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The Fandom/Gamepedia Discord is a Discord server for both the Fandom and Gamepedia platforms. It is also the place to chat about various things, from discussion about Fandom and Gamepedia, to chatting about beloved games, movies, TV, anime and more, to going technical and helping users for technical problems, to even posting random pictures, quotes and sentences!
Contents
Joining
- Register your account on Discord. It is recommended to download a client for the device you are on. It is mandatory to download the app on mobile. However, for desktop, it is not mandatory to do so, although doing so provides more functions.
- Use this invite link to join the server, or you can alternatively click the "Connect" button on the Discord integrator found on the sidebar, then follow the instructions given. (Please turn JavaScript on in your browser settings as it is required for the integration to function.)
- Next, the only visible channel that the user can speak in will be #verification. You should add your Discord username and tag to your profile masthead and then follow the instructions given in #verification. Refer to this guide. This way, the rest of the channels will become visible to you.
Guidelines
- Be respectful. Don't engage in heated arguments, call people names, or be intentionally mean spirited. Do not excessively ping other users, especially staff. If you have problems with another community member, please talk to a moderator or staff member.
- Do not post content exceeding a PG-13 Rating. Please keep language within reasonable limits and do not share explicit or sexual images. This server has users of all ages and backgrounds, and we'd like all members to feel comfortable in public chat channels.
- Use the proper channel for discussions. #general is used for wiki-related chat, #random is for off-topic chat, #feedback-fandom and #feedback-gamepedia are the respective channels for Fandom and Gamepedia issues, like feature feedback, support needs, crash reporting, etc., and wiki verticals (gaming, anime, movies, TV) have their own channels for more specific discussion.
- Use common sense. Not every situation may be covered by these rules. If you're not sure if something is okay, ask a moderator or staff member in #server-feedback.
- Please keep your username recognizable. We want people to understand who is speaking and be transparent in our discussions. Use “change nickname” by right-clicking your username in the right sidebar if your global Discord name is not recognizable to folks as your wiki identity.
This server is governed by the rules of Fandom as a platform and consequences for actions on Fandom/Gamepedia will be applied here and vice versa.
- ADDITIONAL RULE EXPLANATIONS
For rule 4, using common sense also includes no discussion about controversial subjects like religion and politics. Further context for no politics includes:
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Another topic in the rules is COVID-19. In this server, discussing COVID-19 is mostly prohibited and should be kept at a minimum because part of the point of this server is escapism, which means that escaping from reality (talking about games, TV shows, and other stuff) is advised in their corresponding channels. MisterWoodhouse pinned a message in the #random channel explaining this rule:
| “ | Insert the text of the quote here, without quotation marks. | ” |
The following is an explanation to rule 5 from GS877:
| “ | Insert the text of the quote here, without quotation marks. | ” |
Bots
- GRASP Helper - supports SOAP in their work.
- Logger - logs stuff for the moderators.
- Squeegee bot - supports SOAP in their work, adds gender and language roles.
- Wiki-Bot - links wiki pages from Fandom and Gamepedia.
Emojis
- Note: This is a dynamic list.
- From left to right
Wowee, Woodhouse, windows, wikibot, widow, what, visualeditor, vanguard, ultra_fast_parrot*, tux, troll, thumbs_up_parrot*, thonking, this*, therp, thanos, sweating, soontm, shuffle_parrot*, seriously, safari, respect, pro, pog, pepejedi*, partyWizard*, partychicken*, party_parrot*, parrot~1*, panic*, nova, nodejs, ninja*, mmLol, mandalorian, lua, lol*, Kappa, internet_explorer, hydrathonk, hydrathink, hydraface, hydradark, hydra, html5badge, heylisten, head_against_wall*, grasp, ghosthug, gamepedia, Firefox, fandomwhip, fandom, facepalm, edge, css, cricket~1, chrome, carlton*, captain_obvious, bro, bongocat*, bloblul, blobcatangery, banhammer, bananadance*, AYAYA, aw_yeah*
* = requires Discord Nitro.
