announcements

[plucky scroll]

@everyone
As this is an important announcement I had to ping you all. I’m glad you all gathered here tho, how cozy 😉

There has been slight changes to rule 6, everyone in this server agrees to the rules by default so I strongly advice you to go read them to be sure #rules

On another note, if you don’t like getting notifications with an @ everyone ping you can disable that! Just remember we only ping you for important matters and it’s obviously best to keep them enabled since it doesn’t happen too often. If you get angry because of this ping I’ll automatically know you don’t know how to use discord and disable notifications and I think ultimately thats an L + no maidens😉

Sincerely, your favourite ping person Yakuwult❤️

All the people using angry emojis without reading the message first: 🤡
Checkmate

https://tenor.com/view/no-maidens-varre-elden-ring-varre-maidenless-elden-ring-maidens-gif-25161039

[plucky scroll]

Just a small announcement for anyone that applied to the mod function. The new mods have been chosen, I'm really sorry if you didn't make the cut, there's always next time! ❤️

[plucky scroll]

Little announcement hope everyone is doing well!
I'm going to be stepping down from the admin (and mod) role. As much as I loved doing this I feel like it's time for me to move on :)). I remember the server just being a general chat and one study room and saw (and helped) it form into this big community over the last few years. I'm really proud of how it turned out and really excited to see how it will change as well 🤗 . There's going to be 2 new admins @fast fern and @carmine zephyr who will take over. They have been here from practically the beginning and I'm sure they are going to do amazing! The changes will be made at any of the following days.
That's it I'll see you guys around ❤️

[fast fern]

Hello peepsies! @everyone
It seems that people are impersonating James in his YouTube channel's comments, by replying to people and including a phone number and/or a link. If you see this** DO NOT click on** them, these are fake account trying to scam people. If you see them please report them to YouTube.
Keep in mind that if James replies to your comment, his profile picture will appear in the "x replies" mention, and his name will be highlighted and accompanied by the verification symbol.
Have a good study! :)

Like so

[fast fern]

Mods and Admins don't know James' schedule, so it is not necessary to keep asking us when is the next stream. Thank you!

[fast fern]

Hello @everyone,

As most of you already know, the situation in Turkey and Syria regarding the earthquakes that happened on Monday is pretty critical. We know that a lot of members of this server are from that region, and we sincerely hope that you and your loved ones are safe.

Because of these events, a lot of people have been posting messages asking for support, prayers and whatnot, which are tolerated as long as political topics aren't involved. Nonetheless, we ask you NOT TO POST ANY DONATION LINK whatsoever, even if it comes from official links, to avoid any scammers trying to take advantage of the situation. All the messages including donation links will be deleted. Do not click on them if you encounter one, and please report them to mods.

For people who want to help, here is a list of the different organizations you can donate to (taken from the Council On Foundations website
https://cof.org/news/philanthropys-response-turkey-and-syria-earthquake):

• https://ahbap.org/
• Türkish Red Crescent https://www.kizilay.org.tr/Bagis/BagisYap/405/donations-for-earthquake-in-pazarcik
• Turkey Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management https://en.afad.gov.tr/earthquake-donation-accounts
• Turkey Mozaik Foundation https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/kahramanmarasearthquake
• UNICEF https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/devastating-earthquake-hits-syria-and-turkey/40794
• Project Hope https://give.projecthope.org/give/465175/#!/donation/checkout?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=h2h&utm_campaign=Turkey and Syria earthquakes
• Save the Children https://support.savethechildren.org/site/Donation2?df_id=4988&mfc_pref=T&4988.donation=form1&cid=Social_Network:Twitter:Emer_CEF:Scus_1x_Post1:020623
• ActionAid https://act.actionaidusa.org/a/turkey-syria-earthquake
• Fondation de France https://dons.fondationdefrance.org/Solidarite-turquie-syrie/~mon-don?_cv=1
• King Baudouin Foundation United States https://kbfus.networkforgood.com/projects/54963-t-kbfus-funds-turkey-syria-earthquake-response-fund
• Give2Asia https://give2asia.org/turkey-syria-quake2023/

Thank you for your understanding.
Again, we hope that everyone stays safe, our thoughts are with you during this difficult time. 🫂

[fast fern]

Hey peepsies @everyone,

Sorry for the general tag, I just wanted to list up some of the latest updates we've made on the server, especially regarding the rules!

UPDATES:
▫️ We clarified rule n°4 about distracting in VC. We do not allow smoking or vaping on camera! I know some people have asked before so now there is no ambiguity anymore. #rules
▫️ We updated some links in #useful-links, as some weren't working anymore. We also changed the mental health related server link, again, I know some people pointed out that the previous one didn't exist anymore, so if you still are looking for one, it's now updated!

