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Limit cross-posting

When seeking help, post to one channel first and wait for a response. Do not send the message to multiple channels unless a different channel is suggested by someone. This prevents multiple answer locations and minimizes clutter.

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Please note:

There is a ten (10) minute waiting period for new members to post after they join. We encourage you to read the #welcome channel and our #code-of-conduct during this time.

About this Server

Welcome to the Adafruit Discord server, a 24/7/365 worldwide online space, dedicated to sharing, learning, discussing electronics, programming and more!

Adafruit (https://www.adafruit.com/about) was founded in 2005 by MIT engineer, Limor "Ladyada" Fried. Her goal was to create the best place online for learning electronics and making the best designed products for makers of all ages and skill levels.

Adafruit now has thousands of products available for sale on the Adafruit Shop (https://www.adafruit.com/), including electronics, tools and equipment.

Along with the Forums (https://forums.adafruit.com/) and an extensive collection of Learn Guides (https://learn.adafruit.com/), we’ve created the Adafruit Discord server as a place for our community to come together, learn from each other, and share projects and ideas in a supportive and positive space.

Please read and follow the Code of Conduct found in #code-of-conduct or at https://adafruit.com/codeofconduct.

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Adafruit Discord Role Structure

Members of the Admin and Community Moderators roles are available to handle moderation issues, as outlined in the Code of Conduct (#code-of-conduct). They are not there to provide on-demand technical assistance, by direct message or otherwise. However, they may choose to spend their time assisting the community with technical or project issues.

The other roles on the Adafruit Discord server are designed as a way to recognize members of the community for their various contributions. Members are not official moderators, and the roles to not imply that they are available to provide technical or project assistance.

Members of the Community Helpers role are available to provide assistance with a broad range technical issues. Members of the CircuitPython Helpers role are available to provide assistance with CircuitPython issues.

Members of the Helpers roles will assist when they are available - they are all volunteer members of the community who give of their time when possible to help the community as a whole. Please remember this and be patient with regards to responses from them when asking them questions.

The majority of the community is made up of volunteers who choose to spend their time sharing their expertise and knowledge through assisting other with questions, projects, ideas and more. Always feel free to ask questions, but please be patient as responses from others depend entirely on their availability. Always be respectful of everyone, and their time.

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Partnerships with Discord Servers

In the spirit of friendship and making, Adafruit may partner with other Discord servers. We encourage Adafruit Discord users to join those servers, and we happily welcome guests from our partners.

Additionally, we remind that Adafruit Discord users should always conduct themselves appropriately, and they are responsible for following the respective code of conduct/rules of the partner server.

Users should not use the Adafruit Discord server to circumvent moderation actions taken on another server. Should this occur, a warning will be issued for inappropriate conduct here, plus a second warning to honor the action taken by our partner's moderation team.

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to the Community Moderators role.

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Direct Message Spam

Unfortunately, there are occasional upticks in unsolicited Direct Messages (DMs) from bots or spammers. Be aware: these unwanted messages may contain links to harmful sites or explicit content.

Due to the way Discord is structured, we don't have the ability to block these DMs on a server side.

However, YOU can take steps to block these DMs.

Safety Best Practices:

  • Do not click on links in a DM.
  • Do not acknowledge or reply to these messages.
  • Block the offending user.
  • Report incidents of these messages to the Community Moderators role.

How to turn off DMs: [this process may vary per Discord client]

  • Right click on the Adafruit server icon in the server list.
  • Select Privacy Settings.
  • Turn OFF Allow Direct Messages from server members.

How to filter DMs for explicit content:

  • Go into User Settings
  • Go into Privacy & Safety
  • Change Safe Direct Messaging to Keep me safe. This will scan all DMs for explicit content.

Please note filtering DMs is a Discord-maintained feature. We ask you follow the above Safety Best Practices, regardless of the level of filtering you choose.

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Advertising Policy

Part of a vibrant community is sharing resources, products, and other communities.

If you wish to post an advertisement or link to an outside entity, you must consider the following:

  • Is it relevant to the electronics & maker community and/or the conversation at hand?
  • You must provide context for the link [i.e., why is it being posted?]
  • It must be appropriate for an audience of all ages.
  • It absolutely can not violate the Adafruit Community Code of Conduct.
  • Please post only once, unless specifically requested.
  • Do not spam a single channel or cross-post in multiple channels.
  • Links should be direct to the content -- they cannot be subscription or affiliate links.

Please be aware that any advertising post not complying with the above may be removed.

Additional note: due to significant increases in spam, all Discord invite links are automatically blocked. If you have a community you'd like to share that meets the above criteria, please reach out to the Community Moderators role.

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Usernames & Nicknames

Per Discord, a "username" is the handle for your account, and a "nickname" is the custom handle that applies only to an individual server.

Your visible handle must adhere to Adafruit's Code of Conduct (#code-of-conduct). If it violates the Code of Conduct, you will be asked to change it via a nickname.

Additionally, to avoid unwanted pings, we strongly recommend choosing a handle that isn't reserved or in use, such as "everyone" or "here".

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Adafruit Customer and Order Support

Unfortunately, we are unable to assist with Adafruit customer service & order inquiries via Discord. Please do not message or ping our moderation/administration team for these issues.

For customer service & order inquiries, please visit https://www.adafruit.com/contact_us. Kindly choose the category that best applies to your question and provide the requested information, as this will ensure a prompt response.

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Posting Code

To include some code in your post, surround the code in single backticks (`) for inline code, or triple backticks for a block of code. On US keyboards, the key for backtick is to the left of the "1" key.

To include a small amount of code inline, surround it in single backticks:

Make an int: `a = int(b)`.

becomes:
Make an int: a = int(b).

To mark a block of lines as code, surround the code in triple backticks. You can add an optional language marker to get syntax highlighting for that language. Common markers are py, c, and sh.

`​`​`py
# Check for equals.
if a == b:
    print("Match")
`​`​`

becomes:

# Check for equals.
if a == b:
    print("Match")

More information about formatting posts in Discord is here: https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/210298617-Markdown-Text-101-Chat-Formatting-Bold-Italic-Underline-