MRT Discord
The MRT Discord, or the MRT Discord server, is a Discord server created on Discord, an instant messaging and VoIP social platform.
History
The MRT Discord server was established in January 2016. Two people, Omricon and Cynra_, helped set up the server, being given a now-defunct special "Omrifish" role for their efforts.
After the MRT Discord server was established, many members of the community were torn between using Mumble and Discord. At the February 2016 GSM, the "Mumble vs Discord" divide was discussed, where it was decided that both would be kept for the foreseeable future, with GSMs and major events still taking place in Mumble, however both GSMs and Events were later hosted on Discord.
Later, in the November 2016 GSM, the "Mumble vs Discord" divide was discussed again, with the verdict being that the MRT server will move away from Mumble, instead focusing on Discord, with the December 2016 GSM being held on Discord. In February 27, 2017, a channel called #staff-emergency were made for urgent issues that need staff. This later became #requests-to-staff in August 2019, and was converted to a forum channel in ...
In December 17, 2017, 3 new channels were introduced, #planning, #irl-news and #science.
In March 5, 2018, in midst of Mercury203 attacks, a new channel, #new-members was introduced, which new members can only see until given the "Member" role by staff, @everyone pings were restricted to staff only, and members are now able to post images and links in any channel; previously, it was restricted to select channels. Additionally, a new channel was added: #creative.
In May 9, 2018, a new channel, #minecraft-server was added, linked to the Minecraft server via the DiscordSRV plugin. It was originally tested in July 2017, but was not installed on the main server because Frumple said it didn't have any "benefit in cross-communication between the MC server and Discord", and stated that DiscordSRV had issues such as showing vanished staff joins/leaves, and whether to use global chat or a new channel linked to Discord. Initially, it was only linked to the [Discord] channel, which members could use with /d. Everyone could use @everyone to ping everyone in the Discord server due to an oversight in permissions until it was fixed in May 14 when 3 people used @everyone. The day after, chiefbozx called the last day's events "@everyone-o-rama" when megascatterbomb asked him to name it. In August 13, 2018, the global chat is now linked to Discord, with the [Discord] channel in Minecraft server being discounted.
In October 1, 2018, the project channels were linked to the Minecraft server, after a decision on September 2018 GSM.
In November 6, 2018, TacoBot was introduced, along with a new channel with it, as discussed in November 2018 GSM. Also in the same GSM, the #information channel was created to store information about MRT resources.
In January 2019 GSM, the use of @everyone is now expanded, with people being able to request such pings for events.
In April 15, 2019, a #notifications channel was created.
In May 26, 2019, a #food channel was created by request of time2makemymove.
In June 2019 GSM, a #mature channel was added, being marked as a NSFW channel, along with another channel called #request-access-to-mature used to request access. In August 2019, #mature was renamed to #serious and requesting access is now not required, with #request-access-to-mature being removed. Additionally, emojis for MRT staff members were added.
In March 5, 2023, linking your Minecart account to Discord became available, after 2 tests were conducted earlier, where LondonThameslink and Zuoj participated in, but it was not implemented due to how the ranks were structured at this time.
In the June 2023 ASM, plans were announced to open the Discord to Guests. On August 30, 2023, SimonScholar made a post in #community-issues, showcasing a conceptual template discord for what the MRT Discord server would look like if it were to be opened to guests. It was discussed on September 2023 GSM, where it was decided that the Discord will open to guests during the Delta migration, who will have access to select channels.
In September 24, 2023, the Discord server was reorganized to prepare for the opening during Delta migration, with channels being now categorized to Open Channels, Members, Community and IRL channels.
In November 11, 2023, the Discord server officially opened to the public, with guests being allowed to use /link, the /discord command being updated and a new Discord widget was added to the website. For a brief time when guests was able to use /link, all people who linked who was on the server was given the Guest role. It was formally announced in November 2023 GSM.
Channels
The MRT Discord server has various channels covering different parts of the server. As of August 2023, the following channels are in the MRT Discord:
The following channels are at the top of the MRT Discord, with no category:
- announcements - announcements regarding the MRT Server, including staff meeting results, MRT line claiming forms, and other server happenings.
- notifications - player/town promotions, warnings/bans/unbans, asset transfers, and event rewards.
- information - information about the MRT server and related services.