BUG FIXES:
▫️ There was some issues with the location roles, some reaction emotes had disappeared, making users unable to pick up some roles. It's now fixed! #roles

NEW:
▫️ We added a study room with a Lo-Fi Radio bot, if some of you want to study with a chill background music. It's located between the 25-people study rooms and 10-people study rooms. For now it is limited to 15 users. If you join this room, don't forget to undeafen yourself so you are able to hear the music. Don't stay in there if you are deafened, otherwise you purposelessly occupy a "seat" in that room!
^ I just set it up, so let me know if there's any issue ^

Alrighty, that's all for me, promise I won't ping everyone if we ever have new server updates to announce, it was mainly so that people are aware of the rules update! Have a good day/evening/night study y'all, never give up!

[fast fern]

2 SMALL UPDATES:

▫️We fixed the age role bug, as some reaction buttons disappeared (blame it on Carl ) #roles

▫️We added a new category in the Help Each Other tab: #humanities-help - for anything related to subjects such as philosophy, religious studies, ethnology, anthropology, history, literature, archeology...

[carmine zephyr]

verification is back, if you have unverified role go to #welcome-verification

[fast fern]

Dear 25-room users,
We have noticed that some study rooms are set to 10 people capacity instead of 25. We haven't changed any of the settings, we don't really know what's up, hopefully it is just a minor bug, we'll see if we can do anything on our end. We'll let you know when everything is back again!
Thanks for your understanding & happy study

[crude anchor]

Hi everyone, all 25-capacity study rooms are back on discord. There was a recent glitch that happened in this server, we apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you guys for reaching out to us. Everyone can now go back to studying with their friends in a bigger room.

[crude anchor]

Hello @everyone !

I'm sorry for the ping, but please be careful with the suspicious link from strangers. there has been another csgo or free nitro links going around. 😟 we will try our best to make sure the server is safe from scams and trolls. 🦧

[magic lodge]

If the message above contains a link to free nitro, it is most likely a phishing link. Please DON'T click on it to protect your privacy. You can notify the peeps by tagging them ( @peeps ) and they will take care of it as soon as they can. Please don't ping them if someone else already did in the chat thank you.

[fiery lagoon]

Hi everyone!
We are back with a second round of Public MOD Applications. Once again ,everyone is allowed to fill out the application, but obviously not everyone will automatically become a mod. You have time until the 8th of February to fill it out! Good luck :))

https://forms.gle/VEJXuQCzeetNzeFm7

[carmine zephyr]

FYI - for moderator applicants - this role is voluntary

[carmine zephyr]

For anyone wondering why they are getting an endpoint error when trying to connect, it looks like there is a potential problem on discords end. Please try again shortly

[native scaffold]

Hey @everyone !
Sorry for the ping! But we have some news
We've just launched a new vent channel, #venting, since you’ve been requesting it for a long time! It'll be a safe space for anyone who needs to talk things out, share what's on their mind, or simply get things off their chest. Remember, this channel is here for support and understanding, so let’s keep it positive and respectful . If you'd like access, simply react to the post in #roles with 🫂 emoji to get the role. We hope this helps everyone feel a little more connected and heard ❤️
Good luck with your studies! 🍀

[lilac vale]

If the 'vent channel' isn't visible, pls try clicking on the role again in #roles
Sometimes Discord doesn't register it

[native scaffold]

Quick announcement about suspicious links again...
Carl-bot hasn’t been working properly lately, so you might see some links, such as "50$ steam gift" in our chats if we weren’t fast enough to delete them. Please ping @/Mod-peeps (⚠️ **pinging once is enough ⚠️ **) instead of clicking on these links, as they could lead to your account getting hacked.
You can also consider enabling Multi-Factor Authentication in your account settings just to be safe!
Good luck peeps! 🍀

[native scaffold]

hey peeps!
we made this channel because a lot of you have been asking for it for a while - #study-setups
feel free to drop pics of your desk, study corner, or whatever helps you focus :)

[native scaffold]

hey peeps!
https://tinyurl.com/jvscholz2 new streaming schedule is here :)

[warm bison]

Hello! We've now made the Forest Role obtainable/removable through #roles since we've had many of you ask about it. Happy studying!

