@i_have_no_enemies to TechnologyEnglish • 6 months agoInternet forums are disappearing because now it's all Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying.www.xataka.comexternal-linkmessage-square351arrow-up11.49Karrow-down126
arrow-up11.47Karrow-down1external-linkInternet forums are disappearing because now it's all Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying.www.xataka.com@i_have_no_enemies to TechnologyEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square351
minus-square@MentorKittenlinkEnglish11•6 months agoBecause it shouldn’t be used as a discussion forum. It’s more similar to an irc and teamspeak
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•6 months agoYou can actually make forums inside of channels now if you are a community discord. But search is still shit lol
minus-squarelemmyvorelinkfedilinkEnglish1•6 months 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.