The amount of niche info that would have been found in searchable forum posts in years prior, that has now gotten sucked up into Discord where it can’t be found, fucking blows.
Absolute tragedy tbh, discord won’t be around forever. I weep for all the game knowledge that will be lost
There is, and there has never been value behind discord’s closed doors. Don’t waste your words there, it is like talking to the wind.
And imagine if public facing forums weren’t mostly dead because of the “necroposting” hate moderator brainworm
Oops this discussion from 2017 is the number one google link for your niche topic ? Well, too bad, post in new and maybe in five years it will be #2 post on google for that topic.
Who put the nerds with no friends in charge of human social interaction ‽
Yeah. Closing threads after a few days or getting mad at users for replying to old posts is stupid and bandwagony.
Don’t worry, I’ve got a copy and I’ll host it all on my Discord!
Well, forums are not real time, and that’s what most people these days want apparently.
So, on to the alternatives:
Element / Matrix:
- Lackluster moderation tools
- Voice channels not ready
- Signing up is hard / federation not well explained
Revolt Chat
- Run by very talented kiddies
- Not stable
- Not easily self-hostable
I just use chatgpt, a sufficient surrogate for the rest of humanity. At least as it pertains to knowledge before 2023.
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I stopped using Discord a long time ago because the apps on every platforms are unapologetically bloated piles of garbage.
Protip: If your phone gets hot just because an app is open, delete that app.
May I ask what you’re using to replace Discord?
IRC
Matrix, xmpp, IRC or even rocketchat are better alternatives.
Xmpp is acceptable for my friend group. We are eyeing matrix.
It is unsuitable for knowledge preservation, like IRC and discord.
AIM
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SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!
Similar to how GitLab can be selfhosted; Spacebarchat could be a good alternative; but at that point why not just do forums?
Like vinyl and Polaroid cameras, I want bulletin boards to make a comeback.
I want bulletin boards to make a comeback.
Kinda telling that the project uses Matrix chat.
Why discord gets involved is stupid. This is why you self-host these things.
Fuck discord.
Go to Matrix.
