Guides for Discord applications.
How to run staff, whitelist and clan applications, write questions worth answering, and review them fairly. 21 articles, no filler.
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Discord Pending Applications: Where to Find and Review Them
Discord keeps pending Apply to Join requests on your server's Members page. How to find them, approve, reject or interview, and when a bot fits better.
Guide7 min read
Give a Role When a Discord Application Is Accepted (and Why It Sometimes Fails)
Set roles to give or take on accept and on deny. If a role is not given, Mico's role is below it: drag Mico's role above it in Server Settings, then Roles.
Guide6 min read
Send Discord Applications to Google Sheets, Trello or Your Own Server
Mico's webhook sends each application and decision as signed JSON to a URL you control. How to get it into a sheet or board, and what happens when you are down.
Guide6 min read
How to Write a Discord Staff Application That Gets Accepted
Reviewers want judgment, honesty and availability, not essays. How to answer scenario questions, how long to write, and what happens after you press Send.
Playbook6 min read
"Enable Your DMs": Why You Cannot Apply on a Discord Server
The application bot could not DM you. Turn on Direct Messages in that server's Privacy Settings and press Apply again, or apply on the website instead.
Guide7 min read
Let Members Apply From Your Website, Not Only in Discord DMs
Every posted Mico panel has a web page where members sign in with Discord and apply in the browser. Embed it on your own site too. Same checks, same review.
Guide7 min read
How to Reject a Discord Application (Message Templates That Do Not Burn Bridges)
A good denied message says no clearly, gives one honest reason and tells them if and when they can reapply. Templates by situation, and what Mico sends.
Playbook6 min read
Discord Partnership Applications: Screening Partner Servers
Run server partnership requests through their own panel: ask for the invite, size and ad text, let partner managers review, and give a Partner role on accept.
Playbook5 min read
Is That Application Written by AI? Spotting AI Answers on Discord
You cannot prove an application was written by AI. Treat the detection score as a signal, ask questions only your server can answer, and decide like a person.
Guide6 min read
Stop Spam Applications on Discord: Cooldowns, Required Roles and Minimum Days
Spam applications come from new joins, alts and reapply loops. Set a cooldown, a minimum number of days in the server and a required role to filter them out.
Guide6 min read
How to Review Discord Applications as a Team
Pick who decides, give each panel its own review channel, talk it over in the staff thread, and let the first click count. A team review setup in Mico.
Playbook6 min read
Discord Recruitment Bot for Clans, Teams and Tryouts
A Discord recruitment bot for clans and esports teams: one panel per roster, opening hours for tryouts, a private thread per player and the team role on accept.
Guide6 min read
Free Discord Application Bot: What You Get Without Paying
Mico's free plan takes unlimited applications with AI scoring included. What is free, what paid plans add, how the Premium trial works, when free is enough.
Guide5 min read
Discord Application Form: Google Forms or a Bot?
A Discord application form can be a Google Form, a pop-up form bot or an application bot. What each knows about the applicant, and when Google Forms is enough.
Guide5 min read
Appy Alternative: When You Need More Than a Form
Looking for an Appy alternative? Where Appy is still the better pick, where an AI-scored review queue helps, and how to move your questions over.
Comparison6 min read
AI Application Review on Discord: What the Score Can and Cannot Tell You
An AI review gives each Discord application a quality score from 0 to 100 and a short reason. What it reads, how auto-accept works, and when to leave it off.
Guide6 min read
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