Introduction to Discord –

Discord gives the USS Tiburon one place that helps everyone stay in touch and talk easily.

Everything on Discord is organized into servers, then categories, and then channels. So, the USS Tiburon server is a place where everyone in your community can meet, talk and be with each other.

Within the USS Tiburon server are channels, This allows us to talk about specific stuff within a designated channel without having to worry about interrupting other conversations. We have channels for all the various Star Trek series currently streaming. So, if you don’t want spoilers, stay away! We also have a general channel for exactly that, general chat. We have a for-fun channel; this is used to share those great Star Trek and other memes you might see.

There are also voice channels. Think of these as open phone and video conversations that you can casually drop in and out of or use to host bigger things like a meeting. See someone in a voice channel, just pop in, hang out for as long as you like, and leave when you want/need. It’s like joining a friend on the couch and chatting. And voice channels aren’t just voice channels. They’re for voice, video, and screen sharing, too.

Now let’s say you don’t want your phone blowing up when the newest episode of whatever Trek is streaming or any other channel. You can easily mute them! You can mute them for a short time or forever until you unmute them. How you ask? Well, on your computer, right-click on the channel name and then you will see Mute Channel, then choose for how long. On your mobile device, tap and hold on the channel name and again choose mute channel and select for how long. Wasn’t that easy?

Now, maybe you want to get notified if someone mentions you in a channel. You can set up custom notifications settings. On your computer, right-click on the channel name and then you will see Notification Settings; choose the one that is right for you. On your mobile device, tap and hold on the channel name and again choose Notification Settings and select the one that is right for you. Again, wasn’t that easy?

Here is our category/channel list and what they are used for –

  • Comms –
    • #Welcome – Where you start when you first join. Here we would like you to introduce yourself; this way our mods know who you are and can assign you proper access.
    • #Announcements – this is where we like to post announcements about upcoming events, cool things to check out and the like.
  • Away Missions –
    • #standing-orders – This is where you can find announcements for what’s currently happening with the Tiburon!
    • #mission-comms – Here is here we post information during an event. For example, where we are setting up and things along those lines.
  • Crew Quarters –
    • #general – General chatter here! Talk about anything with your fellow Tiburon members!
    • #bot-chat – Want to play with Tatsu? Do it here and save the general channels from spam.
    • #star-trek-chatter – Found something cool about Star Trek you want to share? Post it here!
    • #questions – got a question? Post it here
    • #suggestions – have a suggestions of an event or something you think the Tiburon should do? Post it here
    • #friday-night-social – have a restaurant suggestion? Post it here – looking for us at a FNS? Ask here
    • #star-trek-las-vegas – going, want to go, already there? Post about it here
    • #for-fun – this is where memes live
    • #tib-sports – we have sports lovers in our community; this is where everyone can talk sports
  • Star Trek Shows & Spoilers – here are the channels for all the various shows and discussions about them. Feel free to jump in and enjoy!
  • Tiburon Subgroups – Like any good community, we have special interest groups within the USS Tiburon. Here you can find those channels to explore and expand your enjoyment.
  • Gaming – Everyone loves playing some sort of games. From X-box to PlayStation and everything in between is found here, even board games and role-playing.

Discord is available in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, plus it’s available on both MAC and PC, and lastly, there is a web version that does not require any installation.

If you are interested in joining the USS Tiburon’s Discord server, please reach out to a member of the USS Tiburon Command Staff and request a join link!