Internet forums are disappearing because now it's all Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying.i_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.world – 1444 points – 2 weeks agoxataka.com350Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent commentBecause it shouldn't be used as a discussion forum. It's more similar to an irc and teamspeakYou can actually make forums inside of channels now if you are a community discord. But search is still shit lolPeople 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.
Because it shouldn't be used as a discussion forum. It's more similar to an irc and teamspeakYou can actually make forums inside of channels now if you are a community discord. But search is still shit lolPeople 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.
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.
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.