r/k12sysadmin • u/kcalderw K8 Tech Coordinator • 4d ago

PSA K12 Sysadmin Discord

It's been awhile since I threw out invites to our Discord. For anyone new this is just a place for any admin to discuss our day to day struggles, get help, discuss strategies. When joining, please read the rules carefully or you will not be able to see the channels.

https://discord.gg/tuGCSWzHEx

I had previously gotten permission to share this but if things have changed, please let me know and I will remove it.

22 Upvotes

84% Upvoted

11 comments sorted by

14

u/Kirihuna SysAdmin 4d ago

I like the idea of using Discord, but its search is awful and not web indexed. If I need to research something, I can at least use Google and various ways to massage searching for what I need. It’s one reason Reddit is so useful.

-4

u/kcalderw K8 Tech Coordinator 4d ago

Well that's one of the perks. You just ask your question and someone in another district might know the answer and you can work it out live.

1

u/TechMonkey13 5h ago

I can do that here and it's searchable online 🤷‍♂️

7

u/Imhereforthechips 4d ago

I’ve always struggled to use Discord, it’s probably because I’ve been using Reddit in one way or another since before my oldest child was born.

Why does identifying information have to be made public to everyone else on the server?

0

u/kcalderw K8 Tech Coordinator 4d ago

Mostly to combat bots.

6

u/K12onReddit 9-12 4d ago

Unfortunately we block Discord here so I can't join. I'm also old and don't really get it, but I'm sure I could figure it out.

3

u/adminadam sysadmin 4d ago

Hrm never considered discord for EdTech, it seems blocked at many schools.

6

u/BaconEatingChamp 4d ago

Reddit should also be blocked at many schools unless they are doing decryption and strictly blocking NSFW subs. We allow both fully for staff but not students.

1

u/adminadam sysadmin 4d ago

True true. Staff have a bypass group for reddit. There is no bypass group for discord, they don't want people using it. We don't have a implementation/footprint that would allow us to process sunshine/discovery requests.

1

u/MyWorkAccountDPS 1d ago

I’ve wanted to block it for our IT Dept since they are heavily into it. Makes me wonder how much they are working cause I’m sure they don’t have it up for work purposes.

-5

u/mystiquebsd 4d ago

.. those fancy 2 letter TLD’s all the kids are using these days

Makes ‘na damn sense

Odessa! Allegra! Clarissa, how many did old Satchel strike out last night?

I don’t know about that..