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Discord introduced forum channels some months ago: https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/6208479917079-Forum-Channels-FAQ https://support.discord.com/hc
by input_sh 3y ago
Discord introduced forum channels some months ago: https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/6208479917079-Forum-Channels-FAQ https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/6208479917079-...
Creating new topics looks similarly to creating a StackOverflow question, where it will recommend an existing topic if it exists, meaning that the search is separate from the dumpster fire that is server-wide search. It also supports pinning posts on top, so weekly discussions like the one you've mentioned are a possibility.
A couple of servers I'm a part of that have it enabled are much more usable than those that don't and use text channels, but that's not a particularly high bar. I wouldn't say it's necessarily better than reddit / GitHub discussions / Discourse. If they made them indexable by search engines and in some sort of read-only mode, it could make an impact.
- worble 3y agoOk, but how does that help me if I'm trying to google something and don't even know this discord server exists?
- input_sh 3y agoOne option would be to google "$tech discord", and another option would be to not put words in my mouth.
- scrollaway 3y agoBut they're still not indexed by Google, aren't they? If there's no out-of-app discovery, it's still ephemeral content. It cannot be archived, cannot be searched, cannot be found without a discord account, etc. Edit - Misread you, it sounds like we agree.