Internet forums are disappearing because now it's all Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying. - eviltoast
Los foros de internet están desapareciendo porque ahora todo es Reddit y Discord. Y eso es preocupante
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Hubo un tiempo en que los foros de discusión eran nuestras redes sociales. Los usuarios visitaban aquellos que se ajustaban a cierta temática y eso les...
  • XNX@slrpnk.netEnglish
    148·
    5 months ago

    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)

    • RaoulDook@lemmy.worldEnglish
      40·
      5 months ago

      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.worldEnglish
        14·
        5 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.

        • lemmyvore@feddit.nlEnglish
          1·
          5 months ago

          If Discord would add wikis and improve its search it would freaking destroy everything else. It would be the place for everything a modern gaming community could want.

        • aStonedSanta@lemm.eeEnglish
          6·
          5 months ago

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

        • lemmyvore@feddit.nlEnglish
          1·
          5 months ago

          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.

    • Zos_Kia@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      62·
      5 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.