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    submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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    [–] [email protected] 24 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

    Because having an active community on github or a forum is a very different feeling to having one on IRC or discord. They're entirely different tools. IRC-style communities have always been more active than github, discord is just the latest iteration of that concept.

    Hosting documentation or issue tracking on discord, though, I hate that. For tech support its... fine, for getting informal feedback or engaging with users its great. Anything archival its a goddamn crime.

    The worst is when people try to use discords forum features, which are the worst of all possible worlds....

    [–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

    Yeha, it should be done only for support.

    I still think that support stuff should be opened FIRST in the forum tool because it gives visibility for search engines. Just label it as "Support".

    That should automatically open a thread in the discord server where people can discuss. The discord server thread should be tagged in the forum. If any bug/features come from that chat, then they can be linked to the support ticket.

    If anyone has a similar support related issue, they'll find full traceability using a search engine instead of having to find the discord server to search stuff.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

    Yeah, wait, do people archive some info in discord? Why, there are approaches like github, readthedocs, blogs, wiki, and so on. I only use discord for socializing, works for well-managed servers.