- minecraft-server - where messages sent in the Minecraft server end up here, and messages sent in this channel are shown to players on the Minecraft server.
The following channels are in the community category:
- new-members - members who join and leave the MRT Discord server are announced here
- birthdays - where MRT members' birthdays are announced
- auxiliary-discords - links to various auxiliary Discord servers
The following channels are in the requests category:
- requests-to-staff - anything that requires staff attention out of game can be made here, such as staff document changes.
- proposals - anything that would require staff approval, such as roads, airports, MRT lines, or 4k waivers are proposed here.
- get-roles - where members can get roles for themselves, such as roles for politics, event notifications, and pronouns.
- get-passwords - passwords for MRT services, such as Mumble, MRT Wiki, or the file server.
- dynmap-renders - renders of the Dynmap in New World can be run here.
The following channel is in the conductors category, being only accessible to Conductors:
- conductors
The following channels are in the general chat category:
- general - discussions that don't fit into another channel
- random - memes
- media-announcements - announcements for things relating to MRT Server
- media-discussion - discussion channel for #media-announcements
- planning - threads discussing urban planning, town development, and public transport extensions
- mrt-nostalgia - discussion of events that occurred in the past
- wiki - discussion about the MRT Wiki
This category also has 3 voice channels:
- General
- Random Musical Interludes
- AFK
The following channels are in IRL things category:
- irl-general
- transport
- games
- entertainment
- music
- sports
- science
- programming
- irl-news
- politics - discussion about politics, only accessible to people with Politics role
- creative
- food
- animals
- serious - for personal discussions, only accessible to people with Serious role
The following channels are in Server Events category:
- event-announcements - used for announcing event news, announcements and polls
- event-discussion
This category also has the Events VC channel.
The following channels are in Project Channels category:
- project-1
- project-2
- project-3
- project-4
Each channel in this category is linked to the corresponding project channel in the Minecraft server and has its own VC channel.
The following channels are in Staff Meetings category:
- meeting-agenda - contains agendas for staff meetings
- mod-nominations - where mod and conductor nominations and vetoes are announced and discussed
- community-issues - where community issues are discussed which may go into GSMs
- meeting-live - live discussion topics during staff meetings; linked to meeting channel in the Minecraft server
This category has a stage channel, called Staff Meeting, which where staff meetings take place.
The following channel is in the Bots category:
- tacobot
The following channel is in the Supporters category, being only accessible to supporters:
- supporter
The following channel is in the OpenTTD category, being only accessible if you have the OpenTTD role:
- openttd
The following channels are in the Survival category, being only accessible if you have the Survival role:
- survival-announcements
- survival-discussion
- survival-server
This category also has a VC channel, called Survival.
The following channels are in the Beta Server category, being only accessible if you have the Beta role:
- beta-announcements
- beta-server-testing
- minecraft-server-beta
- project-1-beta
- project-2-beta
- project-3-beta
- project-4-beta
- meeting-live-beta
- supporter-beta
The following channels are in Archived category, being only accessible if you have the Archived role:
- requests-to-staff-archives - used to be the channel for things that need staff attention, before it was replaced by the current forum channel
- planning-archives
- forum-archives
- survey-archives - where past survey results are archived here
- road-updates - forum channel used to send challenges about the actions made to A- and B-roads after the April 2023 GSM
The following channels are in the Archived - Staff Review category, being also only accessible if you have the Archived role:
- nomination-kyyl_
- nomination-daltdisneyland
- nomination-dintyb
- nomination-needn_nl
- nomination-skelezomperman
- nomination-echohue
- nomination-mc_protocol
- nomination-_cosmon
- review-frumple
- review-chiefbozx
- review-godzilltrain
- review-unjinz
- review-mine_man_
- review-sesese9
- review-megascatterbomb
- review-cynra
- review-vulpicula
- review-minecraftyoshi26
- review-ap_red
- review-vickitori_
- review-tom_pairs
The channels beginning with nomination- were channels used to discussing moderator candidates, as implemented with the new mod nomination process in October 2020 GSM. This was discounted in the February 2021 GSM due to problems about the purpose of these channels, which was intended to provide evidence that is relevant to the moderator criteria, being moved to email only for future GSMs.
The channels beginning with review- were channels for submitting feedback about current staff members at this time. After the conclusion of October 2020 GSM, a batch of staff members were reviewed each week.