Starboard

What it’s for

How it works

1. Pick the showcase channel

   The channel where the best messages will appear. It’s the only truly required setting.

2. Set the emoji and threshold

   The emoji used to vote (a star by default) and the number of reactions to reach.

3. Exclude the channels to ignore

   Staff channels, tests, inside jokes: their messages never make it to the showcase.

4. Your members react

   As soon as the threshold is reached, the message goes to the showcase on its own, with its author and image.

Settings

Showcase channel

Where the best messages are displayed. Until it’s picked, nothing happens.

Emoji to use

The reaction that counts toward the showcase. A star by default, yours to change.

Reactions needed

The number of reactions to enter the showcase. 3 by default, never less than 1.

Like your own message

On, the author’s reaction on their own message counts. Off by default.

Ignored channels

Add as many channels as you like. Messages from them can’t enter the showcase.

What your members see

• React with the emoji

  The only thing to do. When the threshold is reached, the message goes to the showcase on its own.

• Remove your reaction

  The counter goes down. At zero reactions, the message leaves the showcase.

Good to know

• The emoji has to be exactly the same. If your setting is a yellow star and a member reacts with a shooting star, it doesn’t count.

• Keep the showcase channel quiet, with no chatting. To find a message already showcased, the bot only checks the channel’s last 50 messages: beyond that, the counter stops updating.

• If reactions drop, the counter goes down too. At zero reactions, the message leaves the showcase.