Realms of Ninjago

Realms of Ninjago is the server we all know and love. At over 1.5k members, it is one of the biggest and possibly the single most active Ninjago Discord server in existence. Realms of Ninjago is the official partner of the r/Ninjago subreddit.
== History ==
Realms of Ninjago was initially created as "JD's Ninjago Discord", but was quickly changed to "r/Ninjago Discord", despite not being partnered with the subreddit at the time. In its early months, the server experienced a lot of drama, including a full-blown split in the staff, leading to the creation of the "Ninjago Community Discord Server", or NCDS. The drama eventually wound down, with many changes (such as the name) being made until RoN became the server it is today.
=== Owners ===
RoN has had four owners since its inception: JD, the creator; Darkervi; Dawfdawf; and Ember, the current owner. 
=== Major Update History ===
* October 24 2019: Azure Administration Update Among many small changes (including the removal of the shipping chats), the server is renamed to "Realms of Ninjago".
* December 1st 2019: Advents Update Unused roles are cleared, new bot commands are created behind the scenes, and the first Advents Calendar launches.
* March 9th 2020: NGTV Reboot NGTV takes on a new form, with dedicated reporters and segments posted in #ngtv-shows
* July 22 2020: NSFW Crackdown Update #mature-and-serious-discussion looses it's 18+ channel status to cement the fact that hornyposting is not allowed. "Memes in general" becomes a punishable offence. 
* September 10th 2020: World's Smallest Update New Nitro Booster channel, new rules header, channel merging.
* February 27th 2021: Neon Update New rules layout featuring info-boxes in a RoN Logo-inspired font, new NGTV setup, CStatic and A discord user are promoted to Sensei.
* August 10th 2021: Icons Galore Icons are added to the Ninja Gang roles, revitalising them and giving them purpose once more.
* January 1st 2022: WTF dey put genders in RON?! Pronouns roles are added, the RoNcast is restructured, the rules are aesthetically updated and a new schedule of events is created to reflect the ageing server.
== Features ==
=== NGTV ===
Realms of Ninjago is notable for its NGTV system, which is a platform for creators to post short articles on the worlds and media of Ninjago. The original concept for the NGTV News system came from Oak. 
=== Season Chats ===
The season chats are a category of channels that span over every season of Ninjago. The season chats were originally proposed by Ember in NCDS, as he believed they would de-clog #general which, at the time, was the only NCDS chat where Ninjago was routinely discussed. The Season Chats were particularly controversial, but were retained during the NCDS-JD's Discord Merger. The Season Chats remained fairly inactive through the Azure Administration period and into the Dawf-Hidden-Ember administration, but have become significantly more active since then. Along with the creativity channels and the "Sensei Dawf's Mojo Dojo" area, the Season Chats are one of the three sub-communities in the Three Communities Theory. The Seasons Chats are noteworthy for their long and impressive essays, especially regarding Skybound. 
== Trivia ==
* The first "Realms of Ninjago" logo to use that name was created by Aqua and featured all six of the Ninja.
*Realms of Ninjago reached 1000 members on the 22nd of August 2020. It subsequently dropped below 1000 several times again, finally stabilising above 1000 on the 25th. It reached 15k members on the 5th of February 2021.
*Along with "JD's Ninjago Server" and "r/Ninjago Discord", the server has had several joke names such as "Realms of Angola", "Realms of Dareth" (17.1.2021), and "Baklava Sucks" (9.2.2020).
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