþôхþô, ýõ÷ðòøÑÂøüþ ôðûø þтúрøтþ ÷ðÑÂòÑÂòðш, чõ ÑÂø ýðÿрðòøû(ð) þÑÂýþòýðтð ÑÂø þñщýþÑÂÑ‚ чðÑÂтýð ø чõ øüðш úþýфøóурøрðýþ òрõüõýýþ üÑÂÑÂтþ ÷ð ÿърòþýðчðûýþ òъûýõýøõ, øûø ÿъú ýõ, ñø ñøûþ ôþñрõ ôð ÿþüøÑÂûøш ôð þñÑÂÑÂýøш òÑÂøчúþ тþòð ò þñøчðùýøтõ ÑÂø úðýðûø ÷ð рõúûðüð.
Øüð òõрþÑÂтýþÑÂÑ‚ òÑÂøчúþ, úþõтþ úð÷òðш ÿþ òрõüõ ýð õúÑÂÿûþ÷øòýøѠрðÑÂтõö, ôð ÑÂõ ø÷óуñø ÑÂрõô üýþóþтþ øýфþрüðцøÑÂ, ð üþöõ ôð øüðш ø ýõщþ ÿþ-òðöýþ ÷ð úð÷òðýõ. âþòð щõ тø ÿþüþóýõ ôð ÷ðôърöøш ÿþ-ðýóðöøрðýøтõ чûõýþòõ, úþøтþ ÑÂð чуûø ÷ð тõñ õôòð ÿþúрðù ýþòøýøтõ ÷ð óруÿðтð тø, ýþ ÑÂð ÑÂøûýþ ÷ðøýтõрõÑÂþòðýø ôð ÑÂтðýðт ÿþÑÂтþÑÂýýø чûõýþòõ ýð þñщýþÑÂттð. âðúð щõ ÑÂõ ø÷ñõóýõ ÿрøÑÂъõôøýÑÂòðýõтþ ýð цõûøѠòтþрø ÑÂърòър úъü ÿърòøÑÂ. Ãœþöõш ôð рõúûðüøрðш þÑÂýþòýøѠÑÂø ÑÂърòър òъò òтþрøѠÑÂърòър, ýþ ÿрõÿþръчòðüõ ôð ø÷чðúðш ôð ÑÂõ утðûþöø ÿърòþýðчðûýøÑÂÑ‚ øýтõрõѠòъò òтþрøѠÑÂърòър. ÃÂð тþ÷ø õтðÿ ÑÂÿðüърøтõ ø ôруóø трþûþòõ òõрþÑÂтýþ òõчõ щõ ÑÂð ÑÂõ þтõóчøûø, ð ÑÂъñøтøõтþ, ôðûþ ÿþòþô ÷ð ÑÂъ÷ôðòðýõ ýð ÑÂърòърð, òõчõ щõ õ þтüøýðûþ.
It’s important to note that the approach of making an overflow server requires a significant increase in the amount of moderator time required to manage the community. It will likely require an entirely new team to manage the chaos of the overflow server and the associated increase in attention for the uptick in discussion in the main server. This is something you should only consider in truly extraordinary circumstances. The team for the overflow server likely will not need as much training, qualification, or people skills since they will mostly be managing spam/advertising/hate speech over a short but busy period of time. They won’t likely need to talk to users about how to improve their behavior or handle tricky situations like long-term harassment or bullying, but it is still important that they be amicable as they may end up being someone's only interaction with your community or the subject of your community in their life. At the end of the event, the server can either be merged with your main community, or deleted; if it is deleted, members who are particularly interested in your community will likely seek your space out after losing touch.
Þт тõñ ÷ðòøÑÂø ôð þÿрõôõûøш úþõ õ ýðù-ôþñрþтþ ÷ð ÑÂърòърð тø ò üþüõýтø ýð õúÑÂÿþýõýцøðûõý рðÑÂтõö. ×ð щðÑÂтøõ, ôþрø ðúþ рõшøш ôð ýõ òъòõöôðш ýõщþ, ð ÿþÑÂûõ рõшøш, чõ òÑÂõ ÿðú óþ øÑÂúðш, щõ õ ÑÂрðòýøтõûýþ ûõÑÂýþ ôð òъòõôõш ÑÂъþтòõтýøтõ ÿрþüõýø Ѡúрðтúþ ÿрõôø÷òõÑÂтøõ øûø ôð òърýõш ÑÂтðрø ýðÑÂтрþùúø, ò ÑÂûучðù чõ ÑÂø òъòõû(ð) ýõýуöýø ø ÿрõúðûõýø ÿрþüõýø ò ÑÂøÑÂтõüðтð. ßþ-ôþñрõ õ ôð ÑÂø ÑÂòръхÿþôóþтòõý(ð), þтúþûúþтþ ýõôþÑÂтðтъчýþ ÿþôóþтòõý(ð)!
âð÷ø ÑÂтðтøѠтø ÿрõôþÑÂтðòѠÿþóûõô òърху þÑÂýþòýøтõ úþýцõÿцøø, òърху úþøтþ ôð ÿþüøÑÂûøш ø ÷ð úþøтþ ôð òýøüðòðш, ôþúðтþ ÑÂõ ÿþôóþтòÑÂш ø ÿþõüðш óþûõüøѠÿрøûøò ýð ýþòø хþрð ò ÑÂърòърð. ÃÂõ õ ýуöýþ ôð òъòõöôðш òÑÂøчúþ ø÷ñрþõýþ, ÷ð ôð ÑÂõ ÑÂÿрðòøш ôþñрõ, ð ÑÂðüþ ôð óþ øüðш ÿрõôòøô úðтþ рðñþтýð рðüúð ÷ð тøÿþòõтõ ÿрþüõýø ø ÿþôóþтþòúðтð, úþøтþ üþöõ ôð ÑÂð ýуöýø ÑÂÿþрõô þчðúòðýøÑÂтð ÷ð рðÑÂтõö. ×ðñðòÃȄÂòðù ÑÂõ ø уÑÂÿõх Ѡтþòð ýþòþ üþôõрðтþрÑÂúþ ÿрõôø÷òøúðтõÃȄÂтòþ!