adrianmalacoda@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 4 years agoPlease don't use Discord for free software projectsdrewdevault.comexternal-linkmessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down10cross-posted to: libre_culture@lemmy.ml
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minus-squarepoVoq@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 years agoAs someone who does just that… user numbers speak against it. Forums are “dying” everywhere as people just seem to avoid them. I don’t like it either, but I don’t see a way to reverse this trend either.
minus-squareEchedenyan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 years agoI prefer the forum model to ask questions and drive discussions. It is fully asynchronous, you don’t need to wait for answers in real time where in a real time chat, all this information is lost in a few moments.
minus-squareSusPillow9328@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 years agoSome chat apps like Element are working on chat with threads so it’s like a forum in a chat. There’s a proof-of-concept on develop.element.io https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/2349
minus-squareEchedenyan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 years agoElement doesn’t work in Goanna-based browsers and has not the same speed as a forum.
As someone who does just that… user numbers speak against it. Forums are “dying” everywhere as people just seem to avoid them. I don’t like it either, but I don’t see a way to reverse this trend either.
I prefer the forum model to ask questions and drive discussions.
It is fully asynchronous, you don’t need to wait for answers in real time where in a real time chat, all this information is lost in a few moments.
Some chat apps like Element are working on chat with threads so it’s like a forum in a chat. There’s a proof-of-concept on develop.element.io https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/2349
Element doesn’t work in Goanna-based browsers and has not the same speed as a forum.