i_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoInternet forums are disappearing because now it's all Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying.www.xataka.comexternal-linkmessage-square353fedilinkarrow-up11.49Karrow-down126
arrow-up11.46Karrow-down1external-linkInternet forums are disappearing because now it's all Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying.www.xataka.comi_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square353fedilink
minus-squareRaoulDook@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·3 months agoThat’s all good but those features are not what makes a good discussion forum. This, what we’re typing on, is an example of a good forum.
minus-squareMentorKitten@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 months agoBecause it shouldn’t be used as a discussion forum. It’s more similar to an irc and teamspeak
minus-squareaStonedSanta@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoYou can actually make forums inside of channels now if you are a community discord. But search is still shit lol
minus-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 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.
minus-squareTexMexBazooka@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoPeople are after whatever fulfills their immediate need
That’s all good but those features are not what makes a good discussion forum. This, what we’re typing on, is an example of a good forum.
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.
People are after whatever fulfills their immediate need