Forum:Harry Potter Wiki Discord Server

Hello! As you may be aware, Special:Chat is no longer in active development on Wikia. It is currently in a stagnant stage where changes are only made when there is a critical bug that renders the feature unusable. This can be a huge issue for communities as large as the Harry Potter wiki. Currently communication is limited to talk pages and Discussions.

Discord offers users the ability to create and join servers for any topic imaginable. Unfortunately (as far as I can tell) there is no server for the Harry Potter Wiki. A Discord server could be useful in a variety of different ways including:


 * Reporting spam/vandalism to administrators/content moderators in a more noticeable way. This means that (if an administrator was to enable push notifications) any @pings would be able to send an alert to an administrator's phone or computer so that they could take immediate action in the event of a vandal.
 * Changes to the wiki can be broadcast to the server without having to watch Special:RecentChanges.
 * Unlike IRC Discord has chat logging functionality. All messages are saved in the server's history and can easily be searched (unless the message has been deleted). Discord also has a native iOS and Android app which can keep a user connected 24/7 without the need for an IRC bouncer.

I have already set up a Discord server that could be used for the wiki. You can find it here. I'd like to suggest that we replace chat and IRC with Discord. Feel free to join the server and play around with the software before making a decision. :)

Cheers! -- Cörey (talk) 07:27, June 13, 2018 (UTC)