New Discord Feature: Readers of Aeipathy
Ladies and gents one of the most common queries we get on Aeipathy is whether or not people can stick around on the Discord server without having a character in play. Whether it was a Newcomer who never completed an app in the end or someone who has dropped characters due to real life commitments or time issues, we often get asked - "do I have to leave the server"? And until now that answer has always been 'yes'. It seemed odd to us that people would wish to be a part of the community without actually contributing to the story itself.
But, we are nothing if not learners here at Aeipathy and as time has gone on we've noticed how much people enjoy reading the stories that we write. We've seen how members will go and lurk on threads that have nothing to do with their own characters, just for the joy of reading. And not only is that the coolest thing ever but on top of this, it often inspires said writers to keep at it, because they know that someone is watching and enjoying their work!
So, we at Aeipathy thought - why not make this mass scale? Members who have dropped characters or are struggling with real life obligations don't have to leave the server because they have 'nothing to contribute'. They can contribute their enthusiasm! Their reading, their chatter, their part in the community, even if they don't actually have a physical character to call their own on the site.
So, here's to you - our Readers of Aeipathy!
Readers of Aeipathy will have access to most of the chat channels - including the plotting channels that are hidden from Newcomer view. They will have access to the tags yet won't be able to post there and will be able to read Announcements but not Patch-Notes. They also won't have access to things like our story and plotting games that are reserved for the Writers who find them helpful in their work on Aeipathy.
You'll notice now on the server, to edit and adjust the viewing permissions of this role, we have also created a "Writer of Aeipathy" role. This just makes control over what people do and don't see easier and will be added to a user when they have their first character accepted.
You may notice some of our old members coming back to us in the next few days (or at least that's the hope) as I intend to shout far and wide about our awesome new feature!
I hope that this boosts our numbers (and therefore draws in new members) and keeps our enthusiasm and happy, friendship driven community together! Hope you like, y'all!
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