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Can you give a bit more perspective, what do you find Discord confusing relative to? Because my comparison goes to IRC and Slack, and I find both of those far h
by Smithalicious 4y ago
Can you give a bit more perspective, what do you find Discord confusing relative to? Because my comparison goes to IRC and Slack, and I find both of those far harder to use.
As it stands I can't say I see where you're coming from. It's a chat room, or really a series of chat rooms. If you have something to say or ask you find the appropriate channel and post a message there. If someone needs your attention specifically they'll @ you.
I'd say a chat room like this is strictly transient. Think "call", not "e-mail". Don't expect it to serve as an index of information, just treat it as more-or-less real-timely communication.
- heyheyhey 4y agoMy guess is OP is comparing it to the good ol' days of forums like vBulletin, which I have no idea why you would compare vBulletin to IRC.
- ghusto 4y ago> just treat it as more-or-less real-timely communication And there-in lies the rub. It's a medium that asks us to use it synchronously, when it has none of the supporting features that make synchronous communication work.
- episteme 4y agoIn what way does it ask you to use it synchronously?
- aaaaaaaaata 4y agoSound-and-flashing-lights notifications, for starters.