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Prompt

I am a total rookie at running a Discourd server for a great group of people that are working together to build intelligent textbooks using Learning Graphs. What suggestions do you have for me to setup a great Discord site for these wonderful people from around the world?

Response

I'll help you create a comprehensive Discord server structure that caters to an international community focused on intelligent textbooks and learning graphs. Based on the context from your documents, I'll provide specific recommendations.

Here's a suggested server structure and tips:

Channel Categories and Channels:

1. Welcome & Information

  • welcome - Server rules and introduction
  • announcements - Important updates
  • introductions - Where new members can introduce themselves
  • resources - Pinned links to key documentation and tools

2. Project Discussion

  • learning-graphs - Discussions about concept and learning graph development
  • microsims - Channel for sharing and discussing p5.js simulations
  • markdown-help - Support for markdown formatting questions
  • mkdocs-material - Technical discussion about the Material theme implementation
  • semantic-search - Discussions about embeddings and search implementations

3. Technical Support

  • build-issues - Help with automatic builds and GitHub Actions
  • analytics-questions - Support for implementing website analytics
  • accessibility - Discussions about making content accessible globally

4. Content Creation

  • glossary-development - Collaborative work on terminology (based on your detailed glossary)
  • admonitions - Sharing best practices for using call-outs
  • textbook-reviews - Peer review and feedback on content

5. International Collaboration

  • timezone-coordination - Help members coordinate across time zones
  • translations - Discussion of content localization
  • regional-hubs - Sub-channels for different geographical regions

Server Management Tips:

  1. Set up roles based on expertise:

  2. Learning Graph Expert

  3. MicroSim Developer
  4. Content Creator
  5. Technical Support

  6. Translation Contributor

  7. Create a bot that can:

  8. Automatically welcome new members

  9. Provide quick references to glossary terms

  10. Help with markdown formatting

  11. Regular Community Engagement:

  12. Host monthly show-and-tell sessions for new microsims

  13. Schedule "office hours" across different time zones

  14. Create weekly challenges for content creation

  15. Documentation:

  16. Pin important messages in each channel

  17. Maintain an up-to-date FAQ
  18. Create guides for common workflows