starman@programming.dev to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months agoPlease don't use Discord for FOSS projectsdrewdevault.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10 cross-posted to: foss@beehaw.org
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkPlease don't use Discord for FOSS projectsdrewdevault.comstarman@programming.dev to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square38fedilink cross-posted to: foss@beehaw.org
minus-squaredb0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-29 months agoEase, convenience, existing userbase, familiarity, choose a few
minus-squareCataphract@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoI guess we have different perspectives. Ease, convenience = forums, existing userbase? = Do you prefer Reddit for this reason?, familiarity = forums lol, search-ability = forums, privacy = forums, etc etc.
minus-squaredb0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoForums are not the same as real-time. And yes for most of the people using discord, forums wouldn’t cover the same niche.
minus-squareHowManyNimons@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoI don’t want real time. Does me no good in my time zone.
Ease, convenience, existing userbase, familiarity, choose a few
I guess we have different perspectives. Ease, convenience = forums, existing userbase? = Do you prefer Reddit for this reason?, familiarity = forums lol, search-ability = forums, privacy = forums, etc etc.
Forums are not the same as real-time. And yes for most of the people using discord, forums wouldn’t cover the same niche.
I don’t want real time. Does me no good in my time zone.
That’s what lemmy is for.