• roombobcat@lemmy.roombob.cat
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      a indie game i support refuses to use a forum, only discord. i hate searching thru threads in discord when a forum would be easier.

      i wish people wouldn’t shun the idea of a forum just because it’s a “old idea.” good on the jellyfin folks for doing this.

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          I hate Discord full stop, because it’s a centralised proprietary platform just like Reddit and is going to hit the exact same issues one day, and it’s going to be even harder to recover all the conversations that have gone on there.

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        Sadly this is very common for small game developers (and even large ones) to move entirely to Discord to avoid paying or managing a dedicated forum

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          exactly. it’s not hard to install SMF or PHPBB on a small web server, however actually maintaining/managing a forum is a bit harder.

          it’s easier to round up Discord moderators, but good luck finding anyone with forum moderation experience.

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      I miss forums too. Discord has kind of taking over that role for my friends and I, but Discord makes it feel like you are posting something with everyone staring at you through a window. I hate that it notifies that you are actively typing.

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        Discord sucks for what forums are good for. Forums are great for durable discussions that can be indexed, searched, discovered, and referenced. Discord? It’s only good at real time conversations

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          I don’t get the popularity of discord. You have to wade through so much casual conversation to find anything of value.

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        Discord sucks for what forums are good for. Forums are great for durable discussions that can be indexed, searched, discovered, and referenced. Discord? It’s only good at real time conversations

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        And my questions got lost in a flood of messages… Even Discord now has to implement forums feature to prevent this problem.