Channels
| Name | Topic | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Uncategorized | Channels that aren't in a specific channel category | Channel count: 1 |
| #verification | A channel in which one needs to edit their profile page/masthead on either platform to add their Discord tag. This, #announcements and #rules are the only channels visible to unverified users. | Please add your Discord tag (username#1234) to your wiki profile in the dedicated field and then use the "Start Verifying" button to get access to other channels. |
| Discord Meta | Information and support channels for newcomers. Information channels are read-only, while support channels aren't. | Channel count: 6 |
| #announcements | Important announcements go here. | |
| #rules | Rules and guidelines about this server. | |
| #server-info | Information and announcements about this server. | |
| #roles | A channel to manage the obtainable roles by adding/removing reactions. | |
| #server-feedback | A channel where one can send feedback for this server. | |
| All Non-English | Made for editing international wikis | Channel count: 2 |
| #topic-suggestions | A channel where a staff member links international wikis to edit on. | |
| #topic-suggestions-chat | A channel where one can discuss about international wikis and maybe what other wikis can be added. English should be spoken in that channel only. | |
| General | Anything to do with this server in general | Channel count: 14 |
| #general | Channel where general conversation about this server and wikis can happen. Greetings are allowed. | |
| #random | Off-topic discussion for wiki editors go on this channel. Random pictures and links are allowed, but as of November 14, 2019, a rule to the channel was added, which is not excessively posting these picture and links without context. | |
| #ucx | Discussion about FandomDesktop and FandomMobile. | |
| #help-requests | A place to get some general help requests. | |
| #analytics | A place to discuss about Analytics for both platforms. Discussion about the Admin Dashboard on Fandom is also permitted. | |
| #social-media | Discussion about social media promotion for wikis. | |
| #best-practices | Discussion about the best practices for a wiki. | |
| #bot-commands | Usage of bot commands go here. | |
| #wiki-discords | A place to advertise the Discord servers of specific wikis. The server invites should be permanent, otherwise, the user may be told to fix their invite.
If the server invite wasn't permanent, be sure to edit the post with a non-expiring invite link, or remove the post if the server was deleted. When in Create Invite Link, go to 'Settings' and for "Expire" choose "Never". | |
| #games | Discussion specific to games goes here. | |
| #tv | Discussion specific to TV shows goes here. Spoilers for ongoing or recently released TV shows are disallowed. | |
| #movies | Discussion specific to movies goes here. Spoilers for soon to be released or recently released movies are disallowed. | |
| #anime | Discussion specific to anime shows and manga goes here. | |
| #books-and-comics | Discussion specific to books and comics goes here. | |
| #music | Sharing music or discussion specific to music goes here. | |
| Fandom | Channels for Fandom users only | Channel count: 4 |
| #announcements-fandom | Announcements about Fandom. | This is a read-only channel. Users are not allowed to send messages in this channel. |
| #general-fandom | General discussion about Fandom. | |
| #feedback-fandom | Feedback to improve Fandom. | |
| #spam-vandal-report-fandom | A place to report spam and vandalism on Fandom. | |
| Gamepedia | Channels for Gamepedia users only | Channel count: 4 |
| #announcements-gamepedia | Announcements about Gamepedia. | This is a read-only channel. Users are not allowed to send messages in this channel. |
| #general-gamepedia | General discussion about Gamepedia. | |
| #feedback-gamepedia | Feedback to improve Gamepedia. | |
| #spam-reporting-gamepedia | Channel to report spammers on Gamepedia. | |
| Technical | Specific channels used to get some technical help | Channel count: 16 |
| #newbie-help | Basic technical questions and support go here. | |
| #general-technical | General technical questions and support go here. | |
| #abuse-filter | For discussion about/support for the Abuse Filter extension. | |
| #api-and-scripting | For help with the MediaWiki API / writing your own external custom scripts in Python etc. | |
| #bot-software | For discussion about/support for various third-party tools used to automate wiki actions, such as AWB, PWB, etc. If you code your own tools, use this channel. | |
| #cargo-on-gamepedia | For discussion about/support for the Cargo extension (only available on Gamepedia wikis). | |
| #dpl | For discussion about/support for the DynamicPageList extension. | |
| #i18n | For discussion about internationalization and translation. | |
| #javascript | For discussion about/support for JavaScript used on wikis. | |
| #lua | For discussion about/support for Lua, specifically as it is used in the Scribunto extension. | |
