The SpongeBob Community Discord

Discord

300px The #spongebob channel in March 2019.
Channel Info
Creation Date	June 28th, 2016
Owner	Jjs Goodman
Function	Chat
Status	Active
Members	107

The SpongeBob Community Discord (SBC Chat) is an official chat server originally created by Mr. Dr. Professor Patrick and now owned by Jjs. It is based on the Discord chat platform. It was founded on June 28th, 2016, and was officially made a part of SBC on February 10th, 2018.

The SBC Discord was originally created as a counterpart to SpongeCraft Classic, although it has expanded and become a successor to the aging SBC Xat, which was declared unofficial in January 2014, and which was later abandoned entirely in favor of Discord. With a steadily-increasing number of users, the Discord server has grown to become the main hub of socialization on SBC, with (as of September 30th, 2022) a total of 107 users and 6 bots (MEE6, Starboard, UnbelievaBoat, Chuu, Breadfish and Birthday Bot). There are 4 chat categories and 1 archive category. (check below for more details) Discord can run on various platforms, such as Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. Alternatively, you can access Discord with the web app, available here.

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Categories & Channels

SBC

• #rules-and-announcements - A read-only channel that hosts the introductory post and important announcements. It is the only channel new members are allowed to see before they are let in.
• #sbctopicfeed - A read-only channel that automatically posts when a new thread is created on SBC.
• #sbc-games - A channel used to organize SBC games and events. Originally made due to issues regarding the SpongeBob Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, Dunces and Dragons, and SBC Music rooms, the #jeopardy channel was created on August 17th, 2018. On August 18th, 2018, #jeopardy was renamed to #duncesanddragons for the Dunces and Dragons game that would take place later in the day. On August 25th, 2018, the channel was renamed to #sbc-games to host games until the revamped rooms were finished. It was made read-only and archived on September 16th, 2018, due to the new game rooms having been finished. The channel was later resurrected on February 28th, 2021 for March Madness 2021 to promote and play SBC games, staying a permanent channel ever since. This marks the first time a formerly archived channel was brought back to life.
• #spongecraft-frontiers - Contains the in-game chat of SpongeCraft Frontiers and any general discussion or updates about the game. The bot Breadfish sends messages between the channel and the in-game chat.
• #secretbox - A channel visible to Loyal Customers only. It is used for sneak peaks, updates and suggestions.
• #secreterbox - A channel only visible to Nitro Boosters.
• #staff - Visible to staff only. Used for staff discussion. It has essentially replaced the Staff Lounge.
• #stafflogs - Visible to staff only. Logs from the UnbelievaBoat up here for permanent record.

Conch Street

• #general - The main channel for discussion and most things happening on the chat. This is the most commonly-used section, and most discussion goes here, including discussions pertaining to the site itself.
• #spongebob - A channel for discussing SpongeBob. It was created on September 19th, 2018, due to SpongeBob discussions clogging up #general and #tv-and-film.
• #animation - A channel for discussing animation. This channel was created on March 20, 2019 due to animation-related content, such as Ren and Stimpy, becoming a popular topic on #spongebob.
• #dapit - A channel primarily dedicated to posting memes. Originally named #nsfw, this channel began its life as a subsection for more mature content, and generated controversy due to sexually-explicit conversations between minors and adults occurring, leading to it being redirected in focus and recommissioned as #dapit in October 2018.
• #davent - The channel for venting and discussing personal issues happening in your life.
• #starboard - The channel used for the Discord’s starboard. The starboard is a list of posts that were reacted to with a star 6+ times, which is used on posts that people like. It is considered a successor to the Archives thread.

Bottom Feeder

• #da-art - A channel for posting drawings and art. It was added due to most members' art being posted in #dapit.
• #writing - A channel for discussing writing, literature and your own SBC writings. It was first added for Spin-Off Festival 10.
• #music - A channel for discussing music and sharing music. #music also has its own voice channel, discussed more in depth below.
• #tv-and-film - A channel used to discuss both TV and film. This channel was added due to the high amount of discussion about both subjects on the chat.
• #vidyagames - A channel used to discuss video games.
• #politics - A channel used to discuss political news and topics. It was created on April 10, 2019 due to the high amount of political discussion happening in #general at the time.
• #sports - A channel used to discuss sports. Originally, it was only visible members who had the "fantasy owner" role for JCM's football drafts, but it is now open to everybody.

