Every update to the site, newest first, in plain language.
23 July 2026
Vanguards get an easier way into giveaways
If you are a Vanguard through Patreon, you no longer have to meet the extra giveaway conditions. Being registered is all you need.
Just be registered. Vanguards can enter giveaways without worrying about account age, time in the server, message counts or needing a particular role. Finishing your introduction is enough.
A thank you for your support. This is a perk for Patreon supporters. The only exception is that a role which blocks someone from a giveaway still applies to everyone.
You can now link your Twitch account on your account page, so we can see if you subscribe to Vardoxen and give you the perks you have earned.
Subscribers get recognised. Link your Twitch and, if you pay for your own subscription, you get a subscriber role in Discord and a spot on the Wall of Support, right alongside Patreon supporters.
Paid subs only. The perks are for subscriptions you pay for yourself. If someone gifted you a sub, your Twitch still links up, but the subscriber role and the Wall of Support are saved for your own subs.
You can now download everything Vardoxen holds about your account as a zip file, straight from your account page.
One click on your account. Head to your account and choose Export your data to download a zip with your profile, confessions, appeals, community records, moderation history and giveaway entries.
Yours to keep. The download is put together just for you and is not stored anywhere afterwards. You can export once every 30 days.
The Wall of Support now focuses on Patreon and PayPal, and it is easier to get started when you try to enter a giveaway before you have introduced yourself.
Patreon and PayPal only. The Wall of Support now celebrates Patreon and PayPal supporters. TikTok gifts have been taken off the wall because they were near impossible to keep track of accurately. TikTok supporters still get plenty of love with shout-outs on the live streams and in the gratitude clips.
Introduce yourself in one tap. If you try to enter a giveaway before you have introduced yourself, you now get a button to introduce yourself right there, instead of being sent off to find the right place first.
Channel and role mentions in giveaways now stand out as neat highlighted tags, and giveaways can show a stay-active requirement.
Clearer mentions. When a giveaway points to a channel or role, it now shows as a highlighted tag so it is instantly clear it is a mention, not plain text.
Stay-active giveaways. Some giveaways now ask you to stay active by sending a few messages while they run. That requirement is shown up front on the giveaway.
Every giveaway now shows exactly what you need to take part, and the join button checks it for you so there are no surprises.
Requirements up front. Each giveaway lists what is needed to enter, like being registered in the Discord or meeting an account age or server time requirement, right on the card.
Checked when you join. When you enter, we make sure you meet the requirements first and let you know kindly if something is missing. A few giveaways that count your chat activity are best entered from Discord, and we will point you there.
Your first visit after signing in is now calmer and easier to follow, with a short guided look around and updates that wait their turn.
A guided first look. The first time you sign in, a brief walk-through points out the things worth knowing. It runs only once for your account, so it will not follow you from device to device.
One thing at a time. News about what is new now waits until after your welcome, so you are never shown two things at once.
16 June 2026
Reports handled faster and fairer
Reports of rule-breaking now get dealt with more quickly and consistently, helping keep the community safe and welcoming.
Quicker action. The team can now review and act on a report straight away, so problems are sorted without waiting.
The full picture. Every report comes with the conversation around it, so decisions are fair and based on the whole story, not a single line.
16 June 2026
Submissions follow the show, and meet our sponsors
Two nice touches around the community: the submissions wall now follows along with the stream, and you will hear about new sponsors.
Read on stream first. A submission now appears on the public wall only after it has been read on stream, so the wall keeps pace with the show instead of getting ahead of it.
Meet new sponsors. When Vardoxen gains a new sponsor, a small note lets you know with a link to say hello. You can close it for now or turn it off whenever you like.
A big round of behind-the-scenes care to make moderation fairer, faster, and clearer for everyone.
Appeals that keep you posted. You get one appeal and one re-review per decision, and you are messaged at every step: received, more info needed, approved, or declined. If a decision is overturned, your ban or timeout is lifted for you automatically.
Cleaner moderation messages. Warnings, timeouts, and the team's logs now use the server's own icons and a tidier layout, and a single action is never logged twice.
Tidier buttons everywhere. Previous and next buttons no longer show two arrows side by side, and a few pop-ups got a neater, more consistent look.
The on-stream submission viewer got a serious glow up for a smoother show.
Read anything comfortably. Longer submissions now scroll neatly, and the text can be zoomed in and out to suit the screen.
Fly through with the keyboard. Shuffle the order, jump with arrow keys, and go fullscreen for a clean, distraction free view.
15 June 2026
Appeals and community standing
A clear, fair way to ask for a second look at a moderation decision, plus a simple view of where you stand.
Appeal a decision. If you think something was a mistake, you can appeal it on the site. Banned members can sign in and appeal too, so a ban can be put right.
See your standing. Your profile shows your community standing on a simple bar, like the account standing you may have seen elsewhere. Successful appeals improve it.
A proper home for the wonderful people who keep the community going, on the site and on stream.
Everyone in one place. Patrons, PayPal supporters, and TikTok gifters are shown together, ranked by their support, and it reads beautifully on phones now too.
Always up to date. Patrons appear automatically, and the wall keeps itself current so nobody is ever missed.
