Linux Enthusiast Group

It's been awhile! Sorry I've failed to keep up with the blogging here, but figured I would address a heap of changes that have occured with the guild as of late;

> Due to Discord's recent policy changes, we can't do music bots anymore. > We've enabled onboarding and had used it to great effect for the "Channels & Roles" thing. > We have heaps of resources explaining basic use of the guild channels. > ModMail is part of our bot loadout now which enables easy reporting of problematic activities. > We have forums now, which are neat for making sure your thoughts don't get buried so readily. > We have heaps of guides for odd things you might not be able to find so easily together online. > We have a LOT more users now, having been above 500 members for some time. > The previously-mentioned feedback provider roles, among other cosmetic roles had been deleted. > While we no longer provide roles as reward for constantly bumping and giving a review, it's still all as-much appreciated!

We're more keen than ever to welcome you. Come on in and ask for help, provide or just lurk and observe things. But we'd like for you to be an active member of our community.

We have a music bot, kindly maintained by Jonte at the moment. While what is considered culturally and morally acceptable differs between people, music is one of those few things that people can usually agree upon. Just to remind people, at the moment you play music with command "jmb play" followed by a search query or direct address.

But there is one thing you should remember about using this bot: if somebody really doesn't like what you are playing and it is directly affecting the satisfaction of their experience in our guild, then you ought to respect their request. Sometimes, people can't just mute the bot on-a-whim because their handset is disabled, or they have company over and are (foolishly) relying on the bot to provide entertainment for others. It's okay to get weird and explicit with it if everybody agrees it isn't a problem, but for those rare occasions when someone says it is, make a best effort to respect it.

With love, Heebeejeebees.

Hey there. This post is made just in case anyone doubts the validity of reviews posted on our DIsboard, here: https://disboard.org/server/reviews/225678837051031552

It is understandable to be skeptical of a place that has somehow gained more reviews than Ubuntu Hideout, while being so highly-rated and well praised. While I wouldn't consider the praise we receive a problem normally, for someone from the outside looking in it could easily be imagined these reviews are paid. So here's a pro tip for anyone curious if the reviews are genuine: ask them.

Some of the people shown are not in the guild anymore for a variety of reasons, but most of them are are there. For everyone available who had committed a review in the past, they have a "@Feedback provider" role you can ping to ensure these reviews were genuine.