| #mobility-and-portability | For discussion about/support for portability. | |
| #regex | For discussion about/support for regular expressions, or regex. | |
| #smw-on-fandom | For discussion about/support for Semantic MediaWiki (SMW), only available on Fandom wikis. | |
| #style-and-design | For discussion about/support for Cascading Style Sheets and the design of a wiki. | |
| #sublimetext | For discussion about/support for Sublimetext. | |
| #wikitext-and-templates | For discussion about/support for using wikitext markup and creating templates. | |
| SOAP | SOAP logs and channels | Channel count: 2 |
| #soap-vandalism-rc | Recent changes for the vandalism. | One has to view the pins to view the legend and information. |
| #soap-spam-rc | Recent changes for the counter-spam. | One has to view the pins to view the legend and information. |
| Voice Channels | Any non-text channel that is used for chatting live using your voice (except #no-mic) | Channel count: 4 |
| #no-mic | The only exception of this category, and it is used for people without a microphone. | |
| Voice 1 | Main voice channel. | |
| Voice 2 | Alternative voice channel. | |
| Archive | All of the closed channels on this server. They are all read-only.) | Channel count: 5 |
| #ask-the-mods | For concerns and asking questions to the moderators of the server. The questions should be regarding the server. | Archived because most of the users in the server were using improperly: they were using for asking questions regarding wikis and such. |
| #christmas-theater | A short term channel for a special Christmas project. Will not be open to all until movie screening days. And like holiday cookies, will vanish thereafter like magic. | Archived because currently, it's not a movie screening day. |
| #gamepedia-seo-chat | Dedicated channel to discuss SEO with Becky Westmoreland, Director of SEO, on November 12th, 2020, only for Gamepedia editors. | Archived because it fulfilled its purpose. |
| #minecraft-server | Channel specific to the discussion of the Fandom/Gamepedia Minecraft server. | Archived as the server was closed. |
| #official-streams | For discussion, clips, and schedules from the Fandom and Gamepedia Twitch channels. | |
| #verification-old | The messages from the original bot-command based verification channel. | Archived as there is a new verification method. |
| #weekly-discussion | Discussion about answering a specific wiki-related question every week. The question in the channel topic is modified around every Monday, except holidays on Monday. | Archived because there are no more questions. |
| Event Channels | All of the channels on this server that are read-only most of the time except during the events, which are announced in #announcements.) | Channel count: 4 |
| #ask-me-anything | A channel to ask an AMA member anything. It's read-only and in the Archived category when an AMA is not active. It is present in the General category when active and also for several days after the AMA event so that people can read the questions asked in the channel and the answers from the most recent AMA member. | |
| #event-text | Text channel for asking questions and discussing during events like Community Checkpoint and Community Recap, mainly for those who desire typing instead of speaking in the voice channel. It is present in the General category when active and also for several days after the checkpoint event so that people can read the checkpoint text. Community checkpoints happen twice a month. | |
| #seo-office-hours | Text channel for asking questions and discussing SEO. | |
| #community-checkpoint | Text channel for asking questions and discussing during a Community Checkpoint, mainly for those who desire typing instead of speaking in the voice channel. It is present in the General category when active and also for several days after the checkpoint event so that people can read the checkpoint text. Community checkpoints happen twice a month. | |
| Deleted | All of the channels that were completely deleted from the server. This category doesn't show up because it doesn't actually exist, but the list below is a list of deleted channels. | Channel count: 4 |
| #everything-else | For discussion about other hubs, such as books, comics, lifestyle and music. | Deleted because the name didn't really have any context or sense. It could have another meaning. Months later, it indirectly returned as #books-and-comics and #music. |
| #spoilers | For spoiling what is in Avengers: Endgame and other movies that were new. | Deleted because Avengers: Endgame wasn't trending anymore, and the purpose of the channel in the first place was to discuss mainly that movie. |
| #technical-fandom | For technical support on Fandom. | Replaced by the channels in the Technical category. |
| #technical-gamepedia | For technical support on Gamepedia. | Replaced by the channels in the Technical category. |
Roles
- SERVER ROLES
- Owners - People who cooperatively own this server.
