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Internet forums are disappearing because now it's all Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying. (www.xataka.com)

submitted 5 months ago by i_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] xnx@slrpnk.net 6 points 5 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)

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 40 points 5 months ago (3 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 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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.nl 1 points 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.

[–] MentorKitten@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 6 points 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.nl 1 points 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.

[–] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

People are after whatever fulfills their immediate need

[–] Zos_Kia@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 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.