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Discord doesn’t have threading for messages. It deserves every ounce of hate it receives.

• kaycebasques 3y ago
  The Discord instances I've used do have threading. Maybe it's a configurable setting or maybe it's only available in paid versions of Discord. I have heard lots of complaints that the design makes it easy for people to miss that feature. More broadly, it seems to be a common problem in chat UIs, regardless of what particular product you're on. I think there is a segment of internet users who have been online for a while now and are used to web 1.0 chat rooms where there was only one way to send messages. They do not have the muscle memory of using threads. That's why you see so many dangling responses that should not be standalone messages but rather should have been part of the thread.
  • Forricide 3y ago
    You're correct, it's a configurable feature (not paid, it's been openly available for 1-2 years). Discord also supports forums, but most server owners disable one or both as they can take more effort to moderate/maintain.
    • ecf 3y ago
      > disable one or both as they can take more effort to moderate/maintain. This is why I don’t consider Discord’s version of threading as true threading. They are temporary channels with all the same admin/moderation requirements that regular channels necessitate. I have yet to come across a Discord server that lets anyone create threads from posts in their general channels.
• Zetice 3y ago
  Yes it does?
  • ecf 3y ago
    They are temporary channels, not the simple and low friction version that Slack uses.
    • Zetice 3y ago
      They are not temporary.
• diath 3y ago
  You can hover any message and press "Create Thread" which creates a separate threading for that specific message where people can participate.