Discord Colonies

Discord is an online platform that offers voice chats, general chatrooms, and private messaging features. The Discord Colony's creation date is unknown, but a list of account creation dates shows that the first wave of listed Discord users joined in April and May of 2017. The move to Discord was a natural progression from the preexisting Wikia/Fandom colony. Scholastica Wikia offered a live chat, but features were limited and crazy laggy. Over time, the majority of wikia SAMBers transitioned to Discord, and subtle advertising on the SAMB itself drew in additional members. 
For the most part, the Discord community remained separate from the SAMB. Scholastic rules that banned promoting outside websites made discussing Discord risky, and a handful of MBers were banned for posting specific instructions to the sever. Most Discord members joined the server through instructions left on the wikia, or were discreetly directed to the wikia's information from SAMB posts. A plethora of inside jokes and developing Discord culture contributed to the colony's separation from the SAMB. After annoyance resulting from a two-day prank when Discord members spammed the SAMB with blank threads titled "Discord", the official "what happens on Discord stays on Discord" rule was created. Other pranks such as The Newbie Plague were also planned on Discord. 
Additionally, the average age of Discord SAMBers was much higher than the average age of homeland SAMBers. Since they were no longer on a children's website maintained by adult moderators, members of the Discord colony could swear, make adult jokes, and post content that might not have been suitable for younger SAMBers. The relative immaturity of the new generation of SAMBers got on some Discord members' nerves. This annoyance got out of hand sometimes—on several occasions, a group from the server posted rude and mocking blog posts about specific SAMBers on the wikia. For the most part, the SAMB remained oblivious to drama on outside websites, but sometimes the MBer in question would discover the targeted content and become offended. The tensions caused by this further isolated the Discord server from the SAMB. Eventually, the majority of people active on the server were inactive on the message boards (by their own choice, or by bans). 
This colony, Radios-in-Training, was the first MB Discord server, but others quickly followed. A WoFMB server dedicated to the forum wide roleplay, Good vs. Evil, remained active for a majority of the FWRP. Other Scholastic offshoots, from both the SAMB and the WoFMB, were created as well. 
When linking Discord servers to Fandom became an option, Samurai made an official server for the Scholastic Forums Wiki. Originally titled "A Very Strange Server", it was eventually renamed "Empire of Croissant" and is commonly referred to as the Empire server. While every Discord colony has been close knit, the Empire server is characterized by its lighthearted and welcoming atmosphere, as well as its official language, Kormadish. The kormades have been working on an Empire History Book, a highly recommended read for any kormade-hopeful.
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