City Community Server
Local news, events this week, recommendations by kind and a resident-only marketplace, with districts as roles.
- 10 categories
- 55 channels
- 16 roles
- Large
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Server structure
Channels
START HERE
- welcome
New members land here. Read #city-rules, pick a district in #pick-your-district, then say hello in #introduce-yourself.
- city-rules
Be a neighbour. No doxxing, no reselling of other people's listings, no political flame wars outside #council-and-politics.
- pick-your-district
Choose the district you live in. Each district has its own channel that only its members can see.
- city-announcements
Server news and city-wide notices. Only the council and admins can post here.
- resident-verification
Fill in the short residency form to become a Verified Resident and unlock the marketplace.
LOCAL NEWS
- local-news30s slowmode
What happened in the city today. Link the source. Discussion is welcome, arguments go to #council-and-politics.
- weather-and-alerts
Storm warnings, heat alerts, flooding, road closures caused by weather.
- traffic-and-transit
Delays, diversions, strikes, new routes and the one bus that is always late.
- council-and-politics15s slowmode
Local government, planning decisions and elections. Argue the point, not the person.
- openings-and-closures
New shops, restaurants and venues opening, and the ones that closed.
THIS WEEK
- events-this-week
The week's listing, posted by Event Hosts and the council. One event per message with date, time and place.
- weekend-plans
What are you doing this weekend and who wants to come along.
- meetup-signups
Reply to a meetup post to sign up. Hosts count heads here, not in the chat.
- meetup-chat
Where exactly, what time, who is running late. The logistics of meeting up.
- event-ideas
Propose a meetup or an event. The ones with the most votes get a host and a date.
RECOMMENDATIONS
- food-and-drink
Restaurants, takeaways and bars. Say what you ordered and what it cost.
- coffee-and-brunch
Cafes, brunch spots and places with good wifi and worse queues.
- services-and-tradespeople
Plumbers, electricians, cleaners, mechanics. Recommend people you have actually paid.
- housing-and-rentals
Which areas to look at, which agencies to avoid, what a fair rent looks like right now.
- doctors-and-dentists
Practices taking new patients, waiting times and who is good with nervous patients.
- gyms-and-fitness
Gyms, pools, climbing walls, running routes and classes.
- nightlife-and-live-music
Venues, gigs, club nights and comedy. Post the date if it is a one-off.
- family-days-out
Parks, museums, farms and rainy-day rescues that work with children.
- best-of-the-city
One thread per question worth keeping: best pizza, best barber, best place to watch the match. Search before you start a new one.
MARKETPLACE
- marketplace-rulesHidden from @everyone
Meet in public, pay in person, never send a deposit to someone you have not met. The council posts the full rules here.
- for-sale60s slowmode
One item per message with a price, a photo and a district. Mark it sold by editing the message.
- wanted60s slowmode
Looking for something. Say what, your budget and how far you will travel.
- free-stuff60s slowmode
Giving it away. First to collect wins; post when it is gone.
- jobs-board120s slowmode
Local jobs and people looking for work. No multi-level marketing, no unpaid trials.
- local-business-promoHidden from @everyone300s slowmode
Local Business members may post an offer or an opening here once in a while. Residents read, businesses post.
DISTRICTS
- north-sideHidden from @everyone
Everything north of the river. Visible to North Side members only.
- south-sideHidden from @everyone
South Side members only. Local shops, local noise, local gossip.
- east-endHidden from @everyone
East End members only.
- west-endHidden from @everyone
West End members only.
- old-townHidden from @everyone
Old Town members only. Cobbles, tourists and parking permits.
- uptownHidden from @everyone
Uptown members only.
- suburbsHidden from @everyone
Suburbs members only. Commutes, schools and the big supermarket.
CITY CHAT
- city-chat
The main room. Anything about living here that does not have its own channel.
- introduce-yourself
Who you are, which district, how long you have been here.
- photos-of-the-city
Skylines, side streets, sunsets and the odd pothole.
- history-and-nostalgia
Old photos, closed venues, how the high street used to look.
- pets-of-the-city
Dogs of the park, cats of the alley, and where to find a good vet.
- sports-talk
The local teams, match days and where to watch.
- moving-here
Questions from people about to move to the city, answered by people who already did.
