@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 14 days agoInternet forums are disappearing because now it's all Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying.www.xataka.commessage-square338fedilinkarrow-up11.46K
arrow-up11.46Kexternal-linkInternet forums are disappearing because now it's all Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying.www.xataka.com@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 14 days agomessage-square338fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish11•14 days agoBecause it shouldn’t be used as a discussion forum. It’s more similar to an irc and teamspeak
minus-square@[email protected]cakelinkfedilinkEnglish6•14 days agoYou can actually make forums inside of channels now if you are a community discord. But search is still shit lol
minus-squarelemmyvorelinkfedilinkEnglish1•14 days agoPeople who use discord don’t want to use it like a forum. They want instant interaction. If you think about it a lot of forum banter is just that, just because it’s slower and persistent doesn’t guarantee a higher signal to noise ratio. If Discord were to add wikis so people can add persistent FAQs and guides it would cover 99% of its user needs.
Because it shouldn’t be used as a discussion forum. It’s more similar to an irc and teamspeak
You can actually make forums inside of channels now if you are a community discord. But search is still shit lol
People who use discord don’t want to use it like a forum. They want instant interaction.
If you think about it a lot of forum banter is just that, just because it’s slower and persistent doesn’t guarantee a higher signal to noise ratio.
If Discord were to add wikis so people can add persistent FAQs and guides it would cover 99% of its user needs.