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<p>split off from main page, to reduce clutter</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{fmt/title|loose notes on Discord|eventually to be polished into proper documentation}}<br /> <br /> ===user/group security===<br /> This applies only within Servers (Guilds); DMs, even when multiple people are included, have essentially no security controls.<br /> <br /> The security management is fairly sophisticated. Channels can be restricted to selected individuals or &quot;roles&quot; (which are essentially security groups). Channels can also be grouped into &quot;categories&quot;, which can be given their own security settings which then become defaults for the channels they contain. The permissions which are assignable to individuals or roles are quite fine-grained.<br /> ===comparison to IRC===<br /> Discord is [[GUI]]-oriented rather than text-oriented; almost everything except actual messages is done via menus, icons, and other graphical interface elements, though there are a few text commands.<br /> <br /> Some of the graphical elements supported:<br /> * limited rich text {{l/same|formatting}}<br /> * avatars for users and servers/guilds<br /> * [[emoji]], both inline and as reactions to posts (aka reactji).<br /> <br /> Other users can click on already-posted reactji, and Discord will display the number of people who clicked (and their usernames in the hover-over). This can be used for practical things like polling, as well as just expressing feelings about something without interrupting the conversation.</div>

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