For a summary of EVE University's rules and code of conduct, see EVE University Rules.
Discord is an out-of-game platform for instant messaging and voice over IP (VoIP) communication. Discord users can voice call, video call, text message, share media and files, and much more, taking place either in private messages or in virtual communities called "servers". EVE University uses Discord for text chat, class streaming, voice comms for fleets, and announcements and news, which makes it our main source of up-to-date information. Unistas are encouraged to check in with the Discord server regularly, especially in fast-moving situations.
Discord allows users to send out pings (notifications) for various purposes, which will be received by all members with access to the channel where the ping is sent. Pings can be made to "@everyone", which will tag all users in that channel regardless of online state, "@here", which will notify only those presently online in that channel, or to specific roles or individual Discord users for more specific purposes. Discord also has a mobile app for both Android and iOS, allowing users to keep up while away from their desktop or laptop.
All EVE University Discord channels are subject to both the EVE University Communications Policy and EVE University Rules.
Joining Discord and Channels
Setting Up a Discord Account
If you do not currently have a Discord account you will need to create one.
You can also download the Discord desktop and mobile apps.
It's important to note that your username and profile picture are persistent across all Discord Servers that you are a member of. However, your nickname can be altered on each individual server. If you are using personally identifiable information as a username, you may wish to create a separate account for the EVE University server. Note that the EVE University Discord server does not allow you to set your own nickname and will always show the name of your main character, as outlined in the section below.
Joining our Server
Anybody with an EVE University Auth account can join our Discord server.
To join our server you should first register and log into the EVE University Auth account, then select the Services menu and link your Discord through the steps displayed there.
As part of this process, you will have your nickname on the EVE University server automatically updated to reflect the in-game name of the character designated as your "Main" on the EVE University Auth. You will have the correct roles automatically assigned. Due to the way our back-end processes work, it can take up to 24 hours for you to correctly show as member in the Discord server and be granted access to the right channels.
Roles and channel visibility
Accounts can have 6 overarching roles: Non-Member, Alumnus, Member, Staff, Manager and Director. The respective roles determine access to different channels, as well as specific permissions such as the ability to pin messages (keeping them easily findable in a separate menu per channel; useful for posts containing a collection of information or links).
As a general rule on the EVE University Discord server, all channels with a blue diamond in the name are visible to all Users on the server. Those with an orange diamond in the name are visible to current EVE University members as well as our alumni. It is important not to discuss internal EVE University matters in these channels, for operational security considerations.
As the EVE University Discord is a Community Server, we have access to many Community-oriented tools that allow greater customization of our Discord experience. One of these is the "Browse Channels" menu, which can be found at the very top of the channel menu in the Discord server. It is possible that, even though you joined the correct groups through our EVE University Auth, you cannot find the channels you joined in your channel list. In this case, check out the "Browse Channels" menu and ensure the channels you want to see are checked. Discord may be (inadvertently) hiding channels from your view.
Ping Channels, Opt-In Notifications and Etiquette
Most of EVE University's ping channels are opt-in. Members of EVE University can configure their preferences for specific ping channels by heading to the EVE University Auth Groups page and joining the groups for which they would like to receive pings.
We recommend that you configure notifications to suit your preferences and playstyle. Discord's own notification settings guide explains how.
The #support channel can be used to alert the appropriate staff to specific issues; a pinned message there lists which staff role to ping for which issue.
The following ping channels are available:
| Channel | Purpose |
|---|---|
| #class-pings | Scheduling and start of EVE University classes. Publicly available. |
| #incursion-pings | Incursion Community fleets. |
| #lsc-pings | Lowsec Community fleets and activities. |
| #mining-pings | Mining operations open to EVE University members. |
| #misc-pings | Events and activities that don't fit any of the other ping channels. |
| #pve-pings | PvE activities open to EVE University members. |
| #pvp-pings | PvP fleets and activities open to EVE University members. |
Ping Etiquette
Ping for your content! A ping is how other Unistas find out there is activity going on. You don't need to be a formal FC or run a big, organized event: if you're doing anything that would be more fun with more people, whether it's a roam, a mining op, some exploration or a few anomalies, ping @everyone in the right channel and let people join in. EVE is a sandbox MMO built on community and group play, and every ping helps keep that going.
- Choose your channel, remember that pings are mass notifications, you do not need to ping every channel to get a response. If your fleet or class is public then ping @everyone in a public channel only.
- Members are urged to use @everyone rather than @here, as users not currently online on Discord may wish to still receive push notifications so that they can log on to the game for content that interests them. Members are free to make use of the EVE University Auth's built-in ping tool, which allows you to send out a ping in a channel of your choice and include additional information such as form-up time, location, any possible fleet doctrine, and some free-form text information of your choosing.
- Once the initial ping has been sent, follow-up conversations regarding the pinged content are to be had in a thread attached to the ping message. Users can create a thread by right-clicking the ping message and selecting "Create Thread". Often, this will have already been done by the person who sent out the ping. Questions and conversations can then move to this thread.
- Pings should be informative enough so that they do not require multiple pings for the same topic. If you need to use multiple lines, type them out before you send the message. Each message sent will notify individuals on their mobile, desktop, and/or emails; do not abuse the pings otherwise individuals will just turn them off.
Additional information
Buy or Sell Channel
The #buy-or-sell channel is a Member-only channel that allows EVE University members to advertise items for sale and items for purchase. This channel is a Forum Channel - offers are created as a forum post, which allows granular filtering, for example through the use of post tags. It additionally allows members to close and lock their posts when an offer has been met or rescinded.
Offers are listed in chronological order. To create a buy-or-sell post, simply make a new Forum post, give it an appropriate name, e.g. "WTS Nightmare hull @ Korsiki | Jita Split" and post a Janice or other appraisal link inside the post along with any additional information you want to give.
Select one or more appropriate tags, e.g. "Ship", "Modules", "PLEX", etc. for your offer so that others can easily filter what they are looking for, then go ahead and post it!
Once a post is created, all members may converse inside the post for more information, asking questions, and negotiating offers!
Once your offer has been suitably met, please feel free to close your post by right-clicking it and selecting "Close Post".
Markdown
You can inject some flavor into your everyday text chat by using Discord's own Markdown, a simple plain text formatting system that'll help you make your sentences stand out. There are many guides on how to format text using Markdown, Discord's own is quite possibly the best to use as it outlines what is doable in Discord, as well as other guides on how to use Discord.
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