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Return to Rare Bird Alert page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Discord is an all-in-one statewide and local rare-bird-alert and chat-group app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you join, you will be presented with a long list of \u201fChannels\u201f (groups), ranging from county-based to regional-based to statewide-based. Plus many topic-related channels (Migration, Weather, Bird-id-help, etc.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can turn on (or off) the notifications for each of these channels so you only receive alerts from those you are most interested in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, you still have access to ALL channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Quick Tips<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are some of the features to help communicate with other users of this app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mentions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mentions allow you to send a notice to a particular user or to all of the followers of a particular channel. You use the @ to designate these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For instance, if you want Joe Smith to be alerted to a post you are making (and he doesn\u201bt normally follow the channel that you are posting to), you could include @Joe Smith<\/strong> in the post and he will receive an alert that he was mentioned in a post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Or if you are posting to the statewide rba and want the followers of Berks County to be alerted as well, you would include @berks-co-rba<\/strong> in the post. This way you don\u201bt have to make separate posts to the statewide and county rbas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Or the reverse: if you are posting to your county rba, but want the statewide rba notified as well, you would include @statewide-rba<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NOTE: When you type an @ sign, once you start typing the name, a list of names (or channels) will appear matching what you are typing. So you don\u201bt have to remember if it was Joe Smith or Joseph Smith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can also include a direct link to the channel you are Mentioning by including a # sign followed by the channel name (#berks-co-rba<\/strong>). Then users can click on this link in the post to go directly to that channel and read the original post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Friends<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you create a \u201fFriend\u201f in the app, you can then send private messages to them through Discord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reply<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In order to let users know what topic you are posting about, use the Reply feature. It adds a short clip of the post you are replying to at the top of your post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That way, if there are intervening posts, your reply shows what post your are replying to (not necessarily the most recent\u2026).<\/p>\n\n\n\n To reply to a post, press and hold the post you are replying to and a menu pops up. Select Reply <\/strong>and proceed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Photos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To add a photo to a post, click the plus sign (+) on the lower left of your screen (left of the input box). Then click the photo you want to add, enter your comments and send the post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Joining<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cell Phone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Desktop\/Laptop\/Tablet<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Upon registering, you will be taken to a page that lists some of the rules to abide by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the message field at the bottom of your screen, you will agree to the rules by typing the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \/agree (no space between the \/ and agree), space, followed by your full name<\/p>\n\n\n\n example: \/agree Alex Smith<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you do, all of the channels on this server will be unlocked for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You will now have access to the entire state\u201bs rarity alerts and chats in one location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NOTE: Notifications are defaulted to mute for all who register so you can select which channels to unmute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are some YouTube videos to aid you in setting up your notifications and channels to best fit your wants and needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How to register:<\/strong> How to set up notifications:<\/strong>
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\n\n\n\nTo join, first download the app onto your cell phone, open it, and register.\n\nThen click on this link https:\/\/discord.gg\/9r23kK32Fj<\/a> to join the PA Birds Server.<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nOpen the website by typing in discord.com and then proceed to register via the prompts provided. \n\nThen click on this link https:\/\/discord.gg\/9r23kK32Fj<\/a> to join the PA Birds Server.<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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