Thanks for the review, Emre! The main reason for using discord user IDs here is that is was like this before and I didn't want to introduce conceptual changes during this refactoring phase. Using a dedicated discord role is indeed a good idea here - thanks! Roles vs. ID checks is a bit a trade-off between where the setup and config is done and stored. User IDs allow for a minimal discord setup, any bare server can be used for testing. It may need adjustments in the bot config but all config is then under version control. Testing with roles may need fewer bot config changes but requires the discord server to be prepared accordingly - > out of git. Members wouldn't be revealed with roles, if this is considered sensitive information, though...