diff --git a/homepage.yaml b/homepage.yaml
index b93f8bca..1c9711f9 100644
--- a/homepage.yaml
+++ b/homepage.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Sidebar Content: |-
<h1>Get involved!</h1>
- [[static:feedback|Send feedback, fixes, and suggestions!]]
- [[static:discord|Join the community Discord server!]]
+ - [[static:forum|Join the community forum! (It's new!)]]
Navbar Links:
- '[[listing-index:-|Listings]]'
- '[[news-index:-|News]]'
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ Navbar Links:
- '[[static:about]]'
- '[[static:feedback]]'
- '[[static:discord]]'
+- '[[static:forum]]'
- '[[static:changelog]]'
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Section: Official Discography
diff --git a/static-page/discord.yaml b/static-page/discord.yaml
index 911d3fd0..48ee04dc 100644
--- a/static-page/discord.yaml
+++ b/static-page/discord.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ Directory: discord
Short Name: Discord
Content: |-
HSMusic Wiki has a public Discord server - [you're welcomed to join!](https://discord.com/invite/6Cyt9TY)
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We discuss work-in-progress site updates here, sharing feedback and suggestions before (and after!) releases go online. Active discussion of the [[root:preview-en|preview website]] takes place in the Discord, which also serves as the hub for all kinds of active collaboration on the wiki: localization improvements, bigger data and album additions, revising older data, and so on!
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Plus, most everyone here are avid listeners of Homestuck music and beyond, and we have a dedicated #music-discussion channel for discussing favorites and anything music-related. You aren't obligated to bring anything to the wiki to join; the Discord is also a chill, friendly community to just hang out in!
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There are a few rules you'll have to read and accept before passing beyond the lobby, and we take moderation seriously - but the server is a relaxed space in general! The rules are just there to ensure the community remains safe, relaxed, and welcoming for people of all sorts and persuasions.
- (Discord not your style? [[static:feedback|Check our other links!]])
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+ Discord not your style? We have [[static:forum|a public forum]] which you might prefer instead, and we take feedback and suggestions [[static:feedback|privately over email]], too!
diff --git a/static-page/feedback.yaml b/static-page/feedback.yaml
index 2143f1c4..5d1c3546 100644
--- a/static-page/feedback.yaml
+++ b/static-page/feedback.yaml
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ Content: |-
Please let us know! We appreciate feedback a lot, and always want to bring improvements and additions to the wiki.
- There are two main channels you can reach the folk working on the wiki through:
+ There are three main channels through which you can reach the folk working on the wiki:
- - [[static:discord|HSMusic Community Discord Server]] - The official Discord, and a friendly place to drop feedback or discuss the wiki. (We also share sneak peeks of the coming updates here frequently!)
+ - [[static:discord|HSMusic Community Discord Server]] - The official Discord, and a friendly place to drop feedback, discuss the wiki, or just hang out.
- - Email - it's <code>nebula at hsmusic dot wiki</code>! A tad less new-fashioned, but certainly practical if you're sending a longer-form message or aren't interested in showing in a chatty community space.
+ - [[static:forum|HSMusic Forum]] - The official online forums, and a pretty similar space as the Discord server - only it's a forum!
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+ - Email - it's <code>nebula at hsmusic dot wiki</code>! A little less new-fashioned, but probably practical if you're sending a longer-form message or don't prefer to share in a chatty community space.
Thanks so much for sharing your feedback!
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<b>Crediting & privacy notice:</b>
- We always want to give credits for contributions, but we strongly value privacy and anonymity, too. When you send feedback, either through the public Discord or email, we'll make sure to ask if you are okay with having your name shared in the [[static:changelog|public update changelog]], and if so, by what name you'd like to be credited.
+ We always want to give credits for contributions, but we strongly value privacy and anonymity, too. When you send feedback, either through the public Discord, the forums. or email, we'll make sure to ask if you are okay with having your name shared in the [[static:changelog|public update changelog]], and if so, by what name you'd like to be credited.
- Additionally, when sending via email, we will generally share the content of your email in the Discord (so the folk who are responsible for actually bringing your feedback to the website will see it!), with personal details (name, email address) stripped/anonymized.
+ Additionally, when sending via email, we will generally share the content of your email in the Discord or on the forums (so the folk who are responsible for actually bringing your feedback to the website will see it!). We'll always strip/anonymize personal details (name, email address) before sharing.
diff --git a/static-page/forum.yaml b/static-page/forum.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..436feb42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static-page/forum.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Name: HSMusic Forum
+Directory: forum
+Short Name: Forum
+Content: |-
+ HSMusic Wiki has a public forum! [You're welcome to join.](https://forum.hsmusic.wiki)
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+ Unless this very page you're reading is super outdated, this forum is brand new and still getting onto its feet. It's run and moderated by the developer of the site, the same as our [[static:discord|community Discord server]].
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+ We're pretty much making a new, independent place to hang out with the wiki community! Since it's young, you can color what this space is like by joining now. We have some rules and guidelines which you'll need to read before a moderator gives you access, but once you are in, the forums are free and open to all. We hope it'll be a relaxed and welcoming space, for wiki feedback as well as just sharing together, much the same energy as the Discord.
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+ Thank you for your interest, and for stopping by, if you so choose!!
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+ We're keeping our Discord server open, too, so please feel free to [[static:discord|visit over there]] if that's more your mode. And we take feedback and suggestions [[static:feedback|privately over email]] too!
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