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I'll preface this by saying that I'm not fond of the Github monoculture, but something like Github discussions or a forum on Github would be better for most of
by Zababa 5y ago
I'll preface this by saying that I'm not fond of the Github monoculture, but something like Github discussions or a forum on Github would be better for most of these things.
> If someone combines discord + discourse (basically an app, that has all your forums on the side bar with just one login, and people can create a new forum for anything, similar to how you can create a discord server) then I think we might end up going back to forums with more meaningful discussions and all information related to some issue in one place.
That's interesting, you seem to favor a "per tool" usage (all forums on one tool), while I would favor a "per project" usage. I prefer the "per project" as I don't want to have my identity always connected between projects. On the other hand, Github is almost forcing everyone to have a "per tool" usage. Since everything is already on Github, your only way to escape them is to enforce a "per tool" separation.
- sagaro 5y agoI actually don't favor "per tool" or "per project". Just making an observation on why project owners are gravitating towards discord for their community. It is easier to setup than to setup a forum or something. The issue with per project forum (instead of a discord type one login for all forums), is that it creates friction. For instance I have visited obsidian.md's forums a lot for things I need. Sometimes I have noticed someone asking something for which I know the answer, but then the pain of having to create an account and then answer that person, makes me just skip it. The reason for discord communities to be active, is purely because there is no friction.
- Zababa 5y agoFor the login part, a "login with github" might partially solve this, though it doesn't solve people having to create and maintain a forum.
- sagaro 5y agoStill need to remember URLs and then visit them on regular basis. It it not a push system, more a pull system. Communities die that way, at least at initial stages.