- AMA - Special people who answer questions in #ask-me-anything.
- SOAP - Members of the SOAP.
- Staff - Users who are Staff at Gamepedia or Fandom.
- Wiki-Team - Wiki Representatives and content team members for Fandom.
- Moderators - People that keep the server clean and verify you.
- Bots - Non-humans that help users.
- Community Council - Members of the Fandom Community Council.
- Reporter - This role gives access to commands and lets them react to embeds in the SOAP channels. One can ask Jr Mime if they want to be given the role if they need it.
- Fandom and Gamepedia - Roles that grant access to the respective channels.
- Verified - A user who completed the verification process.
- Nitro Booster - Users who boost this server, using Discord Nitro.
- Muted - Users who are muted. They cannot chat on any channel and they can only view channels without chatting on them.
- No Images - Users who are manually file muted, mainly for spamming images. They cannot post images on any channel.
- OBTAINABLE ROLES
Obtainable roles are optional roles that the user can choose, for the following uses:
- Platforms, for indicating which platforms the person uses.
- Pronoun, for gender identification and how people should mention the user as.
- Verticals, to unlock announcement channels for specific verticals.
- Time zone, for indicating the region nearest the person's time zone.
- Languages, for indicating what languages the person speaks.
- Obtaining
Roles can be obtained by using buttons. The user can go to #roles and click the correct button to obtain these roles.
- Pronoun roles
Pronoun roles are roles that indicate your gender and how people should mention you as (he/she/they).
- She/Her: Go to #roles and click the button with the blue heart emoji.
- He/Him: Go to #roles and click the button with the red heart emoji.
- They/Them: Go to #roles and click the button with the double pink heart emoji (note that this role is made for the people who prefer to keep their gender unspecified.)
- Other: Go to #roles and click the button with the yellow heart emoji (note that this role is made for the role who are non-binary.)
- Vertical roles
Vertical roles are roles made for potential announcements about franchise in a certain vertical, such as games, TV, movies and more. These channels are currently unavailable, but will be available soon.
- Games: Go to #roles and click the button with the video game controller emoji.
- Movies/TV: Go to #roles and click the button with the TV emoji.
- Anime: Go to #roles and click the button with the fish cake emoji.
- Books/Other: Go to #roles and click the button with the books emoji.
- Time zone roles
Time zone roles are roles that indicate what part of the world you are in. Though, the time zone roles are separated into three parts instead of 27 time zones.
| Regions | Including | Obtaining |
|---|---|---|
| Americas |
|
Go to #roles and click the button with the Americas emoji. |
| EU/Africa |
|
Go to #roles and click the button with the EU/Africa emoji. |
| Asia/Oceania |
|
Go to #roles and click the button with the Asia/Oceania emoji. |
- Language roles
Language roles indicate what languages you speak other than English. Currently, a total of 35 languages are available on this server:
| Language | Has channels |
|---|---|
| English | Yes |
| Arabic | No |
| Bulgarian | No |
| Catalan | No |
| Chinese | No |
| Croatian | No |
| Czech | No |
| Danish | No |
| Dutch | No |
| Estonian | No |
| Finnish | No |
| French | Yes |
| German | Yes |
| Greek | No |
| Hebrew | No |
| Hindi | No |
| Hungarian | No |
| Indonesian | No |
| Italian | No |
| Japanese | Yes |
| Korean | No |
| Malay | No |
| Norwegian | No |
| Persian | No |
| Polish | No |
| Portuguese/Brazilian | Yes |
| Romanian | No |
| Russian | Yes |
| Serbian | No |
| Spanish | Yes |
| Swedish | No |
| Tagalog | No |
| Thai | No |
| Turkish | No |
| Ukrainian | No |
| Vietnamese | No |