id: 1a.1-discord-communication title: 1A.1 Discord Communication meta: Discord Communication guidelines for Editors within Infinite Flight. order: 1 auth: scenery #

1A.1 Discord Communication #

Tip

: Infinite Flight app related issues can be discussed within the Airport Editing Discord Channels for advice; however, for official support, the IFC Forum must{.red} be used

General #

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Discord is a messenger app for teams to make work simpler, more pleasant and more productive. More information on how this app works can be found here.

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The channels and their use is outlined in the table below:

Channel Purpose
#airport-assignment For Editors of the rank Apprentice to request airport assignments. An Airport Moderator or Reviewer will then assign an airport to the Editor
#announcements Day to day posts (such as housekeeping) to be made in this channel by Staff and Moderators only
#general This is a channel for active Editors to engage in discussion regarding Scenery Editing, Infinite Flight, and aviation
#help If Editors require support that cannot be found elsewhere, they can ask for it in this channel. Other Editors must{.red} only comment if they are 100% sure of the answer. If they are in doubt, they must{.red} leave this for Airport Moderators or Reviewers to respond to instead
#offtopic This is a channel to discuss things unrelated to Airport Editing or Infinite Flight. All conversations should{.red} remain appropriate. #offtopic is a privilege and all members are subject to removal at any time if misused. This is for active members only
#request-peer-review For Editors to be able to review each other’s airports before it is submitted for Official Review. Editors must{.red} ensure that their airport is nearing completion before requesting a peer review and must{.red} provide the airport ICAO when making a request. Peer reviews are optional but highly recommended (see 11.1.3 below)
#sas Request satellite imagery of your airport here
#server-rules Highlights the rules of the Airport Editing Discord server

Voice Channels #

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Voice Channels (VCs) must{.red} only be used in accordance with the Discord Rules (see 1A.2.1 below).

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The use of VCs is not required{.red} and is at the sole discretion of the Editors seeking help or that want to have a conversation with fellow Editors about airport editing. Editors who wish to observe others in a VC for educational purposes may ONLY do so if ALL operational Editors in the VC have given consent. Observers must not{.red} distract from the active conversation and should{.red} remain muted.

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To open a VC, the following steps are to be followed:

Step 1

: Open the Airport Editing Discord and using the navigation bar on the left side of the screen, find the “Editing” tab

Step 2

: Under this, click the “help” or “general” VC* (represented with a speaker symbol next to it)

*Coordination with other Editors should{.red} be done in the respective Discord channel (i.e. #help or #general) before entering a VC

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Below are some useful tips for VCs: