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Everytime I read something like this it's almost always because the author does not actually know how to use Discord. There's some nice search features: https:
by bbno4 3y ago
Everytime I read something like this it's almost always because the author does not actually know how to use Discord.
There's some nice search features:
https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000468588-Using-Search https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000468588-U...
And on top of this I'd push the Discord to use forum channels if they do not already https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/6208479917079-Forum-Channels-FAQ https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/6208479917079-...
- Zak 3y agoI know how to use Discord. I admin a couple of servers. I know how to use its search and agree it's a pretty good search. I know how forum channels work. I still think it's a bad substitute for both documentation or a web-searchable forum. I can't use a web search to find results on Discord. I have to log in to a Discord server and use Discord's search so it's a separate set of steps from the web search I initially did when I started trying to solve my problem. Once I grudgingly jump through those hoops, if the server admins and users are actually using forum channels, I might find reasonably structured results, but they often aren't. When I have a technical issue with a software project, I would like proper docs, then a proper forum (Lemmy might be a good option as of summer 2023), in that order. Real-time chat, whether it's Discord, IRC, or Matrix is a distant third.