[native scaffold]

hello everyone!
merry christmas, happy holidays and wishing you all the best for the new year 🎄 hope you are having a great day

[warm bison]

Quickly hopping in to wish yall a very happy holiday season and advance happy new year. May you reach all your goals and be in good health

[wet copper]

starting tmrw the stream will start and end an hour earlier at 4 30 am to 4:15 pm

[wet copper]

slept through alarm 😐

stream will be up sooon @everyone

[wet copper]

on wednesday 7/22 we will have a short-er stream and on thursday 7/23 the stream will be canceled @everyone

[wet copper]

UPDATED SCHEDULE STARTING AUGUST 24: https://tinyurl.com/koyostream
WILL BE TAKING A HOLIDAY AUGUST 17-21

[wet copper]

@everyone

[wet copper]

@everyone Internet is down because storm outside, will resume once internet is back

[wet copper]

Power is still out, looks like the steam will be out for awhile today, sorry

[wet copper]

Cancelling the steam for today, power is still out. Hopefully all is good tomorrow @everyone

[wet copper]

Power is still out, hoping it will be back tonight

[wet copper]

Just got power back! Stream tomorrow unless another one hits

[wet copper]

@everyone due to finals, tomorrows stream (12/07) will go for 8 sessions and tuesday's stream (12/08) will be patreon only and start at 6 am. furthermore, the stream will be on break according to the dates found at tinyurl.com/jvscholz. I plan on making content for my other channel during the break, if you have any video ideas, let me know. thank you

[vocal falcon]

Please pay attention to the titles of the voice channels you are in the room numbers for silent and non silent study rooms has changed as new channels were added thank you, good day

[plucky scroll]

@everyone
❗Read following warning ❗
There has been multiple links in the server regarding free nitro (see picture). DO NOT CLICK THESE LINKS. They are 100% a scam and can include viruses. If you accidentally clicked on it, make sure to not download anything or give any login information. Also make sure to report to the peeps with the <@&717391911132069929> when you see links in the server and/or private messages such as these.
Sorry for the ping and stay safe people ❤️

[wet copper]

taking a rest from the stream today. thank you guys so much for the congratulations :^) . stream will resume again monday (unless you're a patreon).

[plucky scroll]

@everyone ❗ warning ❗
Sorry for the ping but this is another warning for scam messages. (The picture is an example) This time they send it in private messages, so I can't block it in the server. DO NOT click the link please!
Stay safe and report to the peeps when you see it ❤️

[plucky scroll]

If you're confused why James hasn't gone live, read this: https://www.youtube.com/c/JamesScholz/community

[plucky scroll]

Hi everyone!
After the recent events between Chriss and Alex, the original mods and James have decided that Chriss is not a good fit for the mod team. Reasons for this conclusion are:

Advertising a 200-member server that went beyond just friends in dm’s of server members. (breaking of a core rule)
Using private chats in said server to harass Alex. (breaking of a core rule)
Trying to hide evidence from the mods while they were investigating.

The mods are supposed to be a team of people who work together and cheer each other on, not bring each other down and break each other’s trust.

As Chriss has been a member of the sever for a long time, we have decided that if he would like to remain part of the server he may do so as a member, after a punitive period of 2 weeks (during which time he will be server muted).

All decisions were made based on evidence such as screenshots, investigating on our own, hearing statements on both sides…

We are very sorry to everyone who is involved and wanted a peaceful study server where they could feel safe and appreciated. We would like to make it clear that any actions such as these are frowned upon and not tolerated. After clearing this up I would like to ask everyone to move on and not mention it anymore.

That being said, I'd also like to remind everyone if anyone advertises a server in your dm's please report it to the mods as its against our rules! Thank you x

[wet copper]

hey guys, I don't want want to make excuses but this week has been really rough for me due to things in my personal life. as you can tell, this has reflected on the stream. I've never been so inconsistent at streaming and I've been really hard on myself for that. I promise next week and the duration of the stream this summer will be better. I have really high expectations of myself and I've really fallen short of that as of late. I think that this alongside other factors in my life involving my family, relationships, personal confidence, and lack of sleep has made me really gloomy. it's hard to perform when personal necessities aren't in check. I guess I just don't feel good when I'm not performing up to my expectations which isn't a great mentality. anyways, thank you guys for putting up with me. I've been really opaque and it must've not been fun as someone who uses my streams to study. I've revamped a lot of my personal systems and resolved a lot of the issues. I'm confident that I'll bounce back stronger.

[wraith anchor]

Hey y'all! For everyone confused about why James hasn't started streaming yet, his streaming schedule has changed for the summer. For more specifics, you can check out his schedule at https://tinyurl.com/jvscholz . Hope this helps! :))

[plucky scroll]

We have a new system to report problems! go to #863775720564195339 for more info ❤️

[vocal falcon]

Due to continuous issues with the appropriateness of the memes posted in the #840933729363034132 channel it has been decided that only patreons and server boosters will have the ability to post memes but that everyone will be able to see the channel. This is in order to prevent trolling and misuse of the channel. Thank you and happy studying 📚

[plucky scroll]

There's now a new role assigning message in #roles that makes it so you can choose which categories are visible on the server for you. The server will be more personalised for everyone :))

[wet copper]

hola folks, school is starting soon which means the stream is coming back soon. more details on the way. i'm gonna start streaming from a different channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/studywithmika/

I think the stream got too big which was pretty bad for my mental health, so hoping to keep this one pretty low key. will try to keep it underground for as long as possible :^)

here is the plan with my three channels:

