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Internet forums are disappearing because now it's all Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying. (www.xataka.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Because its very easy to use and does stuff no other platform does (make it extremely easy to voice/video chat with multiple people streaming screen and essentially make a forum in 2 clicks)

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  • [–] 40 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    That's all good but those features are not what makes a good discussion forum. This, what we're typing on, is an example of a good forum.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Some communities don't need a good discussion forum, they need voice chat with a little text chat. Originally, discord was for gaming groups and it worked amazingly for that. Now, more communities are on it than should be, but its still a good feature set for gaming groups.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Because it shouldn't be used as a discussion forum. It's more similar to an irc and teamspeak

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    People who use discord don't want to use it like a forum. They want instant interaction.

    If you think about it a lot of forum banter is just that, just because it's slower and persistent doesn't guarantee a higher signal to noise ratio.

    If Discord were to add wikis so people can add persistent FAQs and guides it would cover 99% of its user needs.

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