Maintenance works for 09/08/21
Hey all! The changes in Cyanide Heights were too many to take note, so here is a patch notes for our transparency report in Cyanide Heights!
Some channels have been modified.
As the subtitle implies, the channels are modified in Cyanide Heights!
Name of Channel | Category of Origin | Status |
donation-drives | Vent and Serious Talks | Deleted |
around the world | hall of events | deleted |
counting channel | hall of events | archived* |
Mail delivery System | roleplay corner | deleted |
Adult roles | The Pages (role menu) | Created (for 18+) |
others | The pages (role menu) | created |
other-roles | The pages (role menu) | Renamed to "Region and pings" |
Abilities | The pages (role menu) | renamed to "Hobbies" |
the rest of the channels | All categories | redesigned |
*archived doesn't mean it's gonna be gone forever! we just need to evaluate the steps needed to make the channel better. don't worry! it will be back soon.
The security filters have been updated, and staff reforms are in place.
Cyanide Heights formerly has a 2FA Security System for the safety of Cyanide Heights against raiders, trolls, and other harmful users that would pose a negative impact to the server. The filters formerly consist of 2 parts:
Filter Type | Bot Responsible | Bot Owners | Channels Managed |
Verification Questions (Layer 01) | SeirenAI/ZayinAI | Cyanide Heights [Exclusive] | holding area (now Verification Area), Silenced users |
Registry (Layer 02) | Sheri Blossom | Sheri Development Team | The registry (deleted) |
As of date, Cyanide Heights ran into errors with Sheri Blossom with the security filters, crippling it a few times. One of the concerns that we faced during the outage is the manual registration of new members that have arrived in Cyanide Heights after Layer 01. One particular incident was during March 2021 where Sheri underwent a long period of downtime.
The notice lasted longer than originally thought, which took more than 3 days after this tweet.. The problem was resolved on the birthday of the incumbent Director Sephirah, March 5.
and now, 2 days ago, the module for which Sheri Blossom runs on, is once again running on issues. until today, an experimental fix has been implemented onto the said system in question, however we are unsure whether this system will remain stable for the rest of the year.
In line with this, we have decided on removing layer two. It has taken us quite a while to manage on how to make our server security strong, as well as efficient for all members and future users who wish to join Cyanide Heights. The new table below shows the new format of the security system:
Filter Type | Integrations | Integration managers: | Channels Used: |
Rules Screening (Layer 01) | Membership Screening by Discord | Discord Inc. | N/A |
Verification Questions (Layer 02) | SeirenAI/ZayinAI | Cyanide Heights [Exclusive] | Verification Area, Silenced Users |
Not only that, the Heights Management Bureau have underwent reforms to improve the services of the team to all members. Since it is staff information, it will not be disclosed in this report.
psst, do you want to join the management bureau? we still have 2 spots for mod! type k.apply or b.apply for the details!
New Role Menus and other role changes!
With the deprecation of Sheri Blossom's usage in security, our some of the roles in Cyanide Heights gets updated!
Role | Status |
NSFW | Deleted (we already have one) |
Unknown Gender | Deleted |
United Kingdom | Deleted (UK is still geographically in Europe, not to be confused with Brexit and the European Union) |
Other roles from Sheri Blossom | retained and now a role menu by YAGPDB.xyz |
Some of the roles (Sexuality, Relationships, Sexual Preference) by default will be restricted to age verified people only. We want to make sure that minors aren't exposed to such content, and we assure everyone that ID Age Verification is still enforced in Cyanide Heights as age gate to content unsuitable for minors. The rest of the roles (Gender, Mention, DM Status, Age) will be publicly available. you can check the channels named [Other] and [Adult Roles] for these roles by Sheri Blossom, respectively.
That should be all for the huge server cleaning and updates. If you have any concerns or feedback, you can make a feedback within the website, or leave it in the Server Suggestions channel. We hope you enjoy the changes and thanks for everyone's support and stay in Cyanide Heights!
-Director Sephirah Kigu