A good example is CyclingTips[1]. They are using Slack for years but lots of people never went because it's messy. A few weeks ago they decided to launch their

A good example is CyclingTips[1]. They are using Slack for years but lots of people never went because it's messy. A few weeks ago they decided to launch their own forums[2] and there is already a thousand members and three times that of posts. I'm so glad they decided to go this way : build a community with a "fast and easy tool", and then improve this by setting up your own platform to welcome everyone. I use Discord everyday but I agree, it's not THE tool that fits every need. Especially if we're talking long term engagement and knowledge repository. [1] : https://cyclingtips.com/ https://cyclingtips.com/ [2] : https://forum.cyclingtips.com/about https://forum.cyclingtips.com/about