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[[software type::realtime chat]]
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[[license::proprietary]]
 
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__NOTOC__
 
==About==
 
==About==
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[[Discord]] is a multimedia realtime chat [[web service]] and application for desktop and mobile.
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[[Discord]] is a multimedia realtime chat [[web service]] and application for desktop and mobile. It is comparable to [[Slack]], with one major difference being that users identify against a central server rather than individual servers. This allows for user interaction ([[direct message|DM]]s) outside of the context of a particular server, and also discovery of what servers and friends you share with others.
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{| style="border: 1px solid black; background-color: #ddd;"
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===text formatting===
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Text formatting is similar to a subset of [[Markdown]], although there are differences:
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| <big>'''Especially Useful Pages''': <nowiki>[</nowiki>{{l/sub|101}}<nowiki>]</nowiki> - <nowiki>[</nowiki>{{l/sub|formatting}}<nowiki>]</nowiki></big>
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* '''bold''' is <code>**two asterisks**</code>
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* ''italic'' is <code>*one asterisk*</code> or <code>_one underscore_</code>
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==All Pages==
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* <u>underline</u> is <code>__two underscores__</code>
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* [[/alternatives]]
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* <s>strike</s> is <code>~~two tildes~~</code>
 
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* <code>code</code> (fixed-pitch inline unformatted text) is <code>`backticks`</code>
 
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** You can use this format to paste [[URL]]s without them becoming links or displaying a preview.
 
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To display characters that would otherwise be treated as formatting, escape them with a backslash:
 
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* <code>\*</code> will display as <code>*</code>
 
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* <code>\_</code> will display as <code>_</code>
 
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* This does not seem to work with backticks (<code>`</code>), however.
 
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To display a clickable link without invoking a preview, surround it with angle brackets: &lt;https://htyp.org&gt;. The angle brackets will not be displayed, and preview will be suppressed. (Note: Discord's settings refer to the preview as an "embedded link". Previews of links pasted into a discussion can be turned off by revoking this privilege.)
 
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===user/group security===
 
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The security management is fairly sophisticated. Channels can be restricted to selected individuals or "roles" (which are essentially security groups). Channels can also be grouped into "categories", 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.
 
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===comparison to IRC===
 
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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.
 
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Some of the graphical elements supported:
 
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* limited rich text formatting: '''bold''', ''italics'', <s>strikethrough</s>
 
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* avatars for users and servers/guilds
 
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* [[emoji]], both inline and as reactions to posts (aka reactji).
 
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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.
 
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==Pages==
 
 
* [[/API]]: writing software to interact with Discord
 
* [[/API]]: writing software to interact with Discord
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==Links==
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* [[/bots]]: there are a lot of bots available for extending Discord functionality
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* [https://discordapp.com/ home page]
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* [[/how to/crown]]: a beginner's guide to giving someone else admin powers on your Discord server
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** [https://blog.discordapp.com/parents-guide-to-discord-c77d91793e9c Parent’s Guide to Discord]
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* [[/formatting]]: how to do various types of text-formatting when writing in Discord (it's similar to Markdown)
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* [[/links]]: external information (official & not)
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* [[/logging]]
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* [[/notes]]: loose notes to be turned into proper documentation

Latest revision as of 19:56, 20 November 2023


About

Discord is a multimedia realtime chat web service and application for desktop and mobile. It is comparable to Slack, with one major difference being that users identify against a central server rather than individual servers. This allows for user interaction (DMs) outside of the context of a particular server, and also discovery of what servers and friends you share with others.

Especially Useful Pages: [101] - [formatting]

All Pages

  • /alternatives
  • /API: writing software to interact with Discord
  • /bots: there are a lot of bots available for extending Discord functionality
  • /how to/crown: a beginner's guide to giving someone else admin powers on your Discord server
  • /formatting: how to do various types of text-formatting when writing in Discord (it's similar to Markdown)
  • /links: external information (official & not)
  • /logging
  • /notes: loose notes to be turned into proper documentation
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