The Portal Group Discord Overview

The Portal Group Discord server is structured to privilege projects and focused discussion. New members automatically receive the "Newb" role upon joining, restricting their ability to post to the #lobby-and-introductions channel and the Open Discussion channels. Access to project and focused discussion channels is given when a member's "Newb" role is removed. This usually happens when a member contributes or otherwise shows interest in the community.

Voice Channels

There are different permissions for different voice channels.

Newb Voice

Anyone can chat in Newb Voice. The associated text channel is #newb-voice-text.

Office Hours

Office Hours is for meetings and focused discussion. The associated text channel is #office-hours. "Newb" members can schedule meetings with High Rollers to talk about projects, or join and listen, but by default they cannot speak unless given temporary access.

Roller Voice

Roller Voice is for de-newbed users who have found the "Roller" role. The associated text channel is #roller-voice-text.

Moderation Roles

• Newb - Every new user gets this role. It is removed when a user contributes to or otherwise shows interest in the community.
• Acting Spammy
• A Bit Too Much
• Squeaky Wheel
• Lobby - This role restricts users to only posting in the #lobby-and-introductions channel.

Roles and Command

Discord Server Roles

Roles on the Discord server identify users' project interests and capabilities, and also restrict or enable permissions.

Moderation Roles

• Newb - Every new user gets this role. It will be removed once you start contributing to the community.
• Announcements - If you'd like to be notified of Announcements or Office Hours sessions, this is a good role to give yourself. (This is one of the few roles that users can add and remove themselves.)
• Welcoming Committee
• Acting Spammy
• A Bit Too Much
• Squeaky Wheel
• Lobby

Project Roles

• Climbing the Cliff
• Convex Hull
• GWT
• Mobile App
• Portal Blog
• Portal Book Club Organizers
• Portal Clips
• Portal Merch
• Portal Visualizations
• Riffs to Animate
• Russell Conjugation
• Transcripts
• Wiki Maintenance

Discord Bot Commands

We've configured a bot with several helpful commands. Also, several less-than-helpful commands.

• !commands - Shows a link to this wiki page listing all the commands.
• !faq - Questions that have been frequently asked, here are.
• !rules - Lists our extensive set of strict and burdensome rules.
• !show - Provides an animated GIF kindly asking you to share your work.
• !chitchat - Gives a reminder that the projects server isn't for idle chitchat. Provides a link to The Portal Discord Servers.
• !reiterate - Gives a re-reminder that the projects server isn't for idle chitchat. Provides another link to The Portal Discord Servers.
• !startup - Oh. You don't want to make a project. You want to make a startup company. Let's dig into ramifications.
• !gu - It's fun to consider how demanding the Theory of Geometric Unity truly is.
• !graph
• !wall
• !tome

Other Commands

You want commands? We got all the commands.

• !coffee
• !tea
• !calm
• !zen
• !numberwang
• !laugh
• !yada
• !bla
• !memes
• !intro
• !net
• !lobby
• !quest
• !shedding