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Internet forums are disappearing because now it's all Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying. (www.xataka.com)
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[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (6 children)

I don't understand why discord is so popular for communities. There is 0 permanence, and google does not index it so not even organic growth.

Discord is a black hole of knowledge except for the ai training companies.

[–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

It attracts a different audience, so in aggregate it seems like your community is suddenly bigger because 1+1=2 right? What you don't realize is that you've divided your community into two separate groups with possibly different wants, needs and cultures.

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 0 points 3 months ago

Or that 50% of the users on the discord only went there to find one thing, and probably won't ever interact again.
So it looks like a bigger community, while losing accessibility.

[–] Buttons@programming.dev 0 points 3 months ago

Google doesn't index Discord, which means the billion dollar ad industry makes little effort to push their ads on Discord.

[–] xnx@slrpnk.net 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Because its very easy to use and does stuff no other platform does (make it extremely easy to voice/video chat with multiple people streaming screen and essentially make a forum in 2 clicks)

[–] Zos_Kia@lemmynsfw.com 0 points 3 months ago

Also their role system is badass. It's incredibly fine grained and makes it possible to manage large communities with plenty of different user levels.

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Alk@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

Some communities don't need a good discussion forum, they need voice chat with a little text chat. Originally, discord was for gaming groups and it worked amazingly for that. Now, more communities are on it than should be, but its still a good feature set for gaming groups.

[–] MentorKitten@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Because it shouldn't be used as a discussion forum. It's more similar to an irc and teamspeak

[–] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago

You can actually make forums inside of channels now if you are a community discord. But search is still shit lol

[–] recklessengagement@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

Stopped using Discord a few months ago. Not for any specific reason, just felt like I wasn't using my time effectively. Anyone important added me on Signal, and then I deleted the apps from my phone and computer.

I can't put words to how much better my mental health has gotten.

This doesn't really relate to your comment, I guess, but just thought I would mention it in case anyone else is considering taking a break from the platform.

[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's s great fit for people with goldfish memory span.

[–] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sooooooo… anyone born before 2005

[–] admin@lemmy.my-box.dev 0 points 3 months ago

Your goldfish lived for 20 years?!

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

It has a terrible privacy policy.

https://tosdr.org/en/service/536

This is Lemmy’s for comparison.

https://tosdr.org/en/service/9267

[–] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Whoa, that’s a really fucking cool website, thank you for sharing with us

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

No problem! It’s made by lawyers working pro-bono. I’m a big fan.