Lily Blaze wrote: 18 Dec 2022, 17:14 Is Discord required to be a staff member? I’m sure that I’ve seen that you must have Discord to be a staff member or assistant somewhere, but now I cannot find it.

They are required, yes.

No, it is not required. Nigel, a past professor is an example of someone that did not have Discord. However, it is very unlikely that you will get the role without Discord. We had one Prefect also back in the early days that did not have Discord.

Why: because staff members have often a few roles associated with their position and we often use discord as a means to real time communicate. So for someone without Discord to get the role, they would have to really blow away the other people that applied (we get great applicants so this is no small task) and whatever roles they take on, the parts that are in Discord will need to be transposed specifically for them to the site so they can take part. This is extra work and extra steps for the staff. Again, this person would need to blow the other people out of the water by a fair amount to make these extra steps worth while. It has happened but it is very rare.

Sorry, my bad then.

Well, they did later get Discord because it was really really hard to do their role without it. But we did take them on knowing that they did not have access at the time. If I am out of my mind and misremembering, someone bonk me.

To clarify, Nigel mentioned in their professor application that they would get discord for the role and made a discord immediately upon getting the position.

So once again, I feel I must mention (since I just saw 2 pet threads in the menagerie from new people), the amount of galleons you see stated on your profile, beside your name etc... is NOT the amount of galleons you actually have to spend. That represents your total wealth of your galleons plus all the items your trunk holds. Your actual amount of galleons/sickles you can spend can be seen if you hover your mouse over your profile on the upper right hand part of your screen if you're on desktop computer. I know a lot of people (veterans usually) think that it's easy for people to see/find out but apparently it isn't because more and more new people keep trying to get pets when they don't have enough galleons because they are confusing the total wealth they have with the amount of money they can spend.

So I'm thinking something should be done about this so these pet threads don't end up having to say 'I'm sorry you don't have enough funds, let me send you an owl and explain to you more about this'. I mean if staff members really want to keep doing this, then go ahead! But if you wanted to make things a bit easier for yourself, maybe somehow let new people know how to find out how much money they have to spend versus total wealth? I mean, unless you want to change the money from total wealth to just how much you have to spend, but the topic about that was brought up before and I think most people decided it would be better not to change total wealth to money you have. Which is totally fine.

I'm just saying if you don't want to change total wealth to how much money you have to spend, staff should at least make an announcement via owl like the validation owl saying both the fact that minimum word count on all posts is 200 words (I've seen so many new people not know this) and that the money shown is NOT the amount they have but is total wealth.

The 200 word minimum is the very first rule stated in the welcoming owl where it is bolded. It is also stated in our basic site rules. It is impossible to miss if people read the rules or the owl.

As Adelaide and Ivy stated, your funds are stated directly below your character if you hover or click on your profile picture. We already have a way of seeing how much money you have to spend, in the most visible spot. The less visible areas on your profile and next to your posts demonstrate your total wealth.

Ah, I see! New people just aren't reading it then, gotcha.
Yes, I know this but apparently most new people don't realize this. As in the new first years.

Like I think I said before, when I first joined I had no idea that the funds I could spend was where I hover the mouse over the profile. To me, it's the most obscure spot and even when it was explained to me, I didn't quite understand for a few days, until someone sent me a SS of what they meant. I kept thinking it was the profile or beside your name etc... I think most new people are similar to me or else why would they keep misunderstanding how much they have to spend?

Does the welcome owl/validation owl mention that the amount of funds you have listed beside your name and on your profile is total wealth and not the amount you have to spend?

When going to your profile, it tells you that the amount you see there is your total wealth. It specifically says Total wealth: (money + objects). That amount matches the amount you see when you post.

In order to access your profile, which clarifies money+objects, you must first go past the drop down menu which states the full list of funds. The amount listed next to your name on posts actually isn't visible on mobile devices. It isn't in an obscure spot by any means. That said, I do understand where the confusion may arise.

It is not in the welcoming owl preently.

However, it also isn't a common source of confusion. Since becoming HoH, I have had no issues with people applying for pets who cannot afford it and am only aware of one such other application where it was an issue. Those new applications may not have the requisite funds, but they may also not have applied yet and have simply done their roleplay. I will refrain from jumping to conclusions until applications are lodged and are unable to be processed.

We can discuss it, there is no harm in making things more user friendly, but it is rather clear as is, especially as the amount on each post does not display sickles or knuts.