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The big problem Discord solves is that nobody wants to create YetAnotherForumAccount.

olavfosse 2y ago
do people really consider this that much of a hassle takes 1 minute to do and no need to make/remember passwords with a password manager
- gwbas1c 2y ago
  > do people really consider this that much of a hassle Yes, I consider this a huge hassle
ranger_danger 2y ago
IMO Discord is a non-starter for many tech people due to privacy issues and frequent/random phone number requirements. I and many others are completely unable to use it even if we wanted to, because immediately after logging in you get hit with a phone wall. Not everyone gets this but it indeed happens to a wide enough array of people to be quite problematic IMO.
wavemode 2y ago
TBH I consider that a feature, to guard against spam and trolls. My ideal project forum is one where anyone on the internet can read the forum, but contributing to the forum requires some bare minimum effort of creating and verifying a new account. Both of those are the opposite of what Discord does.
- KomoD 2y ago
  > TBH I consider that a feature, to guard against spam and trolls. It doesn't stop spam and trolls though, that will always exist, it stops real users who can't be bothered with yet another account.
  - wavemode 2y ago
    I frankly don't mourn the loss of users "who can't be bothered with yet another account". Putting thought and effort into forum interactions takes longer than creating an account, so someone incapable of the latter is usually incapable of the former.
- jncfhnb 2y ago
  Idk if I have ever seen a spam account on a tech support forum. Like not a single spam post. Edit: on a discord*
  - wavemode 2y ago
    Have you ever managed one? I have, and it's a regular occurrence. Though not necessarily something that ends up being visible to every user (unless you happen to be around precisely when it happens, before we delete the content).
    - jncfhnb 2y ago
      Seems hard to square spam being more of a problem in discord when visible spam is observably much less than in other forums
ranger_danger 2y ago
If only we could standardize on a federated SSO solution for all sites. https://xkcd.com/927 https://xkcd.com/927

do people really consider this that much of a hassle takes 1 minute to do and no need to make/remember passwords with a password manager

gwbas1c 2y ago
> do people really consider this that much of a hassle Yes, I consider this a huge hassle

ranger_danger 2y ago

IMO Discord is a non-starter for many tech people due to privacy issues and frequent/random phone number requirements. I and many others are completely unable to use it even if we wanted to, because immediately after logging in you get hit with a phone wall. Not everyone gets this but it indeed happens to a wide enough array of people to be quite problematic IMO.

wavemode 2y ago

TBH I consider that a feature, to guard against spam and trolls. My ideal project forum is one where anyone on the internet can read the forum, but contributing to the forum requires some bare minimum effort of creating and verifying a new account. Both of those are the opposite of what Discord does.

KomoD 2y ago
> TBH I consider that a feature, to guard against spam and trolls. It doesn't stop spam and trolls though, that will always exist, it stops real users who can't be bothered with yet another account.
- wavemode 2y ago
  I frankly don't mourn the loss of users "who can't be bothered with yet another account". Putting thought and effort into forum interactions takes longer than creating an account, so someone incapable of the latter is usually incapable of the former.
jncfhnb 2y ago
Idk if I have ever seen a spam account on a tech support forum. Like not a single spam post. Edit: on a discord*
- wavemode 2y ago
  Have you ever managed one? I have, and it's a regular occurrence. Though not necessarily something that ends up being visible to every user (unless you happen to be around precisely when it happens, before we delete the content).
  - jncfhnb 2y ago
    Seems hard to square spam being more of a problem in discord when visible spam is observably much less than in other forums

ranger_danger 2y ago

If only we could standardize on a federated SSO solution for all sites. https://xkcd.com/927 https://xkcd.com/927