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Creating new Discord channels

I've been looking at the Codidact Communities Discord channels (see the [join us in chat](https://discord.gg/bv2aaGa) link in the right hand panel of this page).

Is it possible for Codidact Communities Discord users to create new channels? Currently there is a channel per community, but I was wondering if there is the option of creating more narrowly defined topic channels. I couldn't see a way to, but I'm not familiar with Discord.

My reason for wondering is that if it were possible, I would be likely to create a new channel at some point to allow discussion of a specific question. For example, on Code Golf Codidact there is a challenge type called [`king-of-the-hill`](https://codegolf.codidact.com/categories/49/tags/4366), where players' submissions of code compete directly against each other in a game. Such a competition can potentially develop over a period of time, with new strategies and counter-strategies emerging as players respond to each others' innovations. It would be useful to have a channel where players of a specific king of the hill contest could discuss their ideas over time.

Would the ability to create new channels also be useful for other communities?

Is this an ability that should be made available to anyone, or should it be restricted to a trusted group (perhaps moderators) so someone looking to create a new channel requests it from that group?