Roommates and Household

Server structure

Overview

Thirteen channels for people who share a lease and would rather not argue about the dishwasher in a group chat. The Flat is #flat-chat for the everyday, a read-only #house-rules-and-quiet-hours that the lease holders write once, #guests-and-quiet-hours for the heads-up that someone has friends over on Friday or an early start on Monday, and #whos-home for 'back at nine, do not lock the chain'. Money is #bills-and-rent for the monthly split and the due dates, #split-costs for the shared shopping and the takeaway someone paid for, and #receipts-drop so the photo of the receipt lives next to the claim. Chores and Supplies is #chores-rota, which Vetox reminds On Chore Duty about each week, #groceries-list, #supplies-running-low for the toilet paper and the washing-up liquid before they run out rather than after, and #maintenance-and-repairs for the broken boiler and what the landlord said. Voice is Living Room for a call from the other room and Kitchen Radio for music while someone cooks. Six roles: Owner and Admin are the lease holders, Roommate is everyone, On Chore Duty rotates and is mentionable, Guests Over is a self-set flag that says 'keep it down tonight', and Away means out of town, so nobody buys milk for four when two are home.

When to use it

The rent reminder, the chores argument, 'we are out of milk' and 'I have people over Friday' all live in the same chat and the important ones get missed. This layout gives money, chores and notices their own channels, keeps the house rules pinned and read-only, and adds three roles that say who is on chores, who has guests and who is away, so nobody needs to ask.

What makes it different

• #house-rules-and-quiet-hours is read-only and written by the lease holders, so the rules are never up for debate.
• On Chore Duty is a rotating, mentionable role, so the weekly reminder reaches the right person.
• Guests Over and Away are self-set roles that replace the 'anyone home tonight' message.
• #receipts-drop sits next to #split-costs, so the photo of the receipt lives beside the claim.
• #supplies-running-low exists so things get bought before they run out, not after.

Recommended Vetox setup

• Reminders

  Set a Reminder in #bills-and-rent three days before rent is due and one in #chores-rota every Sunday mentioning On Chore Duty.

• Self-Roles

  Post a Self-Roles panel in #flat-chat for Guests Over and Away, so flagging a busy Friday or a week away is one click.

• Embed Messages

  Use Embed Messages for #house-rules-and-quiet-hours so the rules, the quiet hours and the bin day are one clean pinned message.

• Counting

  Run Counting in #flat-chat for the running tally of who has emptied the dishwasher; the joke keeps the rota honest.