VOICE
- City Lounge
- Meetup Planning
- Town Hall
- AFK
LOCAL BUSINESS
- business-directory600s slowmode
One message per business: what you do, where you are, how to reach you. Businesses post, residents read.
- business-owners-loungeHidden from @everyone
Owners only. Suppliers, footfall, rates and the joys of the council.
STAFF
- mod-room
Who is on the fence, what got removed and why.
- verification-queue
Residency applications land here. Approve, ask for more, or decline with a reason.
- reports
Member reports and marketplace disputes, one thread each.
- vetox-logsHidden from @everyone
Vetox posts moderation, join and message logs here.
- Staff Voice
Roles
- City CouncilAdministrator
- AdminAdministrator
- ModeratorModerator
- Event Host
- Local Business
- Verified Resident
- Newcomer
- North Side
- South Side
- East End
- West End
- Old Town
- Uptown
- Suburbs
- Muted
Overview
Built for a city-wide community run by a few volunteers who want the server to read like the city's week rather than one endless feed. The top of the server is the week: #local-news carries what happened, #events-this-week is a read-only listing that only Event Hosts and the council post to, and #meetup-signups and #meetup-chat separate "I am coming" from "where do we meet". Recommendations are split by kind (#food-and-drink, #services-and-tradespeople, #housing-and-rentals, #doctors-and-dentists) and #best-of-the-city is a forum where the settled answers live as threads instead of being asked again every month. The marketplace (#for-sale, #wanted, #free-stuff, #jobs-board) is visible only to Verified Residents and every listing channel is slowmoded, which is what keeps it free of drive-by scam listings. Seven districts are self-assigned roles, and each district channel is visible only to the people who picked it, so #old-town stays a neighbourhood room rather than a city-wide channel. Local Business is a role that may post in #business-directory and #local-business-promo and has no extra reach anywhere else. Staff get a hidden mod room, a verification queue and a log channel.
When to use it
Your city has a subreddit and three social media groups, and all of them are the same argument about parking. You want a place where someone can ask for a dentist and get an answer that lasts, see what is on this weekend without scrolling, and sell a bike to a neighbour without a stranger sending them a fake payment link. This layout gives each of those its own channel, gates the marketplace behind resident verification and keeps district chatter inside the district.
What makes it different
- Events This Week is read-only: Event Hosts and the council post, everyone else reads a clean listing.
- Recommendations are split by kind, with a forum for the answers worth keeping.
- The marketplace is hidden until a member is a Verified Resident, and every listing channel is slowmoded.
- District channels are visible only to members who picked that district role.
- Local Business is a role that may post in the directory and the promo channel, and nowhere else.
Recommended Vetox setup
Self-Roles
Post a Self-Roles panel in #pick-your-district for the seven district roles so each district channel fills with the right people.
Applications
Take a short residency form in #resident-verification and grant Verified Resident from the submission, which is what unlocks the marketplace.
Reminders
Schedule a Reminder in #events-this-week every Monday morning so the week's listing is posted before anyone asks for it.
Auto-Mod
Enable Auto-Mod link and invite rules on #for-sale, #wanted and #free-stuff, where scam listings and fake payment links show up first.
Suggestions
Point Suggestions at #event-ideas so meetup proposals collect votes instead of vanishing under the chat.
Questions
How do I keep #local-news from turning into arguments?
It has a thirty-second slowmode, and #council-and-politics is a separate channel with its own slowmode, so news stays news and the argument happens in the room built for it. Moderators can point people to the second channel instead of deleting posts.
Why can a Moderator not post in #city-announcements?
Announcements reach every member's notifications, and a compromised moderator account is the fastest way for a scam link to reach all of them. Only City Council and Admin can post there; moderators post in #local-news like everyone else.
Can I use fewer districts?
Yes. Delete the district roles and channels you do not need; each role and channel pair is independent of the others. Three or four districts is plenty for a small city, and you can add one later with a role and a channel.
What happens to members who never verify?
They can use everything except the marketplace and the business owners lounge. Verification exists to protect the trade channels, not to keep people out of the conversation.
Common mistakes
- Making the marketplace public on day one; it becomes the scam channel within a week, and the verification gate is much harder to add after the fact.
- Creating a channel per district and leaving all of them visible to everyone, which turns seven neighbourhood rooms into seven copies of #city-chat.
Consider instead
- Neighbourhood Community Your community is one neighbourhood or a few streets rather than a whole city.
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