Discord

The scout troop is rolling out a discord server for all the scouts in the group.
Discord is a communication platform that allows groups to create and moderate their own servers. This server will be open to all scouting members in the 1st Ben Rhydding Scout Troop and will be moderated by our leaders and young leaders.

The aim of this platform is to allow the scouts to communicate and collaborate with each other as well as to keep up to date with scouts and what we’re doing, outside of our normal meeting times, but in a safe and moderated environment.
As with all online platforms there is a risk that comes with it. However as we can monitor and moderate our own server space we can ensure that the Scout server remains safe and moderated as much as possible, and is only accessible by our own members.
For more information on discord and the risks involved take a look at the UK Safer Internet Centre page here.
Everyone on the server will have to verify using their OSM account to gain access to the server meaning that we can ensure that everyone on our server is definitely a scout in our group, and we will know exactly who is who.
If you have any difficulties or have any questions feel free to email tech@1stbr.org.uk or once connected to the discord server you can also just direct message scoutbot to get help.

Installing Discord and getting an account

If you already have discord installed and have a discord account then feel free to skip this stage
and continue to “Getting onto our server”

  • Go to discord.com/register but DON’T fill anything in just yet!

If you are under 13 you will need to get your parents to use their details on the registration form. If you enter a date of birth under 13 years old then it will lock you out and it is very hard to get an account

  • Enter your information into the registration form, remembering to get your
    parents to use their information on your behalf if you are under 13. This is to create your
    DISCORD login information. Do not confuse this account with your OSM
    account.
  • Click Continue when you are done.
  • You will now be logged into discord and will be greeted with a new account. Leave this screen and continue to the “Getting onto our server” section below.

Getting onto our server

  • For this section you will need to have a discord account which you should already either have, or have just set up in the section above.
  • Click on this invite link to join our discord server. join.discord.1stbr.org.uk
  • This should open an invite box, click on “Join 1stBR Scouts”
  • Once you have joined the server, it will look like this…
  • To get access to all the channels you first need to authenticate to our server. This stage is done using your OSM login details.
  • Click on the icon to get sent a login link or click on the to get help from one of our moderators.
  • The link will be a private message from ScoutBot, it will be a notification in the top left of the screen.
  • Following this link will take you to login with OSM and you will then be redirected to the following page.

  • You can choose whether to allow your young person to access the voice channels on our server or not. You also must confirm that you allow your young person to access the scout discord server in order to continue.
  • Once you have logged in to this site you can close the tab and you will automatically be given access to the correct channels on the discord server according to which groups and sections you are in.

If you have any issues at all just click the on the welcome message, or type a private message to ScoutBot and one of our moderators will come help you.

Getting Help

If you haven’t got on the server yet

Email tech@1stbr.org.uk for support

If you have managed to get on the server but need help

If you have any questions or issues just right click on ScoutBot in the top right and send it a message and one of our moderators will give you a hand.