James Scholz (this one) - weekly edited videos. vlogs / study related videos (tips about how to study better / longer) / edited study with me (2 - 6 hrs, music (?), different locations (?), more creative) / lifestyle and stuff
jvscholz - weekly technology videos, not very serious, experimental
study with mika - daily study with me streams like i've been doing. I'll be on campus next semester so it's unlikely that i'll be able to sit down for 12 hours every day. will try to stream as long as possible though. schedule out soon once I finalize my next semester class schedule

also! looking for two video editors to produce one video a week each! one will be for this channel, and the other will be for the jvscholz channel.

if you're interested, please email me with your portfolio and rates at [e-mail]

thanks! c^:

[wraith anchor]

just a quick word of warning: there have been a lot of suspicious links in this server and across discord. these are scams!! DO NOT CLICK THE LINKS!!! if you click the links you will get hacked!! always check a link on the server/in dms before clicking it. make sure its genuine and its domain isnt misspelled bc, if it is, its a fake link and you WILL get hacked!! i understand that nitro is amazing (i miss it everyday 😪 ) but please do not trust these links that are offering free nitro (or even skins from a certain video game or something like that)! this warning isn't only for this server btw. it applies to all of discord. apparently there has been almost an epidemic of these scam links.

in conclusion, be safe. dont click any links from people you dont know. preferably enable 2fa in your discord settings. good luck with your studies yall!!

ok now go back to studying lol

[plucky scroll]

Hello there Mika fans 🙂 ❤️

We have decided to close mod dm's completely so you can only reach us through the ticket system. Don't worry, since our dm's won't get flooded anymore, we can actually start checking the tickets more often so we can handle the problems quicker. This means tickets can also be used for questions about the stream and server but do check the info channels first #welcome-verification #rules #useful-links #server-info. For verification problems you will also be able to access the ticket system instead of having to dm the mods about it.

Have a nice day, I hope you guys are being as productive as you want to be! Never give up ye 🙂

[plucky scroll]

Hello again 😄

I just wanted to let you guys know that there is someone impersonating James on YouTube. They are using his study videos and "study with mika" channel name. James' streaming channel is called "Jay Skullz" now, not "study with mika". Hope this clears up any confusion 😉

Good luck with studying today<3 (you're doing great)
(pic of his REAL channel)

[plucky scroll]

real channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/studywithmika

[plucky scroll]

Hello study buds 🖐️

I just wanted to warn you guys for a new kind of scam that's going around.
In a nutshell: The scammer will send you an image, claiming that your face has been leaked, but the image won't load. Clicking on this image will execute the code and will allow scammers to steal your details.

Please stay safe and don't click any images if you don't know what they are! Some more info on the scam: https://blog.reversinglabs.com/blog/malware-in-images

Sorry for this! Have a nice study time ❤️

[wraith anchor]

hey guys! as many of yall have realized, the voice channels arent working and people cannot connect to them. unfortunately, we cannot do anything about it since it seems to be on discord's side, not ours. the most we can do is just wait it out.

you would like to see updates on the situation, check out https://discordstatus.com/

sorry for the convenience and good luck with your studies!!

update: the issue has been fixed!!

[plucky scroll]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iik25wqIuFo

He's live guys :))

[plucky scroll]

Henlo study buds
Please be careful clicking links from strangers! Theres been ip grab links going around 😦
that's all have a nice day 😄

[plucky scroll]

Henlo @everyone 👀

I'm so so sorry for this ping, but it usually takes a while to get people to see announcements without one and this is a little bit important 😉 I hope you guys can forgive me, if not here's Mika to make up for it:

Today I'm going to be reshaping the server, which means a lot of changes can happen. You might get yeeted out of a study room, the hide roles might not work, the whole server may explode who knows. It'll only be for today though. Sorry in advance if it happens I'll try my best to interrupt your studying as little as possible.

Thanksies :)) See you guys around 😉

Is the middlefinger really necessary omg you guys are really something 💀

"Thanks for the work" aye no problem 😉

[plucky scroll]

Henlo! 👀
No pingies this time, just to say we now have <@&942389070221414420> and <@&942391219206647828> as staff roles. Nothing much changed, it's just so the right people get pinged for chat troubles and stuff (moddies). Admins will be the ones that take care of the server and administration things (or something we really just wing it ngl). I was hoping to get to 500 middle fingers this time so go ahead please!
See you guys around xx

[plucky scroll]

Hi everyone!
The time has come... Our first ever open mod applications! Everyone is allowed to fill out the application, but obviously not everyone will automatically become a mod. You have time until the 8th of September to fill it out! Good luck :))

https://forms.gle/EqziYp7jAoG1pLkTA

(I expect like 550 middle finger reactions this time don't let me down)