Yes, please stop using discord. But also maybe stop using discourse. Nothing is more off-putting about an open source project than seeing that discord is the m

Yes, please stop using discord. But also maybe stop using discourse. Nothing is more off-putting about an open source project than seeing that discord is the main support forum. I am in the fortunate position of being able to just solve my own problems by myself most of the time, but sometimes it genuinely is helpful to talk to someone about it. If you're an open source project, please use IRC, or matrix if you absolutely must. If you need a forum, well, discourse is not the worst option, but honestly no idea why forums need a tonne of javascript, a re-implementation of basic browser functionality like scrolling, and to override your keybindings. A mailing list is the ideal option. If you really must have something web based, I don't have any recommendations other than "please don't use discord, at least not unless you feel actually satisfied with its search functionality". You can self host a forum on a cheap VM and require some kind of user signup to try to mitigate the inevitable spam.