• Zeon@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      There is FOSS alternatives out there like Revolt or just plain old IRC which is good enough imo. The Discord bullshit is so annoying.

      • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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        2 years ago

        I have been playing with the idea of a documentation.org. Something publicly funded (mostly through corporate and individual donations) that hosts technical manuals, white papers, guides, links to video tutorials (likely YouTube), FAQs, and even links to Discord and/or forums if they exist. Documents are public, free to index (no login to view), version controlled and held in perpetuity.

        Obviously there is much more to it, but I think we have reached a point where something like it is required.

    • dan@upvote.au
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      2 years ago

      It’s way worse. At least Excel lets you do database-like stuff. Discord is unusable for long-form posts or any info you want to keep long term.

  • DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Yes, this exactly! I still cannot fathom how Discord took off. It offers literally no advantages over forums, and introduces some massive disadvantages.