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# What are OG and WL roles?

### What is the OG role on Discord?

According to [Urban Dictionary](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=OG)’s most popular definition, **OG** is an abbreviation of the words ‘**Original Gangster**’, which is what the term was used for at first.

Today, this term is used by a lot of NFT Communities and has severals meaning, each defined by the Founders. 

For [Saplings' Collection](https://saplings.earth) and many others, OG role is granted to the first user to join the discord server. It is not a special role with any particular privileges or abilities, but is a way of recognizing the first user to join.\
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OG role will provide you many things like private channels, privates giveaways and contests.\
**Giving you more chance to grab a Whitelist spot, win a FREE NFT, etc. ✨**\
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\&#xNAN;*You will also have the possibility to take an active part in shaping the future of this community.*

### What is the WL role on Discord?

WL is **short for WHITELIST**. \
**Generally, whitelisted members are able to mint the NFT during the presale period. ⛏️**

*Imagine there is 10 000 NFTs and 20 000 people want one.*\
If you get the **WL** role, you will amongst the few ones who get access to the pre-sale, guaranteeing you that you will be able to mint and buy ***peacefully*** your NFT.