The following describes the various roles and commands available in the WinAdmins Discord server.
Roles
The following outlines the available custom roles and how to obtain them
| Role Name |
Function |
How to Obtain |
| Microsoft Employee |
Granted to official Microsoft employees |
Run the command %%microsoft verify in the #bot-commands channel and follow the instructions to validate your Azure AD account using a corporate-managed device |
| Microsoft MVP |
Granted to active Microsoft MVPs |
Send an email to [email protected] to request this role |
| Microsoft Partner |
Granted to active Microsoft Partners |
Send an email to [email protected] from your business email address to request this role |
| Trusted Vendor/Organization |
Granted to users that are representing a vendor in an official capacity. This role also has a number of subroles for specific vendors that have multiple representatives |
Send an email to [email protected] from your business email address to request this role |
| SysManSquad Staff |
Granted to members of the Systems Management Squad (https://sysmansquad.com/) |
Join the SMS team via https://sysmansquad.com/ and a squad member will assist you with obtaining this role |
| Notification Roles |
Used by bots to send notifications in specific channels |
Visit the #roles channel to self-assign these roles |
| Timezone Roles |
Flag yourself with one of three timezone regions |
Visit the #roles channel to self-assign these roles |
| Off-Topic Channel Roles |
Grant access to various off-topic private channels |
Visit the #roles channel to self-assign these roles |
Commands
The following outlines all available commands that can be run on the server, and what roles may be required for use. Unless otherwise specified, the prefix for said commands is a hyphen (-)
Everyone
| Command |
Function |
Example |
| ask |
Don’t ask to ask, i.e., how to ask better questions (this command will autodelete the invoking message) |
-ask |
| callmods |
Alert the moderation team about an issue in a channel (this command will autodelete the invoking message) |
-callmods |
| catfact |
Responds with a random cat fact (only works in the #pets channel) |
-catfact |
| cmlinks |
Get useful ConfigMgr links |
-cmlinks |
| delreminder |
Deletes a reminder |
-delreminder <ID> |
| dogfact |
Responds with a random dog fact (only works in the #pets channel) |
-dogfact |
| github |
Get community GitHub link |
-github |
| giveduck |
Get a random duck image |
-giveduck @username |
| invite |
Get community invite link |
-invite |
| licensing (aliases: license, licenses) |
Collection of Microsoft 365 licensing diagrams |
-licensing, -license, or -licenses |
| markdown (alias: code) |
Help someone with posting code with syntax highlighting |
-markdown or -code |
| portals |
Links to Microsoft Administrator sites |
-portals |
| qspam |
Reminder to not to spam questions in multiple channels, causing multiple separate conversations (this command will autodelete the invoking message) |
-qspam |
| redact |
Reminder to redact information from logs/screenshots (this command will autodelete the invoking message) |
-redact |
| reminders |
Lists your active reminders |
-reminders |
| remindme |
Schedules a reminder |
-remindme 1h Reply to John |
| stuck |
Help someone that appears to be stuck in a voice channel (only works in the #voice-along channel) |
-stuck @username |
| schannel |
Useful SChannel links/information |
-schannel |
| securead |
Useful AD security links/information |
-securead |
| techsupport |
Help someone looking for general tech support outside the scope of this community (this command will autodelete the invoking message) |
-techsupport |
| twitter |
Get community Twitter link |
-twitter |
| whfb |
Get useful Windows Hello for Business links |
-whfb |
| wufb |
Get useful Windows Update for Business links |
-wufb |
| xy |
XY problems (this command will autodelete the invoking message) |
-xy |
| youtube |
Get community YouTube link |
-youtube |
Nitro Boosters & Microsoft Employees
| Command |
Function |
Example |
| dadjoke |
Responds with a random dad joke |
-dadjoke |
| newtopic |
Responds with a random new topic |
-newtopic |
| throw |
Throw a random item at a user |
-throw @username |
Microsoft Employees & Trusted Vendors
| Command |
Function |
Example |
| poll |
Create a poll (up to ten options) |
-poll "Poll description" "Option 1" "Option 2" |