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Between publicizing my joined servers to other users, lack of fine grained notification control, constant captchas/email verification, and lack of alternative c

Between publicizing my joined servers to other users, lack of fine grained notification control, constant captchas/email verification, and lack of alternative clients, discord teeters right on the fulcrum of convenience balanced by user-unfriendliness.

hannofcart 3y ago
Might not exactly fix the issue of publicizing joined servers to other users, but one item of note is that Discord allows you to set a per server identity.
- hammyhavoc 3y ago
  I much prefer being a lurker.
- andersa 3y ago
  This "identity" consists of a different display name, it has no effect whatsoever on people seeing shared servers or your actual username by clicking the profile.
- mulmen 3y ago
  I really don’t trust this behavior. The difference between an account and an identity was so unclear when I signed up for Discord that I actually just closed the app and gave up on whatever led me there. The identity and “server” concepts are complete non-starters for me. Discord is in complete control of what information is shared with other users. There’s no mechanical prevention on them changing this behavior by accident or on purpose.
- david_allison 3y ago
  Only the username, the avatar is a paid feature.
duskwuff 3y ago
> publicizing my joined servers to other users You're making this sound a little more dramatic than it is. Discord only makes your membership in a server public to users who are also members of that server (and who could thus see you in its member list).
- hammyhavoc 3y ago
  "Only". I'm not into Discord in a big way, but this is propping up my reasoning as to why I don't like it. Being forced to join a server to browse it and having that shared with others is as bad as being forced to login to Twitter/X. Not to mention that conversations on Discord don't get indexed on Google, so finding solutions for some problems is an exercise in frustration.
  - rchaud 3y ago
    reminds me of that site 'experts-exchange.com' which was a pre-StackOverflow login-only forum that nonetheless used to top Google search results. HN would have hated it. I'm surprised Discord gets a pass here.
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- KennyBlanken 3y ago
  The client also now sort of supports multiple accounts, but one issue is that the whole point of the discord client is to spy on your activity. If anyone thinks they're just collecting data about game application use, I have a bridge to sell you. There's also a Chinese firm that owns a decent stake - tencent, I think.
- mulmen 3y ago
  For now. But you of course have no way to know that. And there’s no architectural reason for this to remain true, if it even is.
mulmen 3y ago
I signed up for discord once, was horrified by what I saw, gave up, and never looked back. Everything about identity and “servers” seemed to be the opposite of what I would want. On the plus side when it inevitably shuts down I will be unaffected.
amatecha 3y ago
My favorite "wtf" moment is how Discord reveals to users when I have blocked them, because they can no longer apply emoji reactions to my messages. Good times.
- asia92 3y ago
  I mean, they're going to find out anyways when you don't reply
sph 3y ago
What about the constant, flashy popups of GET DISCORD NITRO MEGA PLUS FOR 10% OFF, FOR 5 ANIMATED GIFS AND COLORED BACKGROUNDS? It does really not help that the target audience for Discord is 14 year old gamers.
- bravetraveler 3y ago
  Psst, there's a free gift! Surprise, another feature you don't care about! I paid for decent audio quality, got advertisements too

hannofcart 3y ago

Might not exactly fix the issue of publicizing joined servers to other users, but one item of note is that Discord allows you to set a per server identity.

hammyhavoc 3y ago
I much prefer being a lurker.
andersa 3y ago
This "identity" consists of a different display name, it has no effect whatsoever on people seeing shared servers or your actual username by clicking the profile.
mulmen 3y ago
I really don’t trust this behavior. The difference between an account and an identity was so unclear when I signed up for Discord that I actually just closed the app and gave up on whatever led me there. The identity and “server” concepts are complete non-starters for me. Discord is in complete control of what information is shared with other users. There’s no mechanical prevention on them changing this behavior by accident or on purpose.
david_allison 3y ago
Only the username, the avatar is a paid feature.

duskwuff 3y ago

> publicizing my joined servers to other users You're making this sound a little more dramatic than it is. Discord only makes your membership in a server public to users who are also members of that server (and who could thus see you in its member list).

hammyhavoc 3y ago
"Only". I'm not into Discord in a big way, but this is propping up my reasoning as to why I don't like it. Being forced to join a server to browse it and having that shared with others is as bad as being forced to login to Twitter/X. Not to mention that conversations on Discord don't get indexed on Google, so finding solutions for some problems is an exercise in frustration.
- rchaud 3y ago
  reminds me of that site 'experts-exchange.com' which was a pre-StackOverflow login-only forum that nonetheless used to top Google search results. HN would have hated it. I'm surprised Discord gets a pass here.
  - deleted 3y ago
    [deleted]
KennyBlanken 3y ago
The client also now sort of supports multiple accounts, but one issue is that the whole point of the discord client is to spy on your activity. If anyone thinks they're just collecting data about game application use, I have a bridge to sell you. There's also a Chinese firm that owns a decent stake - tencent, I think.
mulmen 3y ago
For now. But you of course have no way to know that. And there’s no architectural reason for this to remain true, if it even is.

mulmen 3y ago

I signed up for discord once, was horrified by what I saw, gave up, and never looked back. Everything about identity and “servers” seemed to be the opposite of what I would want. On the plus side when it inevitably shuts down I will be unaffected.

amatecha 3y ago

My favorite "wtf" moment is how Discord reveals to users when I have blocked them, because they can no longer apply emoji reactions to my messages. Good times.

asia92 3y ago
I mean, they're going to find out anyways when you don't reply

sph 3y ago

What about the constant, flashy popups of GET DISCORD NITRO MEGA PLUS FOR 10% OFF, FOR 5 ANIMATED GIFS AND COLORED BACKGROUNDS? It does really not help that the target audience for Discord is 14 year old gamers.

bravetraveler 3y ago
Psst, there's a free gift! Surprise, another feature you don't care about! I paid for decent audio quality, got advertisements too