One of Reddit’s biggest communities suggests move to Discord [Strike ongoing](theverge.com)
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One of Reddit’s biggest communities suggests move to Discord [Strike ongoing]
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/13/23794110/reddit-male-fashion-advice-protest-discord-substack
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These a very different platforms, how could that help?
Interesting to see to what outcome, if they will indeed do it.
As much as I dislike Reddits recent moves, I absolutely hate communities moving to Discord. It’s even more closed, not at all searchable and just all around an information graveyard.
I often am confused by people using it. Especially for groups that have long conversations, need good search or an ability to look through content based on threads.
I'm curious to see how well the new groups will manage to flourish, and if the forums they set up will become larger platforms attracting discussions on other topics or if they will largely stay monotopical like the forums of yore time.
I don't understand how this community in particular thinks they could flourish on Discord though, since communities of a few thousand already become unreadable spamfests.
I don't understand how this community in particular thinks they could flourish on Discord though, since communities of a few thousand already become unreadable spamfests.
My question as well. Discord is a chat system. It can't handle even small communities.
I hope that self-hosting is the route that this plays out a la rdrama and themotte. Eventually these sites will all be confederated via link aggregation and can have their own moderation practices independent of a corporate behemoth.
Moving to Discord? Talk about cutting off your own nose to spite your face.
Reddit Community Team:
https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/14ytp8b/evolving_a...
Top Comment: I don't get it. You're taking this stuff away with no compensation or transition into whatever you'd like to add in the future? Seems rather inconsiderate.
The management are doing everything to monetise in anticipation of their IPO. Their whole business model is based on free labour. Piss your free labour off, no business model.