Blake Leonard on Nostr: npub1lamsu…fwlxx We definitely need a forum software that's as easy to use, spin ...
npub1lamsu5lmftmf79tkumd0lae40002d6gvumlgl7plvwhn4q7nu5xsxfwlxx (npub1lam…wlxx) We definitely need a forum software that's as easy to use, spin up, and moderate as Discord. Right now, you have to have a sysadmin on board or pay a fee you might not be able to afford (especially in open source) to set up a forum; plus, a lot of the younger (gen alpha, younger gen Z) crowd doesn't know how to use a forum.
For open source downloads, why anyone would use Discord over GitHub for releases is anyone's guess. (Putting testing builds there is acceptable, but definitely not preferred.)
Hell, GitHub Discussions is a thing. It would be better to put support there! I think the pull of Discord though, is in part that most people already have it so you don't have to make a new account for it.
I wish GitHub didn't buy Spectrum.chat and they actually made it usably fast. That was pretty much a forum in a Discord style, and it was -- apart from being painfully slow -- really nice to use, and publicly accessible and searchable too.
For open source downloads, why anyone would use Discord over GitHub for releases is anyone's guess. (Putting testing builds there is acceptable, but definitely not preferred.)
Hell, GitHub Discussions is a thing. It would be better to put support there! I think the pull of Discord though, is in part that most people already have it so you don't have to make a new account for it.
I wish GitHub didn't buy Spectrum.chat and they actually made it usably fast. That was pretty much a forum in a Discord style, and it was -- apart from being painfully slow -- really nice to use, and publicly accessible and searchable too.