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This article looks like it was written by ChatGPT tbh. The arguments are kinda weak, borderline nonsensical. > Chaos Discord can be a whirlwind of madness. Imp
by personjerry 3y ago
This article looks like it was written by ChatGPT tbh. The arguments are kinda weak, borderline nonsensical.
> Chaos Discord can be a whirlwind of madness. Important stuff you post can vanish into the ether within seconds, drowned by a never-ending stream of messages.
Already it looks like ChatGPT made a formatting mistake, what is "Chaos Discord"? Pretty sure it should says "Chaos - Discord..."
It also concedes that they made threads a thing, so the point is moot. This is followed up with
> TERRIBLE Search and Discovery Trying to find past discussions or solutions in Discord is like trying to locate a needle in a haystack blindfolded and drunk.
Again there is no separation between the title and the content. And actually Discord search in my experience is really good. They can filter by media, link, text, user, and more. And this INCLUDES in threads. In comparison, have you tried searching through FAQs using Algolia or BBPost forum search in general? Those are truly awful.
> The Discord Odyssey Picture this: You encounter a problem with a project that exclusively relies on Discord for support and questions.
Notice the continued formatting failure, a failure of copy-pasting from ChatGPT and not separating the title from the content!
This point is about all the restrictions and actions needed, but fails to address that users are already logged in and often have Discord open, and instead comes with some ? nonsensical example of installing a js library?
And finally
> Waaaay too ephemeral Here’s a curveball for you: what if Discord decides to pull the plug?
This is interesting but, how you can really tell it's ChatGPT is that the examples it provides as solutions below ALSO suffer this problem. Here are the options provided in the article.
> Dedicated Community Forums - Check out platforms like Discourse.
Again I'm pretty sure the search is worse, and it literally doesn't solve any of the other problems.
> Lean on the Pros - Websites like Stack Overflow or communities on Reddit
Yeah I'm not sure how you're going to use Stack Overflow as a Q&A for your own product. And again, WHAT IF THEY DECIDE TO PULL THE PLUG?
> Git It Done - If you’re dealing with code issues, rely on GitHub, Gitlab, Gitea, or any other Git-based issue tracking system
Actually not a bad idea if your audience is technical, but again WHAT IF THEY DECIDE TO PULL THE PLUG?
Finally, nothing is more obvious than when ChatGPT says its signature "REMEMBER, BLAHBLAHBLAH", and lo and behold:
> Remember, Discord is great & all but as a Q&A forum ...
Personally, I'm 90% sure this is a ChatGPT generated low quality article. Even though it sparked some discussion here, I'm flagging this article, and I did not enjoy the article for the content.
- xigoi 3y agoI don't think ChatGPT would use such casual language, especially phrases like “Here’s a curveball for you”.
- personjerry 3y agoI have seen it do so. Depends on the prompt, you can ask it to write in any style.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- jansan 3y ago> Yeah I'm not sure how you're going to use Stack Overflow as a Q&A for your own product. How so? Just add a tag for your software and tell your users to write questions to Stackoverflow tagged accordingly. Then just put a watch on that tag. Almost zero setup effort. At least that is what I am planning to do. Am I missing something?