Displace

Welcome to dat.place

Your new home away from home for all things Discord meta. We are a public resource built around the Displace Discord community, with the goal of making Discord more accessible to potential power users, developers & community managers alike.

Moderation & Community management

Discord Scams & Protection

Fake login screens, QR codes, 2FA... There's a lot going on with social engineering on Discord. We'll help you identify these scams to keep yourself & others safe in this actively updated article!

Moderation & Community management

Setting Up Your Discord Permission System

Discord's permission system! The good, the bad, and the ugly. This post will walk you through it all, from roles to overrides and even the new Slash command permissions!

Meta

Dispride 2022

The team at Displace want to join you in celebrating Pride Month in 2022! This article will cover some resources for LGBTQ+ communities, messages from our team & Pride Month projects from the Discord-meta community!

Development

Sending data to bots in real-time

The Gateway is Discord's way of sending real-time data to the client. This data can be used by bots to assist in running tasks. Learn from this article how the Gateway works, its design structure and how millions of bot applications use it.

Moderation & Community management

How to Set Up a Discord Server for your School Club

Discord is rapidly becoming a mainstay for communication, is your student organization, club or group ready to adopt Discord? From meetings to announcements & even recruitment, this article will help you get started!

Development

The Risks of Discord Client Mods

Thinking of using a Discord client mod? Already using one? Read about the risks Discord Client Mods bring to your account and computer in this article.

Community

All about badges & flags

Discord Badges! How? Why? When? Who? We'll answer all that & more in this article, from statistics to history & even the cultural impact!

Community Architects

Creating a new environment.

All of the amazing Moderators, Brand Designers, Bot Developers, and of course the Community Members play a huge role in creating comfortable, safe, fun and enjoyable environments, which is why we want to shift our focus to encompass all of these incredible people. Introducing: Community Architects

Community

The Project That Makes Your Resource Hunting Easier

The Discord Resources Wiki (or DRW for short), is a collaborative project founded in September 2021 with the goal of listing all the best Discord resources into one easy to use website.

Patchnotes

Video backgrounds, desktop multi-upload & more!

Discord have been working on more quality of life additions with a focus on voice channel features.

Patchnotes

Discord add alt text, boost goals & more upcoming...

Discord have been laying the groundwork for some really exciting potential features as well as releasing some quality of life additions to help users with a11y concerns.

AMA

Displace AMA #4: Panley

In this AMA we hear from DMP member & seasoned bot developer, Panley. Panley has been managing communities and moderating on Discord for the past 4 years, as well as developing bots for a further 2 years. She's notable for her contributions to the Discord-meta and moderation-meta ecosystems.

AMA

Displace AMA #3: Ian & Ian

In this AMA we hear from Discord Developers Ian & Ian. Ian 1 (ian#6538) is an engineering manager at Discord, Ian 2 (Desch#3091) is also a Discord engineer, focusing on frontend development. Throughout this article they will be referred to as Ian 1 & Ian 2.

AMA

Displace AMA #2: Tunic Fox

In our second episode, we hear from seasoned moderator & DMP member, Tunic Fox. Notable for their repeated contributions via DMP projects and within the moderation meta.

AMA

Displace AMA #1: AngelRose

In the inaugural episode of Displace's AMAs, we talk with former DMP captain & long time content moderator, Angel Rose. Angel has worked with the DMP for many months, engaging in and leading several projects, on both official Discord servers & external communities.

Moderation & Community management

Creating an engaging, thriving & friendly new community.

When it comes to starting and building up communities on Discord, most of you will start with nothing. So, lets focus on what your community is going to be about, who your community is going to be built for and why people would want to join & stay on it.

Meta

How we link Discord & Ghost

If you're reading this, there's a decent chance you've clicked the button on the top right of this page to sign in with Discord. Ghost has no native support for creating memberships from third parties. This article will detail how we got that button there, how it works and how

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Meet The Team

Meet the people behind the screen, authoring the articles you'll read here on dat.place!

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Welcome to dat.place

Your new home away from home for all things Discord meta. We are a public resource built around the Displace Discord community, with the goal of making Discord more accessible to potential power users, developers & community managers alike.

Modcast Podcast

Episode 6: How to Moderate Off Platform Content

On today's episode of the Modcast Podcast, we move on from discussing moderating in teams to discuss issues that can stem from moderation; how to address off platform content. Joining us are our guests binchlord and ScarletBliss, and, as always, our hosts Sean and Kairi.

Modcast Podcast

Episode 5: How to handle spam

On today's episode of the Modcast Podcast, we move on from discussing moderating in teams to discuss issues that can stem from moderation; how to address spam. Joining us are our guests Joe and Ayu, and, as always, our hosts Sean and Kairi.

Modcast Podcast

Episode 4: How to Prevent and Address Harassment

On today's episode of the Modcast Podcast, we'll be talking about how to prevent and address harassment. Joining us are our guests SexualRhinoceros and AerinNight, and, as always, our hosts Sean and Kairi.

Modcast Podcast

Episode 3: Moderating With (and Without) Teams

Last time on the Modcast Podcast, we discussed how to get involved in moderation. This week, we're taking a look at moderation with (and without) teams. Our guests this episode are Panley and Cupid joined by, of course, our lovely hosts Sean and Kairi.

Modcast Podcast

Episode 2: How to get involved in moderation

This episode of the Modcast Podcast delves a step further into moderation, discussing how to get started in moderation. Joining us this time are our guests Eliza and DJScias.

Modcast Podcast

Episode 1: Why moderation is important to communities

On the first episode of the Modcast Podcast, we took a look at the very basics. Joining us for this episode are our guests Devin Nash and Robert Jan.