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.
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 ‽
Post in a old thread, and often mods will immediately yell at you and close the thread for having committed the crime of necroposting. Which only makes visible the old post for the minuscule but devoted part of the userbase that actually waits in the “thread by last post, chronological order view”. Those people by definition, want new stuff and are annoyed by the old thread messing up the feng shui of their post order. Probably an OCD thing.
This is mostly because those old forum software lack a “thread by creation date, chronological view”.
So they close those discussions that happen on the timescale of years. They close the discussion that are google’s top links. Then they get bored waiting for new and leave for discord. Where nothing is recorded nor searchable. So all this effort and knowledge goes right down the drain.
Well, forums are not real time, and that’s what most people these days want apparently.
I think people use discord where it’s a bad fit not because it’s what most people want, but because it’s what’s familiar, free, and already in front of them.
No, I am disputing your claim: “forums are not real time, and that’s what most people these days want apparently.”
Obviously, a lot of people use Discord, but I think you’re mistaken about their motivations. They didn’t choose it because they think forums are inferior to real-time chat. We can see that by the massive popularity of Reddit over Discord’s lifetime. Rather, they chose Discord because it’s what was offered (along with heavy marketing), and because it was convenient (especially for community creators).
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 ‽
I don’t know what you mean by “necroposting” hate moderator brainworm". Care to elaborate one what this I and why it is bad?
Post in a old thread, and often mods will immediately yell at you and close the thread for having committed the crime of necroposting. Which only makes visible the old post for the minuscule but devoted part of the userbase that actually waits in the “thread by last post, chronological order view”. Those people by definition, want new stuff and are annoyed by the old thread messing up the feng shui of their post order. Probably an OCD thing.
This is mostly because those old forum software lack a “thread by creation date, chronological view”.
So they close those discussions that happen on the timescale of years. They close the discussion that are google’s top links. Then they get bored waiting for new and leave for discord. Where nothing is recorded nor searchable. So all this effort and knowledge goes right down the drain.
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:
Revolt Chat
I think people use discord where it’s a bad fit not because it’s what most people want, but because it’s what’s familiar, free, and already in front of them.
If I understand correctly, you are proving my point by saying people chose Discord over others, and then you list their reasons.
No, I am disputing your claim: “forums are not real time, and that’s what most people these days want apparently.”
Obviously, a lot of people use Discord, but I think you’re mistaken about their motivations. They didn’t choose it because they think forums are inferior to real-time chat. We can see that by the massive popularity of Reddit over Discord’s lifetime. Rather, they chose Discord because it’s what was offered (along with heavy marketing), and because it was convenient (especially for community creators).
Pardon me if I expressed myself incorrectly, what I meant is that they prefer real time chat (for whatever reason) over any alternatives.
I just use chatgpt, a sufficient surrogate for the rest of humanity. At least as it pertains to knowledge before 2023.