Mahz

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@JBRam2002 By on-site, I mean the existing notification system.

Right now, /subscriptions is the most popular page on the Guild. I assume many people keep it open in a tab and then periodically refresh it to see if anybody posted in their RPs.

Seems like the first order of business is to let people opt-in to receiving one of these when a subscription gets posted in.

From there it seems straight-forward to let people configure if they want to receive an email notification.

The nice thing about email notifications is that most people already have email notifications setup on their phones and such.

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Should the Guild let you opt-in to receiving on-site notifications (using the existing notification system) when a topic/roleplay you're subscribed to receives new posts?

I reckon I could then expand this into an optional email notification system as well.

And then into an optional Discord notification system where GuildBot sends you a private message on Discord.

You know, the hardest part of building Guild features isn't the technical part, it's usually the UI part.

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@little whiskers Somehow your post got eaten by the anti-spam system. :(

I fixed it just now, but it prevented people from seeing your post.

Poor lil whiskers.

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Unfortunately, Discord is still pretty limited.

For example, I'd like unlimited channels and the ability for roleplay GMs to create unlisted channels with custom permissions.

I think the long-term solution is to find a self-hosted Discord alternative that's more powerful.

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One thing I've been working on is a massive upgrade to the Guild's underwhelming /chat server: by turning it into an official Discord server.

The Guild already has a 10-month-old, community-run, unofficial chat server running on Discord which will continue to exist. The community-run Discord server has been an essential part of the Guild for a while now and I'm thankful that the community took it upon itself to create and run it.

But an official Discord server lets me do some interesting, automated things by integrating into the Guild and programmatically linking Guild accounts with Discord accounts since I have API access.

Right now, the Guild staff have been testing it since it's proven to be an amazing tool for moderators.



Also, on the official Discord server, nickname changes are disabled since GuildBot automatically gives you your Guild username once you authenticate with the server. Some people will not like this, but I currently don't see a way of allowing custom Discord nicknames while also displaying your Guild username so that people know who you are.

I will launch it soon for public testing, and I will replace the "Chat" link in the header with a link to the Discord server along with updating it so that it shows how many Discord users are online:



I'll keep the /chat server around until it naturally fizzles out to zero users since it's running on a free server IIRC (I'll have to double-check ).

But I would like to shut it down eventually since it lets me delete a bunch of code, and that's always a good thing.

If you want to test out the official Discord server, just visit this link: roleplayerguild.com/discord (You'll need a Discord account)

If you're having any issues, like landing on a "FORBIDDEN" page, please PM me on the unofficial Discord server.

You can access the unofficial Discord server here: discord.gg/ZNX6Bbd

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Weird, I will investigate the issue. Reversing the spam-bot handler should apply immediately and let you see your hidden posts.