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How do you handle the plethora of channels every Discord server has? Like, I usually are only interested in a few channels on a given Discord server but by def

by bhaak 5y ago

How do you handle the plethora of channels every Discord server has? Like, I usually are only interested in a few channels on a given Discord server but by default, I get everything. How do you switch between different servers or different channels? In my IRC setup, I can switch to the next channel with activity with the press of a key. Or get a list of channels with a search input to jump to.

croon 5y ago
I mute most things I'm not interested in. I admit it's less manouverable by keyboard only (or I haven't dug around enough), but maybe the likeness to self-hosted IRC servers is still to broad and every Discord server is more like an IRC channel, but with segmented topics you can hide (like muting everything regarding sports or spoilers or cars). Are you asking for discoverability of unknown (to you) Discord servers? Because that would be the closest likeness to an IRC channel search for me, which I rarely used. I discover the project/hobby/group I am interested in through word of mouth or web, and then find their IRC channel (or now Discord server).
- bhaak 5y ago
  The discoverability is bad with IRC servers as well. But I really meant how to switch to channels on different discord servers you are subscribed to. In my IRC mindset, channels aren't attached to particular servers. They exist all in the same bubble. Not so with Discord. The Discord UI prevents me from seeing activity in the channels I'm interested in if they are on a different Discord server. Quickly jumping to another channel on another server is not possible AFAIK (there are keybindings for switching servers or going to the next or next unread channel on the same server though). I think that is due Discord being tied to livestream gaming. When you livestream, it makes more sense that you don't switch to other channels during that session. You are more involved with that channel.
  - croon 5y ago
    Ok, yeah I understand your issue now. I haven't been bit by this particularily since I seem to just use it a bit differently and don't jump a lot between servers at the same time. I could definitely see a usecase for creating your own views though where you could tag in specific channels from various servers.

by bhaak 5y ago

croon 5y ago

I mute most things I'm not interested in. I admit it's less manouverable by keyboard only (or I haven't dug around enough), but maybe the likeness to self-hosted IRC servers is still to broad and every Discord server is more like an IRC channel, but with segmented topics you can hide (like muting everything regarding sports or spoilers or cars). Are you asking for discoverability of unknown (to you) Discord servers? Because that would be the closest likeness to an IRC channel search for me, which I rarely used. I discover the project/hobby/group I am interested in through word of mouth or web, and then find their IRC channel (or now Discord server).

bhaak 5y ago
The discoverability is bad with IRC servers as well. But I really meant how to switch to channels on different discord servers you are subscribed to. In my IRC mindset, channels aren't attached to particular servers. They exist all in the same bubble. Not so with Discord. The Discord UI prevents me from seeing activity in the channels I'm interested in if they are on a different Discord server. Quickly jumping to another channel on another server is not possible AFAIK (there are keybindings for switching servers or going to the next or next unread channel on the same server though). I think that is due Discord being tied to livestream gaming. When you livestream, it makes more sense that you don't switch to other channels during that session. You are more involved with that channel.
- croon 5y ago
  Ok, yeah I understand your issue now. I haven't been bit by this particularily since I seem to just use it a bit differently and don't jump a lot between servers at the same time. I could definitely see a usecase for creating your own views though where you could tag in specific channels from various servers.