Comment by RJIb8RBYxzAMX9u

3 years ago

> Except you could've, and still can.

For many scenes, the community is an integral part of the ecosystem. Unless OP is the only person who can develop anti-cheat software, s/he's beholden to the community even if s/he's among the leader(s).

> People need to learn how to adapt.

They will adapt by starting their own Discord and cutting OP out.

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the_af  3 years ago

> They will adapt by starting their own Discord and cutting OP out

Exactly. And it's depressing. People of every community think they "need" Discord (or a similar tool) and if you don't create it, they'll create it themselves.

"Hey, what about if AwesomeCommunity had a Discord?"

"I don't see the point, we already have a group here."

"Well, but some people like Discord!"

"Ok"

"Do you mind if we create a fan Discord community then?"

And presto! The community gets Discord and additional fragmentation, whether you like it or not.

bombcar  3 years ago

This is exactly it. I’m in a few forums that insist on no discord and unless you go out of your way to provide a chat alternative there will just be unofficial discords.

Discord is a cancer.

  • the_af  3 years ago

    Sadly.

    The good news is that you'll have additional fragmentation with facebook groups and reddit, all overlapping your community so that no two groups are exactly the same!

    If you want to post an update to the community for $thing, you must remember the Discord, Facebook group and reddit sub!

    "Hey guys, we already have a reddit sub, do we really need a facebook group?"

    "Well, if you don't mind I'll go create an unofficial $thing fb group!"

    (Bonus points if you subscribe to all and get to see the same content being posted to every venue, with somewhat the same people reacting to it. It boggles the mind)