Electric Zoo

• #robot-pirate-island - A channel created for checking message rank levels. You can check your rank by using the "!rank" command. Until March 2023, this channel was also used to display welcome messages whenever new members joined the server.
• #music-fm - A channel created for using the KRUD (Chuu FM) bot. It was added on April 3, 2021 for Jellyfish 14.

Archives

• #gcaceremony - A channel that is only opened for use once a year, as the staging ground for the annual Golden Community Awards ceremony.
• #owlfinale - A channel used to discuss and watch the finale of The Owl House. It was created on April 8th, 2023, the day of the finale, and closed the next day.
• #bcsfinale - A channel used to discuss and watch the Better Call Saul finale. It was created on August 15th, 2022, the day of the finale.
• #krusty-krew - A channel visible only to the Krusty Krew. Used as a team discussion room and meeting ground.
• #chum-buddies - A channel visible only to the Chum Buddies. Used as a team discussion room and meeting ground.
• #solos - A channel visible only to the Solos. Used as a team discussion room and meeting ground.
• #band-geeks - A channel visible only to the Band Geeks. Used as a team discussion room and meeting ground.
• #drasticals - A channel visible only to the Drasticals. Used as a team discussion room and meeting ground.
• #independents - A channel visible only to the Independents. Used as a team discussion room and meeting ground.
• #spongecraft-classic - This channel was used for discussion of SpongeCraft, as well as for chat via the SpongeCraft bot. It was created on August 13th, 2018 due to the Discord deciding that SpongeCraft chat via the SpongeCraft bot should be in its own separate channel, instead of clogging up #general. It was temporarily read-only in September 2018 due to faulty SpongeCraft upgrade tests. After SpongeCraft shut down on September 19th, 2019, the channel was briefly used for shit-posting, before being archived on December 27th, 2019.
• #pokemanz - The channel for using the Pokecord bot, which was added by popular demand. The channel name was coined by sbl. It was closed and archived on February 12, 2019, due to lack of activity.
• #atfinale - A channel used to discuss and watch the Adventure Time finale. It was created on September 3rd, 2018, the day of the finale. It has since been moved to the archives category.
• #trash - After complaints about the sexual nature of the NSFW channel, the #trash channel was instated as a channel for spam, Doubloons are not gained for posting in #trash, as it is seen as a channel used for miscellaneous content. The channel name was coined by sbl. It was closed and archived on October 14, 2018.
• #doubloons - A channel created for checking your saved doubloon balance. You can check your balance by using Karen's "k!amount" command. It was closed and archived on September 24th, 2018, due to the doubloon commands no longer working.
• #resignationdiscussion - A temporary channel that was used to contain discussion of the Third SBC Renaissance. It has since been made read-only, except for occasional updates about the situation.

Former Channels

Deleted Text Channels

The two channels below were deleted instead of archived, and are now lost forever.

• #insects - A joke text channel used to post pictures of insects. It was deleted due to lack of activity.
• #kpop - A text channel used to discuss Kpop. It was deleted due to it being redundant after #music became a discussion channel.

Deleted Voice Channels

• SpongeCraft - SpongeCraft Classic's voice channel was removed due to lack of use.
• Band Geeks/Drasticals/Independents - Teams' voice channels were removed due to lack of use.

Trivia

• The categories Conch Street and Bottom Feeder were originally named Tangy Bobby and Fake News Media respectively until Seahorse 15.
• The server's three core categories (Conch Street, Bottom Feeder, and Electric Zoo) have been periodically renamed as part of SBC events:
  • During Octerror Fest 2020 and Octerror Fest 2021, these were the category names: ScaryBC, Floater's Cemetery and Haunted Houseboat.
  • During Snowcember Ball 2020 and Snowcember Ball 2021, these were the category names: SnowBC, Frozen Tundra and Fruitcake Island.
  • During April Fools 2021, these were the category names: PFC, Szechuan Sauce and Buzzfeed.
  • During Kamp SBC, these were the category names: Kamp SBC, Kelp Forest and Lake Yuckymuck.
  • During Febracadabra!, these were the category names: SorcererBC, Wishing Well and Idiot Box.
  • During Operation: Febspionage, these were the category names: SpyBC, Command Room and Guppies R Us.

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