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The more fragile presence of the information is actually a feature to some. If messages are more permanent and accessible, people can be more likely to stop and

The more fragile presence of the information is actually a feature to some. If messages are more permanent and accessible, people can be more likely to stop and think before replying for more substantive discussion, instead of having a free-flowing conversation. I generally also prefer forums that are searchable and public, but it's nice to have a real-time communication with someone over Discord (e.g. a couple sentences per message that gets responses, with some jokes sprinkled in). I think it's a lot easier to develop a one-to-one interaction or relationship with someone over Discord, versus forums structured like HN or Reddit.

joe-collins 4y ago
On the one hand, I met my partner in a community that uses Discord, so I can't disagree that developing relationships there can work. On the other, the flip-side of free-flowing conversation is endless rounds of "hi guys, new here, <novice question>" "check the pins".
- Dalewyn 4y ago
  >endless rounds of "hi guys, new here, <novice question>" "check the pins". This was still a thing back during the days of forums. No, reading comprehension in humanity hasn't improved over the last 20~30 years.
  - antifa 4y ago
    But back then you could google it.
lazyasciiart 4y ago
Yes, but not for e.g technical help channels. I don't want a personal relationship with another user of xx OSS tool - I want to search for the error message and find previous answers.